Chapter 1: The human body: an orientation Flashcards
what is anatomy?
- The study of a structure and shape of body
- Gross anatomy
- Large structures
what is microscopic anatomy?
Structures that cannot be seen to the naked eye
ex. Skin cell
what is physiology?
How the body and its parts function
what is the order of importance in a structural organization?
- Chemical level
- Cellular level
- Tissue level
- Organ level
- Organ system level
- Organism level
what is chemical level?
when atoms form to combine molecule
what is cellular level?
cells that are made up of molecules
what is tissue level?
smooth muscle tissue lines up your digestive tract
what is organ level?
consists of different organs that work together
what is organ system level?
Circulate blood for the body
Superior
up/ higher
Inferior
below/ lower
lateral
out
Proximal
closer to you
Distal
further to you
Anterior
near the front
posterior
facing down/ near the back
sagittal
side
medial
middle
frontal
coronal (any vertical plane that divides the body into ventral and dorsal sections)
transvers
cut someone across their waist and look down
dorsal body cavity
brain/spinal cord
ventral body cavity
thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic cavity
hypo
lower/below
hyper
higher/ above
