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Anatomy of Speech and Hearing
Week 1 Basic Definitions and terminology/ Tissues
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
02/06/2012

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Anatomy

Definition
  • The study of the structure of organisms and their relations to other parts.
  • a descriptive science
  • Dicipline Ex.: descriptive/systematic anatomy, regional anatomy, developmental anatomy
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Physiology

Definition
  • science of dealing with the functions of living organisms or their parts
  • EX: animal physiology, cellular physiology
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Ventral

Definition
  • away from the back bone
  • toward the front of the body
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Dorsal

Definition
  • toward the backbone 
  • away from the front of the body
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Anterior

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  • Toward the front
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Posterior

Definition
 
 
  • Toward the back
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Superficial 

Definition
 
  • away from the surface
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Deep

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  • away from the surface
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Superior

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Upper

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Inferior

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Lower

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Cranial (Rostral)

 

Definition

 

 

toward the head

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Caudal

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toward tail

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External

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Outter surface

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Internal

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inner surface

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Medial

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Toward the axis or midline

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Lateral

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away from the axis or midline

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Proximal

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toward the body or toward the root of a free extremity

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Distal

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away from the body or the root of a free extremity

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Peripheral

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Toward the outter surface or part

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Frontal/Coronal Plane

Definition
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Axial/Transverse Plane

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Sagittal Plane

Definition
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