Anatomy and Physiology lecture 1

Biology 2401 with Smith-wigham at Houston Community College

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By: Judy Ughanze
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Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function with Connect Access Card
Created: 2011-06-09
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Anatomy

The study of for/structure

Physiology

The study of Function

inspection

simply looking at the body's appearance, as in a physical examination or making a clinical diagnosis from surface appearance.

palpation

feeling a structure with the hands, such as palpating a swollen lymph node or taking a pulse

Auscultation

listening to the natural sounds made by the body, such as heart and lung sounds

percussion

the examiner taps on the body, feels for abnormal resistance, and listens to the emitted sound for signs of abnormalities pockets of fluid or air.

dissection

the careful cutting and separation of tissues to reveal their relationships

cadaver

dead human body

comparative anatomy

the study of more than one species in order to examine structural similarities and differences and analyze evolutionary trends

palp

touch, feel

ation

process

auscult

listen

ana

apart

tom

cut

dis

apart

sect

cut

cadere

to fall down or die

Gross anatomy

structure that can be seen with the naked eye- whether by surface observation, radiology, or dissection

histology

the study tissues under a microscope

histo

tissue

logy

study of

cyto

cell

physio

nature

Hippocrates

"father of medicine", he urged physicians to stop attributing disease to activities of gods and demons and to seek their natural causes, which could afford the only rational basis for therapy.

Aristotle

One of the first to write about anatomy and physiology

Anatomical Position

the stance in which a person stands erect wit h the feet flat on the floor and close together (slightly apart), the arms are held downward and supine (palms face forward) , and the face is directed forward

Superior

above; going upward

Inferior

beneath; going downward

in front; going towards the front

posterior

behind; going towards the back

supinated

in anatomical position, the forearm is rotated so that the palm faces anteriorly

pronated

In an anatomical position, the forearm is rotated so the palm faces posteriorly

radius

one of the two forearm bones

ulna

one of the two forearm bones

Supine

lying face up

prone

lying face down

sagittal plane

passes vertically through the body or an organ and divides it into right and left portions

median (midsagittal) plane

divides the body or organ into two equal halves

frontal (coronal) plane

extends vertically, and is perpendicular to the sagittal plane. divides he body or organ into anterior and posterior portions.

transverse (horizontal) plane

passes across the body or an organ perpendicularly to its long axis. It divides the body or organ into superior and inferior portions.

posterolateral

toward the back and side

ventral

toward the front(in humans only) or belly

Dorsal

Toward the back or spine

toward the ventral side (humans only)

Posterior

Toward the dorsal side (humans only)

cephalic

toward the head or superior end

Rostral

toward the forehead or nose

Caudal

toward the tail or inferior end

Medial

towards the median plane (towards the middle)

Lateral

away from the median plane

Proximal

closer to the point of of attachment or origin

Distal

Father from the point of attachment or origin

Superficial

Closer to the body surface

Deep

Father fro the body surface

Ipsilateral

structure on the same side

contralateral

structures on opposite sides

Intermediate

one structure in between two other structures

About this deck

By: Judy Ughanze
Textbook:

Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function with Connect Access Card
Created: 2011-06-09
Size: 57 flashcards
Views: 147

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