January 2024

 Cardiovascular system:  It is a transport system that carries blood and lymph to and from the tissuesof the body       Types of circulation –  Systemic circulation is the part of the cardiovascular system which carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body, and returns deoxygenated blood back to the heart. Left ventricle […]

 Terminology of joint Joint:articulation between two or more bones, whether there is movement between them or not. Structurally, joints are three types Fig 2.2 ·       Fibrous joint : two/ more than two bones are connected by fibrous tissue. ·       Cartilaginous (kaar·tuh·la·juh·nuhs)  joints : two / more than two bones are connected by cartilage (kaar·tuh·luhj). ·      

       Bones and muscles word root Word root Meaning Example brachi Arm Brachialis dorsa Back Thoracodorsal oste Bone Osteocyte pod, ped Foot Podocyte myo Muscle Myocyte Cost Rib Costochondral scapul Shoulder Subscapular carp Short bones of wrist Flexor carpi radialis Terminologyof bony parts •        Capitulum(kuh-pi-chuh-lum)small, round, articular head (e.g. the capitulum of the

Terminology of Movement  Flexion(flek-shan)refers to a movement that bends a joint ordecreases the angle between two bones.   Extension (uhk·sten·shn) refers to a movement that straightens a joint or increases theangle between two bones. But, the direction ofmovements varies   joint to joint. In the shoulder joint, forward movementis known as flexion, but in the knee

Anatomical Position and Plane To understand different medicalterminology of the body, students have to know some basic information aboutanatomical position, the planes of the body.  Anatomical position is astandard point of reference commonly used in human anatomy and physiology whendescribing certain anatomical terms and positions. Anatomical Points are: •   The erect positionof the body with the

         CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND EYE BALL Introduction to the nervous system, cranial cavity and orbit ·       Mention the parts of central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system(PNS), Composition of nervous tissue. ·       Neuron: Definition, draw and label parts & classification with example. ·       Neuroglia: definition, Name neuroglial cells of CNS

L Main arteries and veins of thoracic wall      Ascending aorta Arch of aorta Descending thoracic aorta Right and left subclavian arteries Internal thoracic artery Artery of thoracic wall   Main veins of thorax  Superior vena cava Right & left brachiocephalic vein Right and left subclavian veins Internal thoracic veins Veins of thoracic wall : Azygous

 Bell palsy vs facial palsy due to stroke   The two most common causes of acute facial paralysis are Bell’s palsy and ischemic stroke or upper motor type of facial paralysis.  Facial weakness can be caused by strokes in many different locations in the brain and brainstem. Strokes involving the brain typically cause central facial weakness