Intro to HUMPHY

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sharp bladed instrument used to cut a specimen

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scalpel or knife

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cutting tools with two blades joined in the center such that the sharp edges of the blades slip into each other

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scissors

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used in separating tissues, exploring cavities, tracing blood vessels and pointing structures

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probes

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used to grasp small objects, to separate, point, and to pull on structures

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forceps

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useful in measuring organs and in many non-dissection lab activities

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ruler

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instrument used to examine objects that are too small to be seen by the naked eye

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microscope

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difference between anatomy and physiology

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anatomy - study of the structures and body parts
physiology - study on how these parts functions and relate to one another

function always reflects structure

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studies the structure of body parts and their relationships

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anatomy

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study of how the body and its parts work or function

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physiology

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anatomy: levels of study

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gross or macroscopic anatomy
surface anatomy
microscopic anatomy
developmental anatomy

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• large structures
• can be seen with the naked eye
• approach of study: regional and systemic anatomy

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gross or macroscopic anatomy

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studies all structures and their function in all regions
ex. abdomen, arm

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regional anatomy

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system by system

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systemic anatomy

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study of external structures as they relate to the overlying skin surface

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surface anatomy

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defined as the smallest, structural and functional unit of an organism, which is characteristically microscopic

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cell

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defined as the distinct types of material consisting of specialized cells and their products

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tissue

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traces structural changes that occur in the body throughout the life span

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developmental anatomy

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concerns developmental changes that occur before birth

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embryology

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language of anatomy terms are used for

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position
direction
region
structure

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anatomical position is placed face-up

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supine position

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anatomical position is placed face-down

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prone position

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combines the posterior and superior

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posterosuperior view

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combines the anterior and superior

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anterosuperior view

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toward the head end or upper part of a structure of the body; above

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superior (cranial or cephalad)

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away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure of the body; below

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inferior (caudal)

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toward or at the front of the body; in front

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anterior (ventral)

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toward or at the backside of the body; behind

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posterior (dorsal)

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body cavities

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dorsal and ventral body cavity

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away from the midline of the body; outer side of the body

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lateral

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BODY CAVITY??? - cranial houses the brain - spinal cavity houses the spinal cord

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dorsal body cavity

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between a more medial and a more lateral structure

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intermediate

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BODY CAVITY??? - thoracic cavity houses heart, lungs, and others - adbominopelvic cavity houses digestive system and most urinary system organs

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ventral body cavity

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close to the origin of the body part or point of attachment to a limb to the body trunk

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proximal

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houses the brain within the rigid skull, contains the brain

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cranial cavity

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farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

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distal

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toward or at the body surface of

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superficial

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houses the spinal cord

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spinal cavity

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away from the body surface; more internal

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deep

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runs within the bony vertebral column, protects the spinal cord

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vertebral cavity

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an imaginary line drawn through the body which separates it into sections

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body planes frontal (coronal) sagittal (longitudinal) transverse (horizontal, axial) median plane

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houses heart, lungs and others

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thoracic cavity

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runs vertically through the body and separates it into left and right parts

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sagittal plane

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houses digestive system and most urinary system organs

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abdominopelvic cavity

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runs parallel to the surface of the ground, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts

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transverse

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divisions of the spinal cord

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cervical thoracic lumbar sacrum

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runs vertically from left to right and divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

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frontal (coronal) plane

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organs in pleural cavity

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lungs

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organs in mediastinum

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esophagus, throat

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organs in pericardial

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heart

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called serous membranes or serosa

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ventral body cavity membrane

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lines internal walls

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parietal serosa

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covers the internal organs

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visceral serosa

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separates the serosae

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serous fluid

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abdominopelvic quadrants

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left upper left lower right upper right lower

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nine abdominopelvic regions

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1. right hypochondriac region 2. epigastric region 3. left hypochondriac region 4. right lumbar region 5. umbilical region 6. left lumbar region 7. right inguinal (iliac) region 8. hypogastric (pubic) region 9. left inguinal (iliac) region

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right hypochondriac region

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liver gallbladder

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epigastric region

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stomach

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left hypochondriac region

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diaphragm spleen

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right lumbar region

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ascending colon of large intestine

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umbilical region

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transcending colon of large intestine small intestine

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left lumbar region

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descending colon of large intestine

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right inguinal/iliac region

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cecum appendix

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hypogastric/pubic region

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bladder

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left inguinal/iliac region

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initial part of sigmoid colon

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other body cavities

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oral and digestive cavities nasal cavities orbital cavities middle ear cavities synovial cavities