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Ch. 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What is hsitology?

A

study of tissues and how they are arranged into organs

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2
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What are the 8 levels of human structure from SMALL to LARGE?

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atoms > molecules > organelles > cells > tissues > organs > organ systems > organism || AMOCTOOO

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3
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What is an organ?

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any anatomical structure with 2+ different tissue types | function is different from other organs | can be tiny or large

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4
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Name the 11 Organ Systems.

A

Integumentary | Skeletal | Muscular | Nervous | Endocrine | Lymphatic | Circulatory | Respiratory I Digestive | Urinary | Reproductive (male/female)

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5
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What are the 4 criteria for Anatomical Position?

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standing erect | feet flat | arms at sides (supinated) | palms, face, eyes facing forward

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6
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What are the 3 anatomical planes?

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sagittal | frontal | transverse

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7
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What is the sagittal plane?

A

right / left portions

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8
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What are the 2 types of sagittal planes?

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Midsagittal | parasagittal

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9
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What is a midsagittal plane?

A

equal halves

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10
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What is parasagittal plane?

A

unequal portions

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11
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What is the frontal plane and another name for it?

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coronal plane | anterior / posterior portions

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12
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What is the transverse plane and another name for it?

A

horizontal plane | superior / inferior portions

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13
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What is anterior?

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towards the front of body

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14
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What is posterior?

A

towards the back of body

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15
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What is ventral?

A

anterior

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16
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What is dorsal?

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posterior

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17
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What is superior?

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above

18
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What is inferior?

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below

19
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What is cephalic?

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towards head / superior end

20
Q

What is rostral?

A

towards forehead or nose

21
Q

What is caudal?

A

towards the tail / inferior end

22
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What is medial?

A

towards body midline

23
Q

What is lateral?

A

away from body midline

24
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What is proximal?

A

towards point of attachment/origin

25
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What is distal?

A

away from point of attachment/origin

26
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What is ipsilateral?

A

on the same side of body

27
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What is contralateral?

A

on opposite sides of body

28
Q

What is superficial?

A

towards body surface

29
Q

What is deep?

A

away from body surface

30
Q

What are the 2 main body regions?

A

axial and appendicular

31
Q

What is axial region?

A

closer to the center

32
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What are the 3 parts of the axial region?

A

Head | Neck | Torso

33
Q

What is the appendicular region?

A

all extremities

34
Q

What are the 4 body cavaties?

A

cranial | vertebral canal | thoracic | abdominopelvic

35
Q

What membrane lines cranial cavity? What organ resides there?

A

meninges | brain

36
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What membrane lines the vertebral cavity? What organ resides there?

A

meninges | spinal cord

37
Q

What membranes line the thoracic cavity? What organs reside there?

A

pleura lines lungs | pericardium lines heart

38
Q

What membranes line the abdominopelvic cavity? what organs reside there?

A

peritoneum | digestive organs, spleen, kidneys, ureters; bladder, rectum, reproductive organs

39
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What are the 2 peritoneum layers?

A

parietal and visceral

40
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What is the parietal layer of the peritoneum?

A

closer to surface, lines cavity wall

41
Q

what is the visceral layer of the peritoneum?

A

closer to organs, lines organs

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