Exam2 Flashcards
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Refers to the functions of the structures
Ex: sight, audition
Physiology
Refers to the structure
Ex: eyes, ears
Anatomy
Toward the front
Anterior
Toward the back
Posterior
Toward the top
Superior
Toward the bottom
Inferior
Towards the outside
External
Towards the inside
Internal
Towards the body
Proximal
Away from the body
Distal
Towards the nervous sys
Afferent
Away from the nervous sys
Efferent
Measures what it says it measures
Validity
An air cell of the lungs, formed by the terminal dilation on tiny air passageways
Alveoli
Malleus (hammer), incus, stapes
Is attached to TM and starts to vibrate, turning sound waves into mechanical energy
Ossicular chain
A ball of food that’s ready to swallow
Bolus
Systematic process of gathering info about an individs background, history, skills, knwldg, perceptions, and feelings
Assessment
A series of 3 layered membranes:
1st - pia mater
2nd - arachnoid mater
3rd - dura mater
Meninges
Fluid that circulates btwn the pia and arachnoid mater
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
How consistently it measures skills
Reliability
A test or task that provides a quick check on an individuals performance in a particular area
Screening
The act of swallowing
Deglutition
Afferent, bring impulses TO the cell
Dendrite
Efferent, take impulses FROM the cell to next neuron
Axon