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