Introduction to Medical Terminology, Human Anatomy, and Lifespan Development

Pearson chapter 4

Anatomical position

sitting up, face forward, arms down, palms up

anterior vs posterior

anterior is front

posterior is back of body

lateral

is the side of the body, located away from the midline.

medial

anything towards the midline

superior vs inferior

closer to the top of the head (superior)

more towards the feet (inferior)

proximal vs distal

closer to the torso (proximal)

or further away from it (distal)

physiology

the study of the functions and processes of the body's systems and organs.

four main body cavities

cranial (head), thoracic (chest), abdominal (abdomen), and pelvic (pelvis) cavities.

RUQ and LLQ

r: right

l: left

L: lower (middle letter)

Q: quadrant

palpate

to examine by touch (3 fingers)

perfusion

circulation of blood through tissues.

tidal volume

the amount of air you can breathe in/out

veins vs arteries

arteries deliver blood AWAY from heart

veins deliver TO the heart

3 types of blood vessels

vasodilation (relaxed), Normal (normal tension), vasoconstriction (contracted)

3 types of muscle

smooth, cardiac, skeletal

glands in endocrine system

thyroid, pituitary, adrenal, pancreas, and gonads

neonate

birth to 28 days old

infant

birth to one year

toddler

1-3 years

early and middle childhood

early: 3-6

middle: 6-12

adolescence

12-18

early adulthood

18-30

middle adulthood

30-60

late adulthood

60 to death