Flashcards in General anatomical knowledge Deck (57)
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What is a sesamoid bone?
A bone that is incorporated in a tendon
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What type of joint is a glenohumeral joint? And what is the other name for this joint?
Ball and socket. Shoulder joint
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What bone is the most lateral on the proximal carpal row of the wrist?
Scaphoid
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What is an articulation?
The meeting of two bone surfaces
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What is a facet?
These are a set of synovial, plane joints between the articular processes of two adjacent vertebrae.
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What is a condyle?
A rounded surface (knucke-like) that articulates with another bone
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What is a projection?
A raised marking - for example spinous processes of the vertebrae
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What is an eminence?
A projection that is typically smooth
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What is the head of a bone?
A region that is the prominent expanded end of a bone
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What is a crest?
A narrow ridge
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What is an epicondyle?
A projection that is superior to the condyle
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What is a process?
A body prominence (area that is raised above it's surroundings)
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What is a spine (spinous)?
A sharp, slender, or narrow process
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What is a tubercle?
A small, rounded projection
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What is a tuberosity?
A rough, elevated surface
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What is a fossa?
A shallow depression
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What is sulcus?
A groove for a tendon, nerve, or blood vessel
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What closed embryological remnant connects the aortic arch and the pulmonary trunk?
Ligamentum Arteriosum
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What vessels provides the arterial supply to head and neck?
Common carotid artery
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What peripheral pulse can be found at the medial side of the ankle joint?
Posterior tibial artery pulse
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What chamber is the sinoatrial node located in?
Right Atrium.
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What type of epithelium lines the oesophagus?
Stratified squamus, non-keratinised.
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What are the changes to the muscle layers as the oesophagus descends to the stomach?
A transition from skeletal muscle (top third) to skeletal/smooth (mid third) to smooth (lower third).
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The oesophagus is posterior to the?
Heart.
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Name the sphincter that prevents acid reflux.
Lower oesophageal sphincter.
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Referring to the regions of the abdomen: where does the stomach lie?
Left hypochondrium.
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Referring to the regions of the abdomen: where does the liver lie?
Right hypochondrium, but due to size can also spill into the epigastric region.
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Referring to the regions of the abdomen: where does the bladder lie?
Suprapubic / hypogastric (same region, different names).
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What activates the proteolytic enzyme pepsin (from pepsinogen) in the stomach?
Hydrochloric acid.
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