Anatomy Trivia
What is the difference between Anatomy and Physiology?
Anatomy= structure
Physiology= Function
What elements did ancient medicine include?
Ancient medicine included elements of supersition (magic/religion)
What did he think would happen if there was an imbalance of the 4 humors?
That it would be the cause of disease
What is homeostasis?
maintenance of stable interval environment
What body cavity is surrounded by ribs and is divided by the pleural cavity and the mediastinum?
Thoracic Cavity
Who drew the 1st accurate drawings of the human anatomy?
Leonardo da Vinci
What did they think was the cause of illness?
evil spirits or spells
Who was known as the father of medicine?
Hippocrates
What is the name of the place that contains the set points?
Control Centers
What are the 2 portions that the body is divided in?
The Appendicular Skeleton and The Axial Skeleton
Who is known as the founder of modern-day anatomy?
Andreas Vesalius
What was the type of surgery that was performed in order to get rid of evil spirits?
Trephining
What were the 4 types of humors that he identified?
blood
phlegm
yellow bile
black bile
What provides response to muscles/glands
receptors
What does the Abdominal and Pelvic Cavity Store?
1) Digestive organs 2) Internal reproductive organs and bladder
what is the dissection of living animal or human?
vivisection
How long did a skull trephination take AND what percentage of them survived?
30-60 min and 65-70%
What group of people were inspired by the Greek Medicine?
The Romans
What causes the variable to change in the direction opposite the initial change. returns variable to ideal value
negative feedback
What is farther away from the midline (or to the side)
The Lateral Position
Until what time period was human dissections forbidden?
The Renaissance
What was the cause of death due trephination?
hemorrhage or infection
What did phlegm mean?
Water, cold/wet
What is positive feedback?
response to a change is increased departure from the normal condition.
What section divides the body into anterior and posterior sections
Coronal Sections