Chapter 1:
The human body--
An Orientation
Chapter 1: The human body ---- An Orientation
Anatomy
•Studies the structure of body parts and their relationships.
Physiology
•Study of how the body and its parts work or function.
Pathophysiology
•Study of functional changes associated with disease and aging.
Anatomy ----Levels of study
Gross or Macroscopic anatomy
•Larger structures
•Can be seen with the naked eye
Surface anatomy
•Exterior of the body to visualize the structures deeper inside
the body.
Anatomy ----Levels of study
Microscopic anatomy
•Structures cannot be seen with the naked eye
•Structures can only be viewed with a microscope
•Subdivisions include Cytology and
Histology
Anatomy ----Levels of study
Developmental anatomy
•Traces structural changes that occur in the body
throughout the life span.
•Embryology – concerns developmental changes that occur
before birth.
Anatomical Imaging
Anatomical Imaging
Anatomical position
• Person stands erect with feet together and eyes forward.
• Palms face anteriorly with thumbs pointed away from the
body.
• Right and left always refers to the sides belonging to the
person or specimen being viewed --- never to the viewer.
Language of Anatomy
•Positional terms
•Regional terms
•Directional terms
•Structural terms
Positional terms
• Prone position - anatomical position is placed face-down
Anatomical position
• supine position- anatomical position is placed face-up.
Anatomical position
• posterosuperior view -
combines the posterior
and superior.
Anatomical position
• Anterosuperior-
combines anterior and
superior.
Regional Terms
•Anterior body landmarks
Regional Terms
•Posterior body landmarks
Directional Terms
•Ventral (anterior)
toward or at the front of the body; in
front of
•Dorsal (posterior)
toward or at the backside
of the body; behind
Directional Terms
•Medial:
toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner
side of
•Lateral:
away from the midline of the body; on the outer
side of the body
•Intermediate:
between a more medial and a more lateral structure
Directional Terms
•Proximal:
close to the origin of the body part or point
of attachment to a limb to the body trunk
•Distal:
farther from the origin of a body part or the
point of attachment of a limb to the body
trunk
Directional Terms
•Superficial:
toward or at the body surface
•Deep:
away from the body surface; more internal
•Ipsilateral: on the same side
•Contralateral: opposite side
Directional Terms
Directional Terms
Body Planes
Body Planes
Body Planes
Body Planes
Body Planes
Body Planes
Medical Terminologies
Medical Terminologies
Body Cavities
•Dorsal body cavity
 Cranial cavity houses the brain
 Spinal cavity houses the spinal cord
•Ventral body cavity
 Thoracic cavity houses heart, lungs, and
others
 Abdominopelvic cavity houses digestive
system and most urinary system organs
Body Cavities (and organs found within them)
•Dorsal
Cranial cavity
- within the rigid skull,
contains the brain.
Spinal cavity
- which runs within the
bony vertebral column,
protects the spinal cord.
Body Cavities
Body Cavities (and organs found within them)
• Ventral
• Thoracic cavity
 Pleural cavity
 Mediastinum
 Pericardial cavity
• Abdominopelvic cavity
 Abdominal cavity
- stomach
- intestines
- liver, etc.
 Pelvic cavity
Body Cavities (and organs found within them)
Body Cavities (and organs found within them)
Ventral Body Cavity Membranes
•Called serous membranes or serosa
•Parietal serosa lines internal body walls
•Visceral serosa covers the internal organs
•Serous fluid separates the serosae
Heart Serosae/Membranes
Heart Serosae/Membranes
Abdominopelvic quadrants (and organs found in
each region)
•Right upper
•Right lower
•Left upper
•Left lower
Abdominopelvic Regions (and organs found in
each region)
•Right hypochondriac
•Epigastric
•Left hypochondriac
•Right lumbar
•Umbilical
•Left lumbar
•Right iliac (inguinal)
•Hypogastric
•Left iliac (inguinal)
Abdominopelvic Regions (and organs found in
each region)
Abdominopelvic Regions (and organs found in
each region)
Organ systems consist of
different organs that work
together closely.
Smooth muscle cell
Molecules
2 Cellular level
Cells are made
up of molecules.
Atoms
1 Chemical level
Atoms combine to
form molecules.
3 Tissue level
Tissues consist of
similar types of cells.
Smooth
muscle
tissue
Epithelial
tissue
Smooth
muscle
tissue
Connective
tissue
Blood
vessel
(organ)
4 Organ level
Organs are made up of
different types of tissues. 5 Organ system level
Cardio–
vascular
system
6 Organismal level
Human organisms are
made up of many organ
systems.
Blood
vessels
Heart
Levels of Structural Organization
Levels of Structural Organization
Levels of Structural Organization
Levels of Structural Organization
Levels of Structural Organization
Levels of Structural Organization
Levels of Structural Organization
QUIZ # 1
PREPARE FOR A QUIZ
QUIZ # 1
1. Studies the structure of body
parts and their relationships.
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2. Study of how the body and its
parts work or function.
