Introduction Flashcards
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a form of cardiac pain that occurs on exertion and disappears on rest
Angina
Caused by narrowing of the coronary arteries so that the cardiac muscle has insufficient blood.
Angina
Major cause of death in industrialized nations
Myocardial infarction
2 importance in making the diagnosis and
treating this patient.
Knowledge of:
The blood supply to the heart.
The arrangement of the coronary arteries.
Is the science of the structure and function of the
body
Anatomy
Study of the macroscopic structure and function of the body as it relates to the practice of
medicine and other health sciences.
Clinical anatomy
Study of the minimal amount of
anatomy consistent with the understanding of the overall
structure and function of the body
Basic anatomy
The person is standing erect, with the upper
limbs by the sides and the face and palms of the hands
directed forward
Anatomic
position
This is a vertical plane passing through the center of
the body, dividing it into equal right and left halves
Median Sagittal Plane
In Sagittal plant:
Planes situated to one or the other side of
the median plane and parallel to it
para-median
A structure situated nearer to the median plane of the body
Medial
Structure that lies farther away from the median plane than
another
lateral
These planes are imaginary vertical planes at right angles to
the median plane
Coronal Planes
These planes are at right angles to both the median and the
coronal planes
Horizontal, or Transverse, Planes
Other words for saying lower and upper surfaces, when describing the foot
Plantar and dorsal surfaces
Other words for saying lower and upper surfaces, when describing the hand
Palmar and dorsal surfaces
Same side
ipsilateral
different side
Contralateral
Two or more bones come together
Joint
A joint that have no movement
Sutures of the
skull
A joint that have only slight movement
Superior tibiofibular joint
A joint that freely moves
Shoulder joint
movement that takes place in a sagittal
plan
Flexion
straightening the joint and
usually takes place in a posterior direction
Extension