Human Form and Function

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Museum Assignment
How does the human upper limb com...,
What are the three trunks of the ...,
What muscle is responsible for ra...
27  cards
Studying Form
What is microscopic anatomy and w...,
What forms of anatomy are there a...,
What is abnormal anatomy and what...
10  cards
The Vertebral Column
What are the 6 functions of the v...,
What is the term used to describe...,
What is vertebral canal
9  cards
Anatomical Positions
Describe the following positional...,
Name the three planes of the body...,
What is located in the axial and ...
3  cards
Body Cavities
What is the thoracic cavity surro...,
The body is split into dorsal and...,
What does the thoracic cavity con...
11  cards
Ribs
What does the head of the rib art...,
What are costal cartilages,
What does the tubercle articulate...
7  cards
The Digestive System
What is the digestive system divi...,
What is the function of the diges...,
What are the accessory organs
10  cards
The GI Tract
What is the second layer of the t...,
What is the inner most layer of t...,
What is the third layer of the tract
5  cards
The Oral Cavity
What is the skin on the outside o...,
What muscle are the lip attached to,
What is the skin on the inside of...
30  cards
Pharynx
What is the lining of the orophar...,
What is the lining of the nasopha...,
What are the three sets of constr...
5  cards
Oesophagus
What is the lining of the oesophagus,
What is the oesophageal sphincter,
What are the muscle layers of the...
4  cards
Stomach
What are the 4 regions of the sto...,
What is the rugae,
What are the 4 layers of the stomach
10  cards
Peritoneum
What kind of peritoneum are there,
What is the peritoneum,
What lies in between the two laye...
14  cards
Small Intestine
What are the three subunits of th...,
How long is the small intestine,
Describe the duodenum
14  cards
Large intestine
What is the opening between the i...,
Where does the large intestine ex...,
What is the first part of the lar...
8  cards
Rectum and Anal Canal
Describe the mucosa of the rectum,
Where does the rectum extend from,
Describe the muscularis of the re...
5  cards
Sphincters
Name the sphincters and valves,
How do the sphincters and valves ...
2  cards
Nasal Cavity
What are sinuses,
What requirements are there of ai...,
What make air flow within the cav...
6  cards
Larynx
What are the laryngeal cartilages...,
What is the larynx,
What is the thyroid gland and wha...
4  cards
The tracheo-brachial tree
What is the tree made up of,
Where does the tree begin,
What is the carina
10  cards
The Lungs
Describe the right lung,
How does gas exchange take place,
Describe the left lung
7  cards
Diaphragm
From its underside what can you see,
What is the diaphragm made up of
2  cards
Breathing
What muscles are involved in the ...,
What is contextual breathing,
What are the forces present in re...
5  cards
Classifcation of Joints
What are the three types of funct...,
What two ways can joints be class...,
What are the three types of struc...
3  cards
Fiborous Joints
What are the three types of fibro...,
What is a fibrous joint,
What is a suture joint and where ...
14  cards
Cartilaginous Joints
Where are these joints usually found,
What is a cartilaginous joint,
What are the two types of cartila...
10  cards
Synovial Joints
What is the functional category o...,
What is a synovial joint,
What is the fibrous capsule of th...
24  cards
Sternum
What is the joint between the man...,
What are the three parts of the s...,
What is the joint between the bod...
7  cards
The Heart
Where can you hear the apex heart...,
In a transverse section or the th...,
What are auricles
3  cards
The Pericardium
Describe the parietal pericardium...,
What is the pericardium,
Describe the visceral layer of th...
4  cards
Valves of the Heart
What do the atrioventricular valv...,
What are the atrioventricular val...,
What are the semilunar valves
3  cards
Blood Supply
What are veins,
What are arteries,
How is the head and neck supplied
17  cards
The Salivary Glands
Describe the shape and position o...,
What are the three pairs of saliv...,
Describe the position of the paro...
17  cards
Liver
What is the round ligament of the...,
What is the falciform ligament of...,
Describe the lobes of the liver
14  cards
Gall Bladder
What are the three tunics of the ...,
How is the gall bladder attached ...,
What is the function of the gall ...
4  cards
Pancreas
What are the endocrine activities...,
What are the exocrine functions o...
2  cards
The Upper Limb
Why are bones of the upper limb l...,
What does prehension mean,
Why can the upper limb move more ...
4  cards
Movements of the Upper Limb
What is pronation and supination ...,
What does circumduction mean,
What is opposition of the thumb
3  cards
Pectoral Girdle
How is the clavicle attached to t...,
What is the clavicle,
What is the scapula
19  cards
Movements of the Pectoral Girdle
What is protraction and retraction,
What is elevation and depression,
What is lateral and medial rotation
5  cards
Movements of the Glenohumeral joint
0  cards
Lower Limb
What are the parts of the hip,
What is the socket for the hip jo...,
What is the notch above the ischium
11  cards
Muscles of the Lower Limb
What is the butt muscle made of,
Name the superficial gluteal muscles,
What movements does that gluteous...
6  cards
Standing
What happens to the iliofemoral l...
1  cards
Walking
What are the two phases of the ga...,
What are the stages of the gait c...,
What is involved in heel strike t...
11  cards
Movements of the Elbow
What is extension at the elbow ca...,
Which muscles are involved in fle...
2  cards
Contraction Types
What is isotonic contraction,
What is isometric contraction
2  cards
Muscle to Bone
What is enthesis
1  cards
Radioulnar Movements
What movements are involved in pr...,
What muscles are involved in supi...
2  cards

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