Anatomy Flashcards
(123 cards)
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Face down body position
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Prone
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Face up body position.
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Supine
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Fowler’s Position
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Sitting up with knees bent.
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Trendelenburg’s Position
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Supine with feet raised 6 to 12 inches higher than the head
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Lying on side.
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Recovery Position
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Structure that connects bones to one another.
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Ligament
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Structure that connects bone to muscle.
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Tendon
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Cushion between bones, found in joints.
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Cartilage
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The skull.
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Cranium
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Opening at the base of the skull.
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Foramen Magnum
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part of the cranium.
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Occiput Posterior
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Eye socket.
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Orbit
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The first 7 vertebrae.
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Cervical Spine
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The 12 vertebrae that attach to the ribs.
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Thoracic Spine
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The 5 lowest non-fused vertebrae.
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Lumbar Spine
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Five sacral vertebrae fused together, joined to the pelvis.
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Sacrum
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The last 4 vertebrae, fused together to form the tailbone.
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Coccyx
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The upper section of the sternum.
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Manubrium
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Narrow, cartilaginous tip at the bottom of the sternum
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Xiphoid Process
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Superficial landmarks of the body
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Topographic
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Position when patient standing facing you, arms to the side and palms open forward
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Anatomic position
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There are three planes to the body
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Frontal (coronal) plane
Transverse (horizontal) plane
Sagittal plane
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Front and back of the body
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Frontal (coronal)
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Top and bottom of the body
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Transverse (horizontal)
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Left and right of the body
Sagittal
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Left and right-equal halves of the body
Midsagittal (midline)
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The front surface of the body
Anterior(ventral)
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The back surface of the body
Posterior (dorsal)
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Closest to the head
Superior
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Closest to the feet
Inferior
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Closest to the point of attachment
Proximal
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Farthest from the point of attachment
Distal
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Closest to the midline
Medial
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Farthest from the midline
Lateral
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Closest to the surface of the skin
Superficial
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Farthest from the surface of the skin
Deep
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Belly side or anterior of the body
Ventral
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Spinal side or the posterior surface of the body including the back of the hand
Dorsal
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Front region of the hand referred to as Palm
Palmar
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Bottom of the foot
Plantar
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Tip of a structure
Apex
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Bending of a joint
Flexion
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Straightening of a joint
Extension
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Motion toward the midline
Adduction
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Motion away from the midline
Abduction
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Body part that appear on both sides of the midline
Bilateral
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Way to describe the sections of the abdominal cavity
Quadrants
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Trunk without the head and limbs
Torso
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Give us our recognizable human form
Skeleton
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Skeletal system is divided into two main portion
Axial and appendicular skeleton
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Skeletal that forms the arm and legs and the pelvis
Appendicular skeleton
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How many bones in the body
206
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The axial skeleton runs in a straight line from the head to the
Pelvis
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The heart lungs and great vessels are enclosed in the
Thorax
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On each side of the cranium, the lateral portion is called the
Temple or temporal region
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Between the temporal regions and the occiput lie is the
Parietal region
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Forehead is called the
Frontal region
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The face has how many bones
14
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The upper non movable jawbones are called
Maxillae
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The cheek bone is called the
Zygomas
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The lower movable portion of the jaw is the
Mandible
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The orbit is made of two facial bones
Maxillae and the zygomas
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What percentage of the nose is formed by bone
1/3
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The spinal column is what supporting structure of the body
Central
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The spinal column is made up of how many bones
33
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The spinal column is called the
Vertebrae
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Vertebrae is divided into how many sections
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Five
Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacrum
Coccyx
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First seven vertebrae is called the
Cervical
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The next 12 vertebrae is called the
Thoracic
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The next five vertebrae is called the
Lumbar
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How many pair of attached ribs to each thoracic vertebrae
One
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Vertebrates are connected together by
ligaments
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Between each vertebrae is a cushion called
Intervertebral disk
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Midline of the chest is the
Sternum
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The sternum has three components: BMX
Body
Manubrium
Xiphoid
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The upper part of the sternum
Manubrium
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The body comprise the rest of the sternum except for a narrow, cartilaginous tip inferiorly called
Xiphoid process
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___________ is where three bones come together allowing the arm to be moved
Shoulder girdle
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The three Shoulder girdle bones are
Clavicle, the scapula, and the humerus
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Supporting bone of the arm is the
Humerus
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T/F
| The ulna is larger in the proximal forearm
True
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T/F
| The radius is larger in the distal forearm
True
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How many bones in the wrist called carpal bones
Eight
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Another name for scapula
Shoulder blade
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The supporting bone of the arm is the
Humerus
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What two bones the forearm is compose of
Radius and the ulna
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Large bone in the proximal of the forearm
Ulna
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Large bone in the distal forearm
Radius
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Extending from the carpal bones are five
metacarpals
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Fingers are composed of bones called
Phalanges
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The three pelvic bones are
Ilium
Ischium
Pubis
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What is pubis symphysis
Joining the left and right pubis together
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What is Acetabulum
Part of the pelvis where the lower leg connects or where the socket in which the ball of the femur fits
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One of the strongest and largest bones in the body (thigh bone)
Femur
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Superior end of the femur is a round ball-like structure called
Femoral
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The projection on the lateral/superior portion of the femur is called the
Greater trochanter
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The projection on the medial/superior portion of the femur is called the
Lesser trochanter
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Anterior to the knee is a specialized bone called the
Patella (knee cap)
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Larger bone that lies in the anterior of the leg
Tibia (shin bone)
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What is the hinge joint that allows flexion and extension of the foot on the leg
Ankle
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How many phalanges does it take to form 5 toes
14
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How many metatarsal bones does it take to form a foot
Five
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What is formed when two long bones come in contact
A joint (articulation)
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Some joints have slight limited motion in which the bone ends are held together by fibrous tissue the joint is called
Symphysis
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Bone end of a Joint held together by fibrous sac is called
Joint capsule
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What joint that is Surrounded by tough, thick ligaments with little motion
Sacroiliac joint
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What membrane is in the inner liner of the joint capsule
Synovial membrane
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Synovial membrane make a special liquid called
Synovial fluid
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What fluid allows bones to glide over each other oppose to grinding
Synovial fluid
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What kind of joint is the shoulder joint
Ball and socket joint
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What type of joints is the finger joints, elbow and knees
Hinge joints
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The skeletal system give the body its shape, create various blood cells, and store what
Calcium
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There are more than 600 muscles in the
Musculoskeletal system
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What are the two types of musculoskeletal system
Smooth
| Cardiac
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What type muscles are found in blood vessels and intestines
Smooth
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Cardiac muscles are only found where
The heart
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Skeletal muscles are also called what type of muscle
Voluntary muscle
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What type muscles do the brain controls
Voluntary muscles
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What is the three headed muscle of the arm
Triceps
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Bending of a joint is called the
Flexion
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Straightening of the joint is called
Extension
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What system control the process of breathing in the body
Respiratory system
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Larynx is also called the
Voice box
