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Chapter 7 - Anatomy, Physiology And Medical Terminology Flashcards

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What is anatomy?

A

Structure of the body

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What are the 7 body positions?

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Supine, prone, lateral recumbent, fowler, semi fowler, trendelenburg, shock

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What is physiology?

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Function of the body

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Anatomical position

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Standing erect, facing forward, arms 30 degrees palms forward

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Trendelenburg position?

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Laying down with feet above head

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Shock position

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Laying down with only feet higher than head

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Sagittal plane

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Divides body into right and left

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Coronal plane

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Anterior and posterior

Ventral and dorsal

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Transverse plane

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Superior and inferior

Cephlad and caudal

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What is the front and back of the body called?

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Anterior and posterior

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What is the top and bottom of the body called?

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Superior and inferior

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Towards the front and towards the back?

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Ventral and dorsal

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Towards the middle and away from the body?

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Medial and lateral

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What is close to and away from?

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Proximal and distal

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What is the line drawn down from the middle of the clavicle?

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Mid clavicle

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What is the line down the side from the arm pits?

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Midaxillary

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What are the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet?

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Palmer and plantar

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Muscle contraction or bringing in

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Flexion

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Muscles pushing away

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Extension

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Movement away from the body

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Abduction

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What is movement towards the body

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Adduction

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Movement in a circular motion

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Circumduction

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What is pronation?

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Turning forearms so the palm is turned backwards

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What is supination?

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Turning the arms so the palms are toward the front

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Name the organs in the right upper quadrant?

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Liver
Right kidney
Gallbladder
Small intestine

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Name the organs in the left upper quadrant?

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Spleen, left kidney, stomach, colon, pancreas, small intestine

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Name the organs in the right lower quadrant?

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Colon, appendix, small intestine, ovary, Fallopian tube, ureter

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Name the organs in the left lower quadrant?

A

Colon, small intestine
L ureter
L ovary
L Fallopian tube

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Name the organs in the midline area?

A

Bladder
Prostate
Uterus

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What does the liver do?

A

Workers like a filter and produces bile

30
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What does the gallbladder do?

A

Stores bile

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What does the colon do?

A

Absorbs water and stores feces

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What does the spleen do?

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Filters blood

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What does the pancreas do?

A

Creates insulin and glucagon

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What is the ureter?

A

The tube from kidney to the bladder

35
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What do ligaments connect to?

A

Bone - ligament - bone

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What do tendons connect to?

A

Muscle. - tendon - bone

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What are the functions of bones?

A

Support
Protection
Storage - minerals, calcium and magnesium
Hematopoesis - creation of blood cells in the bone marrow

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Name the 6 bones in the skull?

A

Frontal - forehead
Temporal - 2 sides
Occipital - back
Parietal - 2 on top

39
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Name the 5 facial bones

A 
Orbits - eye socket 
Nasal bone - bed of nose
Zygomatic bone - cheek bones
Maxillae - upper jaw
Mandible - lower jaw
40
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Where is the zygomatic bone?

A

Cheek bone

41
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Where is the mandible bone located?

A

Lower jaw bone

42
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What is the maxillae bone?

A

Bone fused to the lower jaw

43
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What is La Forte fracture?

A

Fracture of the facial bones

44
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What is the cervical spine?

A

C1 thru C7
C1 atlas
C2 axis
All considered the neck

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What is the thoracic spine?

A

Upper back

T1 thru T12

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What is the lumbar spine?

A

Lower back

L1 thru L5

47
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What is the sacral spine?

A

Back wall of the pelvis - 5 vertebrate that are fused together
S1 thru S5

48
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What is the coccyx?

A

Tailbone

The last 4 vertebrate that are fused together

49
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Name the 3 types of muscle?

A

Skeletal, smooth, cardiac

50
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Pronation and supination

A

Pronation - turning the arm so the hand is turned toward the back
Supination - hands toward the front

51
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What is automaticity?

A

The ability to generate an impulse on its own

52
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What does the upper airway consist of?

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Nose and mouth
Pharynx
Nasopharynx
Larynx

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What does the lower airway consist of?

A

Trachea
Bronchi
Bronchioles
Alveoli

54
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What is ventilation?

A

Process of moving air in and out of lungs

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What is oxygenation?

A

Oxygen molecules are moved from an area of high oxygen concentration to an area of low oxygen concentration

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What do arteries do?

A

Carrie blood away from the heart

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What do veins do?

A

Carrie blood back to the heart

58
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What is the phrenic nerve?

A

The nerve that controls the diaphragm and exits the spine between C3 and C5

59
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What are intercostal muscles?

A

Muscles between the ribs

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What is perfusion?

A

Delivery of oxygen, glucose, and nutrients to the cells of all organ systems and the elimination of carbon dioxide

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What is edema?

A

Swelling of the tissue due to an increases in hydrostatic pressure

62
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What is the main source of energy for cell metabolism?

A

Glucose

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What is aerobic metabolism?

A

When glucose is turned into energy with oxygen

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