Practicum # 1 Study Guide
Organization, Terminology, Microscopy and Histology
Dr. Francis
Organization and Terminology
Body Cavities (models)
Dorsal
Cranial
Vertebral
Ventral
Thoracic
Mediastinum
Abdominal
Pelvic
Other
Oral/buccal
Nasal
Body Regions
Epigastric
Hypochondriac R&L
Lumbar R&L
Umbilical
Hypogastric
Inguinal/iliac R&L
Directional Terms (on both biped and quadruped) opposite pair listed
Dorsal - Ventral
Superior - Inferior
Anterior - Posterior
Caudal - Cranial
Proximal - Distal
Lateral - Medial
Central - Peripheral
Parietal - Visceral
Supine - Prone
Palmar/volar- dorsal
Plantar - dorsal
Planes
Median/Midsagittal
Sagittal/parasaggital
Coronal/frontal
Longitudinal
Horzontal/cross/transverse
Oblique
Definitions of cell, tissue, organ, organ system
Functional Systems
Integumentary
Skeletal
Muscular
Digestive
Respiratory
Circulatory/cardiovascular
Nervous
Endocrine
Urinary
Reproductive
Microscopy
Parts of the microscope
Base
Arm
Stage
Stage clip
Light source/illuminator
Fine and Coarse focus
Diaphragm
Aperture
Condenser lens
Objective lens
Occular lens/eyepiece
Revolving nosepiece
Magnification
Function of objective x occular magnifications
Visible cell structures e.g. membrane, nucleus, basement membrane, cilia, etc.
Adult Tissue Groups
Epithelia
Connective
Muscle
Nervous
Epithelia
Simple columnar, cuboidal, or squamous
Stratified columnar, cuboidal or squamous
Pseudostratified, or simple ciliated columnar
Goblet cells
Connective Tissues
CT Proper
Areolar/loose
Adipose
Dense regular
Elastic CT
Cartilage
Hyaline
Elastic
Fibrous
Bone
Blood
Red
White
Granulocyte
Neutrophil
Eosinophil
Basophil
Agranulocyte
Monocyte
Lymphocyte
Platelets
Matrix
Muscle
Smooth vs. Striated
Skeletal vs. Cardiac
Histology of skeletal muscle
Nervous
Neuron histology
Neuroglia
Principal cell types in each tissue (See lecture material)
Function of particular cells in a tissue (See lecture material)
Organizational features of each tissue, eg.: fibers, holes, matrix, nodes, etc.
General function of the tissue (See lecture material)
Likelihood of finding a given tissue in a particular organ or location of tissue (See lecture material)
Mitosis stages
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Skin (slides and models)
Layers
Epidermis
Dermis
Hypodermis
Accessory organs & functions
Hair follicle
Parts
Glands & products
Sudoriferous
Sebaceous
Arrector pili