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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
05/13/2009

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Term
Anatomy
Definition
Study of the struction of the body
Term
Physiology
Definition
Study of the function of the body
Term
Structure determines
Definition
Function
Term
Levels of Structural Complexity
Definition
  • Organism      
  • Organ System
  • Organ           
  • Tissue          
  • Cell              
  • Organelle      
  • Molecule       
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Molecule
Definition
group of Atoms
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Organelles
Definition
specialized structures that perform specific metabolic functions within the cell
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Cell
Definition
the basic biological unit of living organisms
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Tissue
Definition
a group of similar cells that perform a specific function
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Organ
Definition
two or more tissues specialized to perform a specific function
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Organ System
Definition
two or more Organs that work together to perform a specific function
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Anatomical Position
Definition
  • standing erect       
  • arms at the sides  
  • palms forward       
  • feet close together
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Superior
Definition
nearer to (or at) the top
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Inferior
Definition
nearer to (or at) the bottom
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Anterior (Ventral)
Definition
near or at the front
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Posterior (Dorsal)
Definition
near or at the back
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Medail
Definition
towards the median line
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Lateral
Definition
away from the median line
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Ipsilateral
Definition
the same side of the median line
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Contralateral
Definition
opposite sides of the median line
Term
right/left midclavicular line
Definition
an invisible line running down the body from the right or left clavicle bone
Term
Proximal
Definition

near the begining

close to the piont of attachment

Term
Distal
Definition

near the end

away from the piont of attachment

Term
Superficial
Definition
toward or at the surface
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Deep
Definition
further from the surface
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Plane
Definition
an imaginary flat surface
Term
Sagittal plane
Definition

Divides the body into left and right

( not equal)

Term
Midsagittal plane
Definition
divides body into equal left and right sides
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Coronal (frontal) plane
Definition
separates anterior from posterior
Term
Transverse plane
Definition
seperates superior from inferior
Term
Cephalic
Definition
head
Term
cervical
Definition
neck
Term
Cranial
Definition
brain
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facial
Definition
face
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Occipital
Definition
back of the head
Term
Pectoral (mammary)
Definition
Chest or thorax
Term
Axillary
Definition
arm pit
Term

Thoracic

(internal)

Definition
 region superior to the diaphram
Term

Abdominal

(internal)

Definition
region inferior to the diaphram
Term
Umbilical
Definition

navel

(belly button)

Term

Abdominal

(external)

Definition

belly

 

Term
Inguinal (Iliac)
Definition
groin
Term
Pubic
Definition
genitals
Term
Lumbar
Definition
lower back
Term

Pelvic

(internal)

Definition
region in the abdominal distal to the diaphram
Term
Deltoid
Definition
shoulder
Term
Brachial
Definition
upper arm
Term
Antecubital
Definition
anterior of the elbow
Term
Antebrachial
Definition
lower arm
Term
Carpal
Definition
wrist
Term
Palmar
Definition
palm
Term
Femoral
Definition
thigh
Term
Patellar
Definition
knee
Term
Crural
Definition
shin
Term
Pedal
Definition
foot
Term
Popliteal
Definition
posterior of the knee
Term
Sural
Definition
caff
Term
Plantar
Definition
bottom of foot
Term
Dorsal Cavity
Definition
is made up of the Cranial cavity and Vertebral canal
Term
Ventral Cavity
Definition

made up of Thoracic cavity and the Abdominal/Pelvic cavity

(Abdominopelvic cavity)

seperated by the Diaphram

Term
Abdominal Quadrants
Definition
are right upper quadrant,upper left quadrant,lower right quadrant and lower left quadrant
Term
Abdominal Regions
Definition
are right hypochondriac region, epigastric region, left hypochondriac region, right lumbar region, umbilical region, left lumbar region,right inguninal region, hypogastric region,left inguninal region 
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