Chapter 1 The Human Body: An Orientation Flashcards
It is the study of internal structures as they relate to
the overlying skin surface.
Surface Anatomy
A Structures that cannot be seen with the naked eye •Structures can only be viewed with a microscope •Subdivisions include cytology and histology
Microscopic anatomy
It Studies the structure of body parts and their
relationships.
Anatomy
A Study of how the body and its parts work or
function
Physiology
Larger structures
•Can be seen with the naked eye
•Approached of study: Regional and
Systemic Anatomy
Gross or Macroscopic anatomy
Traces structural changes that occur in
the body throughout the life span.
Developmental anatomy
concerns developmental
changes that occur before birth.
Embryology
anatomical position is
placed face-up
supine position
anatomical position is placed face-down
prone position
Other term of cranial or cephalad ) toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above
Superior
Other term for caudal away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure the body; below
Inferior
toward or at the front of the body; in front of
Ventral (anterior)
toward or at the backside of the body; behind
Dorsal (posterior)
away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of the body
Lateral
between a more medial and a more lateral structure
Intermediate
