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ANATOMY TERMINOLOGY
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Study of anatomy can be subdivided according to the size of the parts studied
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Microscopic anatomy, or histology - uses the microscope to magnify tissues and cells
of the body

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Histology is studied systemically, i
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by organ system (i
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digestive system, nervous
system)
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Upper extremity region

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Head and neck region

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Abdomen region

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Lower extremity region

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Basis for terminology
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Although only one term is official (Terminologia Anatomica), often there is more
than one term for a structure

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Terms of position and direction
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Planes - imaginary sections through the body in various directions
a] median - vertically directed plane from front to back, through the sternum
and vertebral spines; it splits the body into right and left halves
b] frontal, or coronal - vertical planes which intersect the median plane at right
angles; they divide the body into front and back parts

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horizontal, or transverse - planes passing through the body at right angles to
both the median and coronal planes; they divide the body into upper and
lower portions
d] sagittal - vertical planes passing through the body parallel to the median
plane, but not passing through the midline; they divide the body into right
and left portions

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Skeleton
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Functions
a] protection - skull and vertebral column protect the brain and spinal cord; ribs
protect thoracic and upper abdominal organs
b] support - provides support and erect posture
c] movement - provides attachment for muscles; allows erect posture
d] storage site for calcium (Ca++)
e] houses blood forming cells

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Named markings
a] lines, ridges, or crests
b] rounded elevations
1] tuberosity; trochanter - large, rounded
2] tubercle - small
3] protuberance - swelling
4] malleolus - mallet-like
c] spines or processes - sharp elevations

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fossae, notches, grooves - depressions along bones
foramina - holes in bones
canals - tunnels in bones
meatuses - canals which do not go clear through a bone
heads; condyles - articular ends of bone
epicondyles - elevations just proximal to condyles

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Fibrous - a joint united by fibrous connective tissue
a] sutures - bones of the skull; allows little or no movement
1] serrate - interlocking edges
2] squamous - overlapping edges
3] synostosis = complete fusion of the bones across suture lines
b] syndesmosis - apposed bones joined together by abundant fibrous tissue
1] inferior tibiofibular joint
2] tympanostapedial joint of middle ear
3] interosseous membrane
• radioulnar
• tibiofibular (middle)
c] gomphoses - between teeth and bony sockets

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Synovial - the most common type of joint, it has four characteristics:
• a joint cavity
• joint surfaces lined with articular cartilage
• joint cavity lined by synovial membrane
• joint space is covered by an articular capsule
a] plane (gliding or sliding) - capable of movement in any direction, but
generally within a single plane (uniaxial); joint surfaces are almost flat
1] articular joints of the vertebrae
2] carpal, tarsal, carpometacarpal (except 1st), tarsometatarsal joints
3] acromioclavicular joint
b] hinge - permit movement in only one plane (two directions), flexion and
extension
1] elbow (humeroulnar) joint
2] interphalangeal joints

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condyloid - similar to hinge joints, but ellipsoidal shaped joint surfaces
permit more movement, generally in two planes, at right angles to each other
(biaxial)
1] knee joint
2] wrist (radiocarpal) joint
3] metacarpophalangeal joints
d] pivot - permit movement in only one direction, but around a longitudinal
axis related to the bone
1] radioulnar joint
2] atlantoaxial joint
e] saddle - articular surfaces are concavoconvex in shape and movements are in
two planes (biaxial)
1] first carpometacarpal joint (of the thumb)
2] sternoclavicular joint
f] ball and socket - one bone has a rounded convex head and the other has a
concave socket; it permits movement in any direction; the freest of the
synovial joints
1] hip
2] shoulder

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Ligaments - Bands or sheets of fibrous connective tissue connecting two structures,
generally bones
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joint cartilages - additions to synovial joints
a] articular discs - fibrous cartilage pads which subdivide a joint cavity; they
provide added cushion to the joint action
b] meniscus and labrum - rims of fibrous cartilage, for molding or increasing
the size of the joint surface

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In the skeleton cartilage serves as:
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A bridge between adjacent bones

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Skeletal Muscles
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The strength of a muscle is directly proportional to its cross sectional area
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Parallel, or nearly parallel (fan shaped) - muscle fibers run parallel or nearly parallel
to each other and to the length of the muscle; this gives the greatest degree of
movement

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Muscle names - muscles are named for the following:
a] shape or geometry
b] action
c] attachment(s)
d] location
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Role in motion - one muscle may have more than one role, depending on the motion
a] prime mover - a single (generally) muscle which is mostly responsible for a
particular action
b] antagonist - a muscle which produces the opposite action
c] synergist - a muscle which assists the prime mover; it assists in the desired
movement or prevents undesired movement
d] fixator - a muscle which stabilizes a joint so other muscles can act more
efficiently

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Central Nervous System - A collection of neurons and fiber tracts which collects, interprets,
relays and initiates response activity
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Peripheral Nervous System - conduits for information to and from tissues and organs of the
body and the central nervous system; may be sensory (afferent), motor (efferent), or both
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Spinal nerves - 31 pairs of nerves supplying those areas not supplied by cranial nerves
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Plexus - intermingling of nerve fibers from different areas or spinal levels
a] spinal nerve - a plexus of ventral primary rami from different levels
1] cervical - C1-C4
2] brachial - C5-T1
3] lu

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