HB 1 ( Terminology of Anatomy)

• Anatomy is typically used to refer to gross or macroscopic anatomy, the study of structure of the body that can be seen without using a microscope.
• Anatomy forms the basis for the practice of medicine.
• Gross anatomy can be studied following either a regional or a systemic approach.
• Regional approach in gross anatomy involves studying each region of the body separately and all aspects of that region are studied at the same time.
• Systemic approach in gross anatomy involves studying each system of the body and following it throughout the entire body.
• Subdisciplines of anatomy include gross anatomy, histology, embryology, neuroanatomy, and clinical anatomy.
• Condyles are knucklelike processes used for bone marking.
• Rounded elevation is a type of bone marking that involves a protrusion, such as a pubic tubercle or external occipital protuberance.
• Notches are depressions used for bone marking.
• The iliac crest of the hip bone is another area used for bone marking.
• Clinical anatomy is the study of human anatomy as it relates to clinical practice.
• Tubercles are protuberances used for bone marking.
• The medial and lateral supracondylar ridges of the humerus are also used for bone marking.
• Facets are small flat areas used for articulation.
• Canals are canals used for bone marking.
• Epicondyles are prominences situated just above condyles used for bone marking.
• Grooves or sulci are grooves used for bone marking.
• Fissures are notches used for bone marking.
• Fissures are openings used for bone marking.
• The head of the humerus and the head of the femur are areas used for bone marking.
• Trochanters are areas used for bone marking.
• Meatuses are meatuses used for opening ( in penis ).
• Unlike a basic anatomy and physiology course designed to teach general anatomical knowledge, clinical anatomy focuses on specific structures and issues that people may encounter in a clinical setting.
• Surface anatomy is the study of the surface projection of deeper structure and is a method of studying living anatomy or anatomy in action.
• Anatomical terminology is used to describe the body clearly and to indicate the position of its parts and organs relative to each other.
• All anatomical descriptions are expressed in relation to the anatomical position to ensure that descriptions are not ambiguous.
• Any muscle that opposes the action of the prime mover is an antagonist.
• Skeletal muscle contracts and shortens by one third to one half its resting length.
• All movements are the result of the coordinated action of many muscles.
• Rotation is the turning or revolving of a part of the body around its long axis.
• Supination is the forearm from the pronated position so that the palm of the hand comes to face anteriorly.
• Muscles whose fibers run obliquely to the line of pull are referred to as pennate muscles.
• Depression is the movement of a part inferiorly.
• The tendon of a muscle is the fibrous non-contractile and cord-like part of a muscle.
• Skeletal muscle has two or more attachments.
• Eversion is the opposite movement of the foot so that the sole faces in a lateral direction.
• Anatomical position is standing erect, head, eyes, and toes directed forward, heels & toes together, upper limbs hanging by the sides with the palms facing anteriorly.
• A raphe is an interdigitation of the tendinous ends of fibers of flat muscles.
• The ends of a muscle are attached to bones, cartilage, or ligaments by cords of fibrous tissue called tendons.
• The insertion of a muscle is the end of a muscle which moves during its contraction.