Week 1 Flashcards
(36 cards)
Father of Anatomy
Herophilus
Anatomy in Greek
to cut up or dissect
Reformer of Anatomy (Father of Modern Anatomy)
Andreas Vesalius
The ______ region includes the head, neck, and trunk which comprise the main vertical axis of our body .
axial
Our limbs, or appendages, attach to the body’s axis and make up the ___________ region
appendicular
Upper Part
Superior(Cranial)
Lower Part
Inferior(Caudal)
Front Part
Anterior(Ventral)
Behind Part
Posterior(Dorsal)
Toward Inner side
Medial
Towards to Outer side
Lateral
Closer to the Origin of the body
Proximal
Further from the Origin of the body
Distal
On the same side
Ipsilateral
On opposite side
Contralateral
First anatomy book
De Humani Corporis Fabrica
Who wrote the Canon of Medicine ?
Avicenna
Bone-forming cell
Osteoblasts
Resorb or break down the bone
Osteoclasts
Mature bone cells
Osteocytes
Periosteum-Perichondrium
Bone-Cartilage layer
Outer-Inner layer of Periosteum
Fibrous-Boneforming layer
Intramembranous-Endochondral Ossification
Membranous bone-Cartilaginous
bone formation
_________ nerves cause
constriction or dilation of blood vessels.
Vasomotor