Ch 1 Anatomy
Slides in this set (22)
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- Anatomy: The field of study that describes the locations, appearances, and relationships of body parts.
- Physiology: The discipline explaining the mechanisms that operate body activities
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- Toward the head end or upper or upper part of the body
- Example: The head is superior to the neck
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- Away from the head end or toward the lower part of the body
- Example: The neck is inferior to the head
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- Toward the front or the belly side
- Example: The eyes are on the anterior side of the head
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- Toward the back
- Example: The vertebral column (backbone) extends down the posterior side of the body
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- Toward the midline, which is an imaginary line that extends vertically down the middle of the front outside surface of the body
- Example: The nose is medial to the ears
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- Away from the midline
- Example: The ears are lateral to the nose
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- Toward the surface of the body
- Example: The location of the of the skin is superficial to the muscles
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- Inward from the surface of the body
- Example: The heart lies deep to the rip cage
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- Toward a structure's origin or the point of attachment to the trunk
- Example: The upper arm is proximal to the wrist
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- Away from a structure's origin or point of attachment to the trunk
- Example: The Knee is distal to the thigh
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- Cells
- Tissues
- Organ
- Organ Systems
- Organisms
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- Face and Cranium
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- Anterior neck
- Posterior neck
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- Thorax
- Abdomen
- Pelvis
- Back
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- Shoulder
- Axilla (armpit)
- Brachium (upper arm)
- Elbow
- Antebrachium (Forearm)
- Carpus (Wrist)
- Manus (Hand)
- Palm
- Digits
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- Gluteus (Buttock)
- Femorus (Thigh)
- Knee
- Crus (Leg)
- Tarsus (Ankle)
- Pes (Foot)
- Sole
- Digits
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- DOrsal Cavity: Cranial Cavity & Vertebral Cavity
- Ventral Cavity: Thoracic Cavity & Abdominopelvic Cavity
- Thoracic Cavity: Pleural Cavity & Pericardial Cavity
- Abdominopelvic: Abdominal Cavity & Pelvic Cavity
