Patrice-McCoy-Ch 2

 Better Late than Never- McCoy Chapter 2

Chapter 2 gets you ready to talk about the voice/larynx/body in an anatomically correct manner. First we have the anatomical views:

• anterior- view from the front
• posterior- view from the back
• Lateral- view from the side
• Superior- view from above
• inferior- view from below

Movement

• cranial- toward head
• caudal- away from head (toward tail)
• Medial- toward center of body
• lateral- away from center of body
• superficial- toward the surface
• deep- away from the surface

Cross-section planes

• sagittal section- cut through anterior/posterior (AP)
• coronal section- medial/lateral plane
• transverse/horizontal section- horizontal slice (like a guillotine

There was also an explanation of types of muscles and how they get their names. Types of muscles include cardiac, smooth, and skeletal. Some of these muscles are voluntary, others involuntary. Some we can consciously contract, others it is an unconscious effort to contract.

Names of muscles one of seven different types:

• Geometric names (based on shape)
• General form (how it looks)
• Location in the body (on location)
• Descriptive terms (how it lays)
• Number of heads (number of attachment points)
• Attachments (placement of attachments)
• Function (based on function)

This information is a baseline when talking and learning about atnatomy.