Themes in Anatomy & Anatomical Directions & Force, heat, electricity and radiation Flashcards
Anatomy
Structure of body parts and their relation to one another.
Physiology
Study of function of the body’s structural machinery often at a cellular or microscopic level
Pathophysiology
Study of structural and functional change in tissues and organs that lead to diseases
6 levels of structural organisation
- Chemicals (Atoms, molecules)
- Cells
- Tissues
- Organs
- Organ Systems
- Organisms
11 organ systems
- Digestive
- Muscular
- Urinary
- Nervous
- Lymphatic
- Skeletal
- Circulatory
- reproductive
- Respiratory
- Endocrine system
- Intergumentary
Anatomical Variation
Variation in position, number or structure of particular organs or body parts (aka horse shoe shaped kidney)
Homeostasis
Organisms ability to keep equilibrium in response to changes in internal or external environment by positive/ negative feedback.
Three basic components of Homeostasis
- Receptors that senses and responds to stimuli
- Control centre
- Effector
Negative feedback loop
- Human thermoregulation
Positive feedback loop
- Child birth/going into labour
Prone
Lying facing down
Supine
Lying facing up
Superior/cranial
Towards the head
Inferior/caudal
Further from the head
Posterior/dorsal
towards the back of the body
Anterior/ventral
towards the front of the body
Medial
Closer to the mid line
Lateral
Away from the midline
Force
Force = mass X acceleration
Unit is Newtons (N)
Pressure and example of purpose in health care
Pressure = Force/area
- Blood pressure
Heat and purpose in health care
Boiling, hot ovens and Autoclaves to kill bacteria
Electricity and purpose in health care
Pacemaker wires
Radiation and purpose in heath care
X-rays and gamma rays
Upper Abdominopelvic Regions
- Right hypochondriac region
- Epigastric region
- Left hypochondriac region