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Study of body parts visible to naked eye
Gross Anatomy
Study of structures that aren’t visible to naked eye
Microscopic anatomy
Negative
Which type of feedback changes direction back to stability?
Positive
Which type of feedback continues to go away from stability?
The body’s ability to maintain a stable environment (survive)
What is homeostasis?
Standing Straight up, legs slightly apart, palms facing for ward, below hips.
Describe anatomical position
a part above another part. The knees are superior to the feet.
Define superior and give example in anatomical position
a part underneath another part. The chin is interior to the ears.
Define inferior and give example in anatomical position
Head, neck, and trunk.
What part of the body is Axial?
The back.
What part of the body is Dorsal/posterior?
The front
What part of the body is Ventral/anterior?
Space in the skull/head
Where is the Cranial cavity?
The spine.
Where is the Vertebral Cavity?
A septum between the lungs
What is the mediastinum?
An organ.
What is a viscera?
Close To mid line of the body. The nose is medial to the ears.
Define medial and give an example in anatomical position
the part closer to the point of attachment. The elbows are proximal to the hands.
Define proximal and give an example in anatomical position
the part farther away from point of attachment. The ankles are distal to the Knees.
Define distal and give example in anatomical position
The head, neck, and trunk
Define axial
Arms and legs (limbs)
Define appendicular
Bones & Lungs
What are X-rays used for?
Visualizing Blood vessels
What are DSA scans used for?
“The juicy bits”- Mrs. J.
Body tissue for water content to see tumors and diseases
What is an MRI scan used for?
Looks @ metabolic process for disorders & cancer
What is a PET scan used for?
Refined X-ray for problems in brain & abdomen
what are CT scans used for?
Divides top and bottom
How is a transverse plane divided?
Divides the front and back. (through the side)
how is coronal plane divided?
Divides the left and right (through the middle)
how is sagittal plane divided?
tilted cut, anywhere.
how is an oblique plane divided?
It lines the walls of the cavity
What is the parietal membrane?
It lines the organ itself.
What is the visceral membrane?
proximal.
Is the knee proximal or distal to the ankle?
stomach, small and large intestines, liver, spleen, gallbladder, pancreas, reproductive organs, the kidney, the bladder,
what organs are in the abdominal cavity?
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