Human Anatomy Exam #1 Notes (OSU)

I am taking Human Anatomy this spring 2009 semester at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater with Dr. Mary Towner.  These flashcards are comprised of information taken directly from in-class notes for preparation of Exam #1.

179 cards   |   Total Attempts: 184
  

Cards In This Set

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What does the word "Anatomy" mean?
"Ana" = up "tome" (tomy) = cutting (cutting up)
Aristotle (early influence helped shape the language of Anatomy)
One of the earliest to write about Anatomy: "Of the Parts of Animals" -argued complex structures are built from smaller variety of simple components
Claudius Galen (early influence helped shape the language of Anatomy)
-wrote textbook worshipped by Euro Med Profs - physician, treated gladiators wounds - dissected animals causing incorrect deductions of human anatomy
Pericardium
Two layer membrane that surrounds the heart. "peri" = around "cardia" = heart
Temporal Area
Timing (when one begins to gray, it typically starts at the temporal region; hence "timing")
Pituitary
Pituita = mucous (at the time, vessels in the brain are what what they thought released mucous to the nose)
Loop of Henle
Nephron in the kidney
Islets of Langerhans
Cluster of cells in pancreas
Eponyms
Terms named after a person
Terminogia Anatomica
A code of standard anatomical terms developed by an international committee of anatomists; provides worldwide standard for naming human structures
Methods of Anatomical Study
Inspection, Palpation, Auscultation, Percussion, Dissection, Exploratory Surgery, Medical Imaging
Inspection
Simply look at body's appearance on surface
Palpation
Feeling with hands (touching)
Auscultation
Listening to the inside
Percussion
Taps