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Anatomy 10A Unit 1 list of terms/structures required for Practicum I
Metric prefixes: kilo, centi, milli, micro (and conversion between)
Metric units: meter, gram, liter, degree Celsius
Be able to convert between metric measures, and between English and metric
measures.
Body regions:
Know the anatomical position.
Know the body cavities and the general organs contained within them:
Dorsal
Cranial cavity
Vertebral/ spinal cavity
Ventral
Thoracic cavity
R pleural cavity
L pleural cavity
Mediastinum
Ventral, cont.
Abdominopelvic
Abdominal (Two ways to subdivide)
Quadrants: right upper, right lower, left upper, left lower
Nine regions:
R hypochondriac
L hypochondriac
Epigastric
R lumbar
L lumbar
Umbilical
R iliac/inguinal
L iliac/inguinal
Hypogastric
Pelvic
Anterior/ventral surface features:
Frontal
Orbital
Nasal
Oral
Mental
Cervical
Acromial
Axillary
Brachial
Antecubital
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Antebrachial
Carpal
Palmar
Thoracic
Sternal
Abdominal (see also subdivisions above)
Femoral
Patellar
Crural
Tarsal
Posterior/dorsal surface features: (unique to posterior or different from anterior view)
Occipital
Olecranal
Lumbar
Gluteal
Popliteal
Sural
Calcaneal
Plantar
Planes of dissection/orientation
Sagittal
Mid-saggital/median
Frontal/coronal
Transverse
Oblique
Directional/positional terms
Anterior
Posterior
Superficial
Deep
Dorsal
Ventral
Medial
Intermediate
Lateral
Parietal
Visceral
Proximal
Distal
Superior/Cranial
Inferior/Caudal
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Tissues (slides): 4 major classes/ categories of tissues + subtypes:
Be able to recognize the listed items for each tissue subtype:
Category I: epithelium:
Simple squamous epithelium
Type of tissue
Cell type
Parts of the cell: nucleus, plasma membrane, cytoplasm
Location
Simple cuboidal epithelium (cross-section)
Type of tissue
Cell type
Parts of the cell: nucleus, plasma membrane, cytoplasm
Location
Nonciliated Simple columnar epithelium (cross-section)
Type of tissue
Cell type: columnar cell, Goblet cell
Parts of the cell: nucleus, plasma membrane, cytoplasm, microvilli, mucus
Location
Pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
Type of tissue
Cell type: Columnar cell, Goblet cell
Parts of the cell: nucleus, plasma membrane, cytoplasm, cilia, mucus
Location
Transitional epithelium
Type of tissue
Parts of the cell: nucleus, plasma membrane, cytoplasm
Location
Stratified squamous epithelium (cross-section)
Type of tissue
Cell type (surface cells)
Parts of the cell: nucleus, plasma membrane, cytoplasm
Location
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Category II: connective tissue:
Areolar (loose) connective tissue
Type of tissue
Fibroblast
Collagenous fiber
Elastic fiber
Location
Adipose:
Type of tissue
Adipocyte and parts of: vacuole (stores fat), cell nucleus, plasma membrane
Location
Dense regular (fibrous) connective tissue
Type of tissue
Fibroblast
Collagenous fiber
Location
Blood:
Type of tissue
White blood cell
Red blood cell
Plasma (matrix)
Location
Hyaline cartilage:
Type of tissue
Chondrocyte and parts of: cytoplasm, nucleus
Lacuna
Matrix
Location
Elastic cartilage:
Type of tissue
Chondrocyte and parts of: cytoplasm, nucleus
Lacuna
Matrix (including elastic fibers)
Location
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Fibrocartilage:
Type of tissue
Chondrocyte and parts of: cytoplasm, nucleus
Lacuna
Matrix (including collagenous fibers)
Location
Bone:
Type of tissue
Osteocyte/lacuna
Central canal
Canaliculi
Lamellae
Location
Osteon
Category III: muscle:
Skeletal muscle:
Type of tissue
Cell nucleus, cell membrane, striations
Location
Cardiac muscle:
Type of tissue
Cell nucleus, striations, intercalated disc/disk
Location
Smooth muscle:
Type of tissue
Cell nucleus
Location
Category IV: nervous tissue:
Neuron:
Type of tissue
Cell nucleus, nucleolus, cytoplasm, processes (axon/dendrite)
Location
Glial nucleus
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