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Definitions and answers to questions related to various branches of anatomy, including gross anatomy, microscopic anatomy, developmental anatomy, and more. It also covers body regions, planes, and body cavities. Useful for students preparing for aphy 101 exams.
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Anatomy - Answer is the study of the structure of body parts and their relationships to each other Gross (macroscopic) Anatomy - Answer The study of structures large enough to be seen with the naked eye Regional Anatomy - Answer The study of all body structures in a given body region Systemic Anatomy - Answer The study of all structures in a body system Surface Anatomy - Answer The study of internal body structures as they relate to the overlying skin Microscopic Anatomy - Answer The study of structures that are too small to be seen with the naked eye Cytology - Answer The study of individual cells Histology - Answer The study of tissues Developmental Anatomy - Answer The study of the change in body structures over the course of a lifetime Pathological Anatomy - Answer The study of structural changes associated with disease
Radiographic Anatomy - Answer The study of internal structures using specialized visualization techniques Molecular Biology - Answer The study of biological molecules Physiology - Answer The study of the function of the body parts Complementarity of Structure and Function - Answer The principle of complementarity of structure and function states that function is dependent on structure, and that the form off a structure relates to its function Simplest level - Answer The CHEMICAL level of Structural Organization equals what? Smallest unit - Answer The CELLULAR level of Structural Organization equal what? Groups of cells having a common function - Answer The TISSUE of Structural Organization equal what? Structures that are composed of at least two groups of tissues - Answer The ORGAN level of Structural Organization equal what? The total of all structures working together to promote life - Answer The ORGANISMAL level of Structural Organization equal what? Anatomical Position - Answer A position in which the body is erect, palms face forward and thumbs point away from the body Superior - Answer Head end of the body
Specific areas within the body - Answer Regional Terms design what? 2 - Answer There are ______ (number) fundamental divisions of the body Head, Neck, and Trunk - Answer The axial region includes: The Upper and Lower Limbs - Answer The appendicular Region consist of: Body Planes - Answer Flat surfaces that lie at right angles to each other Sagittal Plane - Answer A vertical rectosinistral plane Median or Midsagittal Plane - Answer Lies exactly along the body's midline Parasagittal Plane - Answer Lies offset from the midline Frontal Plane: - Answer A vertical, dorsoventral plane Transverse Plane: - Answer A horizontal plane Cuts - Answer Sections are _____made along specific planes Transverse Section (Cross Section) - Answer A cut made along the transverse plane Oblique Sections - Answer Cuts made at angles between the horizontal and vertical planes
Body Cavities - Answer Spaces within the body that are closed to the outside and contain the internal organs The Dorsal Body Cavity - Answer The space that houses the central nervous system, and has two subdivisions The Cranial and Vertebral cavity - Answer What are the two subdivisions of the Dorsal Body Cavity? Cranial Cavity - Answer Within the skull, and houses the brain Vertebral Cavity, or Spinal Cavity - Answer Within the vertebral column, and houses the spinal cord Dorsal Cavity - Answer Back cavity Ventral Cavity - Answer Anterior to and larger than the dorsal cavity and has two main subdivisions The Abdominopelvic and the Thoracic Cavity - Answer What are the two main subdivisions of the Ventral Cavity? Thoracic Cavity - Answer A superior divison of the ventral cavity that surrounds the lungs It lines the walls of the body cavity - Answer What does the Parietal Serosa do? The specific associated cavities - Answer What is the Parietal Serosa named for? Covers the outer surfaces of organs - Answer What does the Visceral Serosia do?
Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ) - Answer Sygmo Colon (Where poop comes from) Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ) - Answer Appendix location where right and left meet Oral and Digestive Cavities are... - Answer continuous cavities that extend from the mouth through the digestive system to the anus Nasal Cavity - Answer Within and Posterior to the nose Orbital Cavity - Answer House the eyes The Middle Ear Cavitites - Answer Within the skull just medial to the eardrums, and house the bones that transmit sound vibrations to the inner ear