M1: INTRO TO HUMAN BODY Flashcards
EARLIEST study of the human body
GROSS ANATOMY
the study of PARTICULAR AREAS of the body
REGIONAL ANATOMY
study of ORGAN SYSTEMS
SYSTEMIC ANATOMY
responsible for the MAINTENANCE OF THE SPECIES
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
CLEANSES and RETURNS TISSUE FLUID to the cardiovascular system and assists the body in PROTECTING itself from FOREIGN ORGANISMS
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM (IMMUNE SYSTEM)
rids BODY WASTES PRODUCTS
URINARY SYSTEM
PROTECTIVE COVERING OF THE BODY
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
allowing us to INTERACT and INTERPRET our surroundings
NERVOUS SYSTEM
responsible for PROVIDING NUTRITION TO THE TISSUES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
MOVES the body
MUSCULAR SYSTEM
produce HORMONES
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
takes OXYGEN to the body and releases CO2
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
one primarily of TRANSPORT
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
provides FRAMEWORK & mechanism for protection of the body
SKELETAL SYSTEM
11 ORGAN SYSTEMS
RUN MRS. LIDEC
when operating on a patient, the cut should always be on
the patient’s left side
the position where the body is UPRIGHT, facing forward, arms and legs straight, palms facing forward, feet flat on the ground, and eyes open
ANATOMICAL POSITION
regions closer to the MOUTH (digestive)
PROXIMAL
regions closer to the ANUS (digestive)
DISTAL
BODY WALL
PARIETAL
areas closer to the INTERNAL ORGANS
VISCERAL
visceral layer of the heart
VISCERAL PERICARDIUM
parietal layer of the heart
PARIETAL PERICARDIUM