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Anatomy And Physiology Flashcards

To begin to understand the basic, intermediate and advanced structure and physiology of the human body.

1
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How many bones are there in the body?

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206

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How many bones are in the axial skeleton?

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80

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How many bones in the skull and what are their individual components?

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22 in total. 8 cranial and 14 facial.

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4
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How many bones in the thorax?

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1 sternal, 24 ribs.

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How many bones in the hyoid?

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1

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What is the hyoid?

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A bone situated in the anterior midline of the neck between the chin and the thyroid cartilage.

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How many bones in the auditory ossicles?

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26

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How many bones in the appendicular skeleton?

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126

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Name the bones in the pectoral girdles? Also how many.

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2 clavicle. 2 scapula.

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10
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Name the bones of the upper limbs.

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Humarus, ulna, radius, carpals, metacarpals, phalanges.

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How many carpal bones are there?

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16

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12
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How many metacarpals are there?

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10

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13
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How many bones in the upper phalanges?

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28

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How many bones in the pelvic girdle?

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2

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Name the lower limb bones.

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Femur. Patella. Fibula. Tibia. Tarsals. Metatarsals. Phalanges.

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16
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How many bones in the tarsals?

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14

17
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How many bones in the metatarsals?

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10

18
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How many bones in the lower phalanges?

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28

19
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What are the types of muscle tissue?

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Skeletal, smooth and cardiac.

20
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Describe skeletal muscle.

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Attaches to bones or skin. Single, long cylindrical cells. Striated, multinucleated cells. Under voluntary control.

21
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Describe smooth muscle.

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Found in walls of hollow visceral organs and blood vessels. Single, narrow, rod-shaped cells. Non-striated, uninucleated cells. Involuntary control.

22
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Describe cardiac muscle.

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Located in the walls of the heart. Branching chains of cells. Striated, uninucleated cells. Involuntary control.

23
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What are the functions of the muscular system?

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Maintain posture. Produce movement. Stabilise joints. Protection. Generate heat.

24
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What is epimysium?

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Connective tissue wrapped around the entire muscle.

25
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What is perimysium?

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Connective tissue surrounding bundles of muscle fibers know as fascicles.

26
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What is endomysium?

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Connective tissue wrapped around each individual muscle cell?

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