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3. STUDY OF CELLS
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4. STUDY OF TISSUES
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5. Traces structural changes that occur in
the body throughout the life span.
QUIZ # 1
6. anatomical position is placed
face-down
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7. anatomical position is placed
face-up.
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8. Regional term for wrist
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9. Regional term for breast
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10. Regional term for groin.
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11. toward or at the front of the
body; in front of
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12. away from the midline of the body; on the
outer side of the body
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13-16. what are the body planes?
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13. Body cavity that houses the
brain
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14. Body cavity that houses the
heart, lungs and others.
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15. Serous membrane that covers
the internal organs
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16. separates the serosae
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17-20. what are the body planes?
ASSIGNMENT # 1
IDENTIFY THE 12 ORGAN SYSTEM, THEIR
MAJOR ORGANS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
Organ System Overview
Organ System Overview
•Integumentary
•Protects deeper organs
from injury due to bumps,
chemicals, bacteria, and
dehydration.
•Excretes salts and urea
•Helps regulate
body temperature
•Produces vitamin D
• Components
• Skin
• Nails
• Hair
• Cutaneous sense
organs and glands
Organ System Overview
•Skeletal
•Protects and supports
intern organs
•Provides levers for
muscular action
• Cavities provide a site of
blood cell formation
• Stores minerals
• Components
• Bones
• Cartilage
• Tendons
• Ligaments
Organ System Overview
•Muscular
•Produces movement
•Maintains posture
•Produces heat
Organ System Overview
•Nervous
•Fast-acting control system
•Responds to internal and
external change
•Activates muscles and glands
•Helps maintain short-term
homeostasis of the body via rapid
transmission of electrical signals
Organ System Overview
•Cardiovascular
•Transports materials in body via blood
pumped by heart
•Oxygen
•Carbon dioxide
•Nutrients
•Wastes
Organ System Overview
•Lymphatic
•Returns fluids to blood vessels
•Cleanses the blood
•Involved in immunity
Organ System Overview
•Respiratory
•Keeps blood supplied with oxygen
•Removes carbon dioxide
•Contributes to the acid- base balance
of the blood
Organ System Overview
•Digestive
•Breaks down food
•Allows for nutrient absorption into
blood
•Eliminates indigestible material as
feces
Organ System Overview
•Urinary
•Eliminates nitrogenous wastes
•Maintains acid-base balance
•Regulates water and electrolytes
Organ System Overview
•Reproductive
•Produces offspring
•Testes produce sperm and male
hormone
•Ovaries produce eggs and
female hormones
Necessary Life Functions
•Maintain boundaries
•Internal environment remains distinct from the external
environment
•Movement
•Locomotion
•Movement of substances
Necessary Life Functions
•Responsiveness or excitability
•Ability to sense changes and react
•Digestion
•Breakdown and absorption of nutrients
Necessary Life Functions
•Metabolism—chemical reactions within the body
•Break down complex molecules into smaller ones
•Build larger molecules from smaller ones
•Produces energy
•Regulated by hormones
•Excretion
•Eliminates waste from metabolic reactions
•Wastes may be removed in urine or feces
Necessary Life Functions
•Reproduction
•Occurs on cellular level or organismal level
•Produces future generation
•Growth
•Increases cell size and number of cells
Survival Needs
•Nutrients
•Chemicals for energy and cell building
•Includes carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, and
minerals
•Oxygen
•Required for chemical reactions
Survival Needs
•Water
•60 to 80 percent of body weight
•Most abundant chemical in the human body
•Provides for metabolic reaction
•Stable body temperature
•37°C (98°F)
•Atmospheric pressure
•Must be appropriate for gas exchange
Maintaining Homeostasis
•The body communicates
through neural and hormonal
control systems
Homeostasis
•Homeostasis—maintenance of relatively stable internal
conditions
•A dynamic state of equilibrium, or balance
•Necessary for normal body functioning and to sustain life
•Homeostatic imbalance
•A disturbance in homeostasis results in disease
Homeostasis
Homeostasis
Homeostasis
Homeostasis
Homeostasis
Homeostasis
Feedback Mechanism
•Negative feedback
•Includes most homeostatic control
mechanisms
•Shuts off the original stimulus, or reduces its
intensity
•Works like a household thermostat
Feedback Mechanism
•Positive feedback
•Increases the original stimulus to push the
variable farther
•In the body this only occurs in blood clotting
and during the birth of a baby
Homeostatic imbalance
•SEROSITIS – inflammation of the serous
membrane
3 TYPES:
•Pericarditis – inflammation of pericardium
(heart)
•Pleuritis – also pleurisy
- inflammation of pleura (lungs)
•Peritonitis – peritoneum
1. POSITIONAL TERM
2. REGIONAL TERMS
3. DIRECTIONAL TERMS
4. LEVELS OF STRUCTURAL
ORGANIZATION
5.ORGAN SYSTEM
6. HOMEOSTASIS
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Editor's Notes

  • #15 Palm = palmar Chest=pectoral Breast=mammary
  • #16 Back of the neck = nuchal Back of the hand = dorsum