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Microscopic Anatomy

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Examines structures that can’t be viewed by the nake eye

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Cytology

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The study of single body cell & their internal structure

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Anatomic Position

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The way healthcare and anatomist view the body & identify structures

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Section

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Means actually cutting or slicing to expose the internal anatomy (Cutting a section of the body open)

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Plane

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Refers to an imaginary flat surface passing through the body

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What are the three major planes throughout the body?

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  1. Coronal (Frontal plane)
  2. Transverse (Cross-sectional plane or horizontal plane)
  3. Midsagittal (Median Plane)
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Coronal Plane (Frontal Plane)

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Is a vertical plane that divides the body into anterior (front) & posterior (back) parts

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Anterior portions usually contains the _______ & posterior portions that contain the ________

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The chest, the back

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Trasnverse plane

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Cuts perpendicularly along the long axis of the body or organ

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The body or organs is seperated into both ________ & _________

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Superior (Upper) part & Inferior (lower) parts

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Midsagittal plane

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Extends through the body or organ veritcally & divides the strucutre into right & left halves

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Sagittal Plane

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A plane that is parallel (either on the right side or the left side) to the midsagittal plane

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A midsagittal or sigittal plane is often used to show ___________

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Internal body parts (like the head or thoraic organs)

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What are the two main skeletal regions of the body?

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  1. Axial Region
  2. Appendicular region
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Axial region

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Includes the head, neck, & trunk

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Appendicular Region

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Our limbs or appendages attach to our body’s axis

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Internal organs & organ systems are within seperate enclosed spaces(cavitives) where the cavities are named ________________ the space contains

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By the bones that surround the organs

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Cranial Cavity

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Is formed by the cranium so its name is endocranium (Contains the brain)

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Vertebral Canal

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Formed by the individual bones of the vertebral column & contains the spinal cord

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From the anterior view the foot is called what?

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Pes

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From the anterior view what is the ankle is called?

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Tarsal

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From the anterior view what is the toe is called?

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Digital

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From the anterior view what is the leg is called?

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Crural

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From the anterior view what is the kneecap is called?

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Patellar

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From the anterior view what is the thigh is called?
Femoral
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From the anterior view what is the finger region called?
Ditigal
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From the anterior view what is the the palms of the hand called?
Palmar
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From the anterior view what is the wrist region called?
Carpal
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From the anterior view what is the hip is called?
Coxal
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From the anterior view what is the forearm is called?
Antebrachial
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From the anterior view what is the front of the elbow is called?
Antecubital
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From the anterior view what is the arm called?
Brachial
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From the anterior view what is the armpit called?
Axillary
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From the anterior view what is the shoulder called?
Deltold
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From the anterior view what is the nose called?
Nasal
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From the anterior view what is the mouth called?
Oral
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From the anterior view what is the neck called?
Cervical
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From the anterior view what is the head called?
Cephalic
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From the anterior view what is the forehead called?
Frontal
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From the anterior view what is the eye called?
Orbital
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From the anterior view what is the cheek called?
Buccal
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From the anterior view what is the chin called?
Mental
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From the anterior view what is the sternum called?
Sternal
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From the anterior view what is the chest called?
Pectoral
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From the anterior view what is the breast called?
Mammary
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From the anterior view what is the abdomen called?
Abdominal
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From the anterior view what is the pelvic called?
Pelvic
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From the anterior view what is the groin called?
Inguinal
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From the anterior view what is the public called?
Public
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From the posterior view what is the skull called?
Cranial
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From the posterior view what is the ear called?
Auricular
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From the posterior view what is the back of the head called?
Occipital
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From the posterior view what is the shoulder called?
Deltoid
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From the posterior view what is the abdominal called?
Abdominal
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From the posterior view what is the lower back called?
Lumbar
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From the posterior view what is the the back of the forearm called?
Antebrachial
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From the posterior view what is the back of the hand called?
Manus
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From the posterior view what is the anus called?
Perineal
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From the posterior view what is the back of the knee called?
Popiteal
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From the posterior view what is the sole of the foot called?
Plantar
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From the posterior view what is the heel called?
Calcaneal
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From the posterior view what is the calf called?
Sural
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From the posterior view what is the back of the thigh called?
Femoral
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From the posterior view what is the butt called?
Gluteal
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From the posterior view what is the tail bone area called?
Sacral
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From the posterior view what is the elbow called?
Olecranal
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From the posterior view what is the spine called?
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From the posterior view what is the top of the back called?
Thoracic

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