Unit 1 Flashcards by Kelsey Bradford

Directional

Terms used to explain where one body structure is in relation to another

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Distal

Situated away from where point of attachment or origin or a central point located away from the center of the body

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Situated toward the front of the body

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Dorsal

Being or located near on or toward the back or the posterior part of the human body

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Deep

Away from the body surface more internal

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Inferior

Situated below and closer to the feet than another and especially another similar part of an upright body especially of a human being

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Lateral

Of or relating to the side especially of a body part

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Identity

The distinguishing character or personality of an individual

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Medial

Lying or extending in the middle especially of the body

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Regional terms

Anatomical terms that refer to specific visible landmarks on the surface of the body

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Proximal

Situated next to or near the point of the attachment or origin or central point

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Superficial

Of relating to or located near the surface

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Posterior

Situated or toward the hind part if the body

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Superior

Situated toward the head and further away from the feet than another and especially another similar part of an upright body especially of a human being

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

System

A group of the body organs or structures that together perform one or more vital functions

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Orbital

Eyes

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Ventral

Pertaining to the anterior or front side if the body opposite of dorsal

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Buccal

Cheeks

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Frontal

Forehead

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Cervical

Neck

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Nasal

Nose

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Mental

Chin

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Antbrachial

Forearm

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Oral

Mouth

How well did you know this?

Not at all

Perfectly

Digital

Fingers

Carpal

Wrist

Pollex

Thumbs

Crural

Shin

Fibular

Side of leg

Patellar

Knees

Acromal

Shoulders

Thoracic

Chest

Sternal

Middle of chest

Antecubital

Elbows

Axillary

Armpit

Brachial

Top part of the arm

Umbilical

Belly button

Inguinal

Private

Pelvic

Hip area

Coxal

Hip bone part

Abnominal

Stomach

Digital

Toes

Hallux

Big toe

Adipose

Connective tissue in which fat is stored and which has the cells distended by droplets of fat

Femoral

Thighs

Tarsals

Ankles

Appendicular

Bones of limbs and limb girdles that are attached to the axial skeleton

Femur

The proximal bone of the hind or lower limb that is the longest and largest bone in the human body extends from the hip to the knee

Axial skeleton

The skeleton of the trunk and head

Epithelial tissue

Sheets of tightly packed cells the line organs and body cavities

Tibia

The inner and usually larger of the two bones of the leg between the knee and ankle that articulates above with the femur and below with the talus called also shinbone

Forensic anthropology

The branch of physical anthropology in which anthropological data criteria and techniques are used to determine the sex age genetic population or parentage of skeletal or biological materials in questions of civil or criminal law

Humerus

The longest bone of the upper arm or forelimb extending from the shoulder to elbow

Pelvis

A basin shaped structure in the skeleton of many vertebrates that is formed by the pelvic girdle together with sacrum and often various coccygeal and caudal vertebrae and that in humans is composed of two hip bones bounding it on each side and in front while the sacrum and coccyx complete it behind

Skull

The skeleton of the head forming a bony case that encloses and protects the brain and chief sense organs and supports the jaws

Connective tissue

Animal tissue that functions mainly to bind and support other tissues having a sparse population of cells scattered through an extracellar matrix

Cephalon

Head

Brachial

Top part of the arm

Otic

Ear

Tissue

An integrated group of cells with a common structure and function

Scapular

Back if shoulder blade

Manus

Hand

Lumbar

Lower back

Acromial

Shoulder

Popliteal

Back of knee

Calcaneal

Heal

Dorsum

Back

Vertebral

Spine

Sural

Calfs

Lower extremity

Leg

Upper extremity

Upper body

Gluteal

Butt

Plantar

Bottom of foot

Femoral

Back of thigh

Zygomatic

Chin bone

Frontal bone

Forehead

Maxilla bone

Middle of face

Temporal bone

Sides if the eye

Mandible

Chin

Occipital bone

Back of head

Skeletal system

Bones

Orbicularis oris

Around the mouth

Temporalis

Top of head

Agarose

A polysaccharide obtained from seaweed that is used as the supporting medium in gel electrophoresis

Muscular system

All of your muscles

Orbicularis oculi

Around the eye

Digestive system

Stomach mouth

Endocrine system

All the gland organs and ovaries pancreas

Biometrics

The measurement and analysis of unique physical or behavioral characteristics especially as a means of verifying personal identity

Respiratory system

Lungs

Nervous system

Nerves

Deoxyribonucleic acid

A double stranded helical Nucleic acid molecule capable of replicating and determining the inherited structure of a cells proteins

Gel electrophoresis

The separation of Nucleic acids or proteins on the basis of their size and electrical charge by measuring their rate of movement through an electrical field in a gel

Nervous tissue

Composed if specialized cells called neurons that receive and send electrical signals in the body

Immune lymphatic system

Tonsils nodes and ducts

Restriction enzyme

A degradative enzyme that recognizes specific nucleotide sequences and cuts up DNA

Restriction fragment length polymorphism

Differences in DNA sequence on homologous chromosomes that can result in different patterns if restriction fragment lengths

Urinary

Bladder

Reproductive system

Private area

Integumentary system

Skin

Cardiovascular system

Heart blood veins

Muscle tissue

Specialized to contract and cause movement