CHAPTER 1 ANATOMY BASICS



CHAPTER 1 ANATOMY BASICS

Here’s some terms and definitions you need to get started in Anatomy:

Organ Systems see pg 6-7 know the basic function of each system; and the main organs

Integumentary

Skeletal

Muscular

Nervous

Endocrine

Cardiovascular

Lymphatic ; Immune

Respiratory

Digestive

Urinary

Reproductive

Regional Anatomical Terms see pg 14

also: parietal temporal

pectoral iliac

Body Areas – Internal

cardiac heart

pulmonary lung

cutaneous skin

gastric stomach

hepatic liver

renal kidney

abdominal abdomen

Terms of Direction:

superior toward the head

inferior toward the feet

cephalic toward the head

caudal toward the tail

anterior toward the front

posterior toward the back

ventral toward the front

dorsal toward the back

internal inside

external outside

superficial close to surface

deep away from surface

proximal closer to attachment

distal farther from attachment

medial toward the midline

lateral away from the midline

parietal near the wall

visceral near the organs

main body cavities see pg 17

dorsal cavity

cranial cavity contains the brain

vertebral cavity contains the spinal cord

ventral cavity

thoracic cavity

pleural cavity contains the lung

pericardial cavity contains the heart

abdominal cavity contains digestive organs

pelvic cavity contains urinary bladder and reproductive organs

views to study body parts

frontal (coronal) cut divides front and back

sagittal cut divides right and left

transverse cut divides upper and lower

Cross section across width of organ

Longitudinal across length of organ

abdominal regions see pg 18-19

4 abdominal quadrants

9 abdominal regions

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