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Anatomy: Block 1
CWRU SOM Anatomy Block 1
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Anatomy
Graduate
07/19/2009

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Term
Regional Anatomy
Definition
anatomy that considers the organization of the human body as major parts or segments (main body, head, lower limbs, upper limbs...)
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Viscera
Definition
internal organs
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Surface anatomy
Definition
what lies under the skins and what is palpable in the body, used in practice to distinguish any abnormailities
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Physical examination
Definition
clinical application of surface anatomy
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Prosections
Definition
carefully prepared dissections for the demonstration of anatomical structures
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Systemic anatomy (name all OSs)
Definition
Study of the body's organ systems that work together to carry out complex functions: integumentary system, skeletal system, articular system, muscular system, nervous system, circulatory system, alimentary system, respiratory system, urinary system, genital system, endocrine system)
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Anatomical position
Definition
body position as if the person were standing upright with
-head, eyes and toes anterioirly
-arms adjacent to sides with palms anteriorly
-lower limbs close together with feet parallel
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4 Anatomical Planes
Definition
Median plane (vertical plane dividing body into left and right), Sagittal planes (pass through body parallel to median plane), Frontal planes (vertical plane passing through body perpendicular to median plane), and Transverse planes (horizontal planes at right angle to median and frontal planes)
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3 types of sections
Definition
Longitudinal (parallel to vertical axis of body), transverse (slice through body at right angle to longitudinal), and Oblique (no on any of either plane)
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Superior
Definition
nearer the topmost point of cranium
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Inferior
Definition
structure nearer to sole of the foot
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Posterior
Definition
back surface of body
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Anterior
Definition
front surface of the body
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medial
Definition
nearer the median plane
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lateral
Definition
farther from median plane
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dorsum
Definition
the superior aspect of any part that protrudes anteriorly from body (including posterior of palm)
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sole
Definition
inferior aspect of the foot
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dorsal surface
Definition
surface of hands, feet and digits
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palmar surface
Definition
palm and corresponding side of digits
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plantar surface
Definition
surface and foot and toes corresponding to the sole
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Proximal
Definition
nearer to point of limb attachment
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Distal
Definition
further from point of limb attachment
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bilateral
Definition
paired structures having left and right members
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unilateral
Definition
those structures only occurring on one side
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Extension
Definition
either towards the posterior side or making angle on limb larger
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Flexion
Definition
either towards anterior or making angle smaller at a joint
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Superficial
Definition
nearer to the surface
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Abduction
Definition
moving away from the median plane (spreading fingers)
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Adduction
Definition
moving towards the median plane (or bringing fingers together from a spread position)
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Circumduction
Definition
circular movement of lower limb at hip joint
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Dorsiflexion
Definition
flexion at ankle joint as occurs when walking uphill
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Plantarflexion
Definition
bending at foot and toes toward the ground
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Rotation
Definition
turning or revolving a part of the body around its longitudinal axis
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Pronation
Definition
rotates the radius medially so palm of the hand faces posteriorly
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supination
Definition
rotation of hand from facing posteriorly to the anatomical position
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eversion
Definition
moving sole of foot away from the median plane
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inversion
Definition
moves sole of foot toward median plane
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elevation
Definition
raises or moves a part superiorly
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Depression
Definition
lowers of moves a part of the body interiorly
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protrusion
Definition
movement anteriorly (moving jaw forward)
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Retrusion
Definition
movement posteriorly (move jaw back)
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Opposition
Definition
movement of a digit tip to the palm
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Reposition
Definition
movement of a digit from touching palm back to extension
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Axial Skeleton
Definition
bones of the head, neck and trunk (ribs sternum, vertebrae and sacrum)
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Appendicular Skeleton
Definition
