Molecule Particle composed of 2 or more atoms joined together by chemical bonds; atoms can either be the SAME OR DIFFERENT Molecule of an Element Atoms of the SAME element are joined e.g. H2 and Read more…
elements substance composed of only one type of atom that cannot be broken into simpler constituents by chemical means compounds chemical combination of two or more elements atoms smallest particle of a chemical element that Read more…
Superior means a part is above another part Inferior means a part is below another part Anterior/ventral means toward the front Posterior/dorsal means towards the back Medial refers to an imaginary midline dividing the body Read more…
Superior Above another structure (the heart is superior to the stomach) Inferior Below another structure (the stomach is inferior to the heart) Anterior/Ventral Towards the front (belly) side of the body (The face is on Read more…
prone lying face down (p) supine lying face up (s) superior a part of the body is above another part, or is closer to the head inferior a part is below another, or closer to Read more…
Anterior the front, before Posterior the back, behind Ventral the belly side (same as anterior wrt human body) Dorsal the butt side (same as posterior wrt human body) cranial/cephalic referring to the skull caudal at Read more…
superior a body part is above another body part or is closer to the head inferior a body part is below another body part or is toward the feet anterior also means ventral; towards the Read more…
Posterior (Dorsal) toward or at the back of the body Anterior (Ventral) toward or at the front of the body Superior toward the head end upper part of a structure/body Inferior away from the head Read more…
Movement is the ability to self-initiate position changes of either the entire organism or a part of the organism, externally from place to place and / or internally, such as in peristalsis. Responsiveness refers to Read more…
Head Cephalic Neck cervical skull Cranial Face Facial Armpit Axillary Arm Brachial Front of elbow Antecubital Forearm Antebrachial Wrist carpal Palm Palmar fingers Phalanges Thigh Femoral Anterior knee Patellar Leg Crural Foot Pedal Ankle Tarsal Read more…
Anatomy is the study of the structure and shape of the body and its parts and how they relate to one another. Physiology Is the study of how the body and its parts work or Read more…
Inferior Toward the bottom of the body Ventral Along (toward) the belly surface of the body Proximal Toward the Trunk (position in a limb or other appendage) Contralateral The other side Coronal Plane frontal plane; Read more…
ANATOMY is the study of the structure and shape of the body and its parts. PHYSIOLOGY is the study of how the body and its parts function or work. 4 ELEMENTS OF LIFE carbon oxygen Read more…
If you do not understand a direction or part of a procedure, what do you do? Ask the instructor before proceeding. When can you work in the lab? When an instructor is present. When can Read more…
Superior Above Inferior Below Anterior In front of Posterior Behind of Medial Between Lateral Beside Proximal Near the center of attachment Distal Away from the center of attachment Superficial Above the surface Deep Below the Read more…
Superior toward the head; upper or above Inferior toward the feet; lower or below Anterior (ventral) front or toward belly posterior (dorsal) back or toward back Medial toward the mid-line of the body Lateral toward Read more…
Superior refers to body parts closest to the top of the head Inferior refers to body parts closest to the feet Anterior refers to the front of the body Posterior refers to the back of Read more…
Inferior Towards the bottom of the body Ventral Along the (belly) surface of the body Proximal Towards the trunk (position in a limb) Left Hypochondriac Region Left upper region of abdomen Right Iliac Region Right Read more…
tissues groups of cells similar in structure that perform common or related function histology study of tissues Four basic tissue types: epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous Fixed: tissue is preserved Sectioned tissue is cut into slices Read more…
Muscle functions Movement, stablizing, storing and moving substances throughout body, heat generation Properties of muscle tissue Electrical excitability, Contractility, extensibility, elasticty 3 Types of Muscle tissue Skeletal, Cardiac, Smooth Skeletal muscle Striated, multinucleated, voluntary Cardiac Read more…