Human Anatomy unit 1 class
how many pericardial cavities are there?
2
when the visceral peritoneum suspends and anchors viscera, it is called?
A mesentery
which systems are in charge of fluid transport?
Circulatory, and lymphatic system
on the opposite side of the body
Contralateral
the liver is (blank) to the spleen
Contralateral
farther from the body surface
Deep
the heart is (blank) to the ribs
Deep
farther from the limb attachment
Distal
the vertebral column is (blank) to the sternum
Dorsal
hippocrates was
Father of medicine
he study of normal tissues, or groups of cells and their surrounding extracellular materials, is called
Histology
below
Inferior
the heard is (blank) to the head
Inferior
what is the action of looking at the body called?
Inspection
which systems provide protection, support, and movement?
Integumentary, skeletal, and muscular systems
the liver is (blank) to the appendix
Ipsilateral
the lungs are (blank) to the heart
Lateral
Who was the famous Jewish physician who served in the court of the sultan, Saladin?
Maimonides
the heart is (blank) to the lungs
Medial
toward the body's midline
Medial
plane that divides the body into equal right/left
Midsagittal plane
what system is in charge of internal communication and control?
Nervous, and endocrine system
When a doctor feels for a swollen lymph node, what action is she using
Palpitation
the elbow is (blank) to the wrist
Proximal
A branch of medicine that utilizes medical imaging technologies to explore the interior of the body is called
Radiology
which systems of intake and output
Respiratory, Urinary and digestive system
above
Superior
what does ultra structure study?
The fine details of cells or other structures.
what does the pelvic cavity consist of?
The rectum, bladder, urethra, and repo-organs
Which cavity contains lungs and heart
Thoracic Cavity
The plane that divides the body into superior/inferior sections
Transverse (horizontal) Plane
the first anatomist to publish an atlas of anatomy?
Vesalius
closer to the internal organs
Visceral
stand with arms at the sides and palms turned forward
anatomical position
A physician who is listening to your heart beat is utilizing which diagnostic procedure
auscultation
cavity that contains the brain
cranial cavity
Dissection and anatomy both mean ______.
cutting apart
what does the Abdominopelvic cavity look like?
digestive organs, spleen, kidneys, bladder, rectum, and reproductive organs
What does the abdominal cavity contain?
digestive organs, the spleen, kidneys, and uterers
the process of carefully separating tissues to reveal anatomical relationships is
dissection
The wrist is (blank) to the elbow
distal
Towards the back or spine
dorsal (posterior)
Aristotle
first to write about anatomy/physiology
Plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior.
frontal (coronal) plane
Students are looking at major arteries and veins on the surface of the heart, which does not require a microscope. They are studying the ______ of the heart.
gross anatomy
What does the axial region consist of?
head, neck (cervical region), and trunk
the pelvic cavity is (blank) to the abdominal cavity
inferior
where is the abdominopelvic cavity?
inferior to the diaphragm
are superficial and deep internal or external?
internal
On the same side of the body
ipsilateral
what does the visceral peritoneum do?
it holds up certain abdominal viscera by covering them and holding them in place
away from the midline
lateral
right hypochondriac region
liver, gallbladder
a plane that slants between longitudinal/horizontal planes
oblique plane
plane that divides the body into unequal left/right planes
parasagittal plane
in reference to the body wall
parietal
the (blank) pleura of the lungs
parietal
The subdiscipline of physiology that is concerned with the mechanisms of disease is
pathophysiology
the act of tapping the body to feel for abnormal resistance or listen for sounds called?
percussion
which cavity contains the heart?
pericardial cavity
What membrane surrounds the heart?
pericardium
Claudius Galen
physician to the Roman gladiators, wrote the most influential medical textbook of the ancient era
lying face down
prone position
closer to the limb attachment
proximal
which systems are systems of reproductions
reproductive system
A vertical plane that divide the body into right/left
sagittal plane
what are potential spaces
spaces between body membranes
nearer to the body surfacfe
superficial
the ribs are (blank) to the heart
superficial
the forehead is (blank) to the nose
superior
lying face up
supine position
avicena wrote
the canon of medicine
what is the posterior mesentery called?
the mesocolon
what are the two parts of the abdominopelvic cavity?
the parietal peritoneum and the visceral peritoneum
what serous membrane lines the abdominopelvic cavity?
the peritoneum
which membrane lines the lungs?
the pleurae
which thoracic cavities contain lungs?
the pleural cavities
the sternum is (blank) to the vertebral column
ventral
Closer to the front or belly
ventral (anterior)
cavity that contains the spinal cord
vertebral canal
The (blank) pleura of the lungs
visceral