bones of the limbs including shoulder and pelvic girdles
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Cartilage
Definition
a semirigid form of connective tissue
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bone
Definition
living tissue that is hard and provides support for the body, protection, storage of salts, movement and supply of blood cells
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Periosteum
Definition
a fibrous connective tissue that covers each skeletal element
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Perichondrium
Definition
later that surrounds cartilage
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2 types of bones
Definition
Compact and spongy bones... spongy bone usually resides inside an outer layer of compact bones
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classifications of bones
Definition
-Long bones (tubular)
-Short bones (cuboidal as in the tarsus)
-Flat bones (protect / cranium)
-Irregular bones (various shapes as in the face)
-Sesamoid bones (develop where tendons meet ... patella)
Term
Bone markings
Definition
markings that appear where tendons, ligaments and fascias are attached or where arteries lie adjacent to bones
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Capitulum
Definition
A bone marking: small round articular head
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Condyle
Definition
A bone marking: rounded, knuckle like articular area often in pairs
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Crest
Definition
A bone marking: ridge of bone
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Epicondyle
Definition
A bone marking: eminence superior to condyle
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Facet
Definition
A bone marking: smooth flat area where bone articulates with another bone (usually covered incartilage)
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Foramen
Definition
A bone marking: passage through a bone
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Fossa
Definition
A bone marking: hollow or depressed area
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Groove
Definition
A bone marking: Elongated depression or furrow
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Head
Definition
A bone marking: Large, round articular end
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Line
Definition
A bone marking: Linear elevation
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Malleolus
Definition
A bone marking: rounded process
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Notch
Definition
A bone marking: indentation at the edge of a bone
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Protuberance
Definition
A bone marking: projection of a bone
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Spine
Definition
A bone marking: thorn-like process
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Spinous process
Definition
A bone marking: Projecting spine-like part
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Trochanter
Definition
A bone marking: Large blunt elevation
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Troclea
Definition
spool-like articular process or process that acts like a pulley
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Tubercle
Definition
A bone marking: small raised eminence
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Tuberosity
Definition
A bone marking: large rounded elevation
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Haversion System
Definition
system by which blood reaches osteocytes (bone cells)
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3 Joint types
Definition
Synovial joints (joint between two articular bones with lubricating synovial fluid), Fibrous Joints (fibrous tissue joints as in skull), and Cartilaginous Joints (cartilage occurs between joints as inbetween vertebrae and in developing bone)
Term
6 types of synovial joints
Definition
plane joints (glide/slide), hinge joints (permit flexion and extension/elbow), Saddle joints (permit abduction adduction flexion and extension/metacarpal and trapexium), Condyloid (ext,flex,abd,add, and circumduction/ metacarpal & prox. phalanx), ball and socket joints (hip), Pivot joints (rotation C1 vertebrae)
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How blood goes to and from joints
Definition
Articular arteries and articular veins
Term
Hilton's Law
Definition
The nerves supplying a joint also supply the muscles moving the joint and the skin covering their distal attachments
Term
Posteroanterior Projection
Definition
Xray that transverses a patient from posterior to anterior
Term
Aneroposterior Projection
Definition
Xray that passes from anterior to posterior of a patient
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Pleural Cavities
Definition
Where the lungs reside
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Pericardial Sac
Definition
Where the heart resides
Term
PMI
Definition
Point of Maximal Impulse - located at the 5th intercostal space, this is where the heart beats closest to the chest wall.
Term
4 Chambers of the heart (following bloodflow from Vena Cava to Aorta)
Definition
Right Atrium, Right Ventricle, Left Atrium, Left Ventricle
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Trachea
Definition
Cartilagenous tube that extends through the neck into the thorax and divides into two bronchi
Term
Describe the lobes of the lungs
Definition
The right lung has 3 lobes, superior, medial and inferior. The left lung has 2 lobes, the superior and inferior. The superior and inferior are separated by the oblique fissure. The middle lobe and superior in the right lung are separated by the horizontal fissure
Term
Describe the alimentary canal from the mouth to the anus.
Definition
Mouth, Pharnyx, Esophagus, Stomach, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum, anus
Term
Pancreas
Definition
An endocrine and exocrine organ that is connected to the duodenum
Term
Appendix
Definition
Small finger-like projection off the cecum
Term
Which kidney is more superior?
Definition
The left, because the right is displaced by the liver.
Term
inferior thoracic aperature
Definition
the bottom of the thorax where the ribs open
Term
Superior Thoracic Aperature
Definition
open conduit on the upper portion of the thorax where the esophagus trachea and major vessels exit the superior end.
Term
Hilum
Definition
point of an organ at which vessels enter and leave
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