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HCT A&P1

Holden 2007 A&P Chapter 1

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Anatomy Shape & Structure of organism's body and their relationships
Physiology Function of body part, coordination to complete living organism
Anatomy short pieces
Physiology short how it works
Gross Anatomy large and easily seen structures
Morphology Study of shape
Cytology Cells
Histology Tissues and organs
Developmental anatomy growth & development through lifetime
Embryology formation of an organism
Comparative anatomy Differences in the animal kingdom
Systematic anatomy study of body systems
Dermatology Integumentary system
Endocrinology endocrine or hormone system
Neurology nervous system
Anatomical position standing erect, face forward, arms at side, palms forward
Anterior or ventral front or in front of
Posterior or dorsal back or in back of (dorsal fin)
Cranial skull end of body
Caudal inferior end of body
Superior upper or above another
Inferior lower or below another
Medial toward the midline
Lateral away from midline or toward the side of the body
Proximal toward the point of attachment of the body
Distal away from the point of attachment to the body
Superficial or external on or near the surface
Deep or internal refers to body cavities
Planes imaginary dividing lines
Sections cut through the body in the direction of a certain plain
Sagittal plane divides the body into right and left parts
Coronal plane vertical cut at right angles to sagittal plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions
Transverse or cross section horizontal cut dividing the body into upper and lower parts
Dorsal cavity contains brain (cranial cavity) and spine (spinal cavity)
Vertral cavity divided into 2 parts by diaphragm
Thorasic cavity mediseinum, peridicardial & pleural cavities
Mediastinum central between lungs, from sternum to vertebrae of back
Pericardial cavity heart
Pleural cavities lungs
Abdominopelvic abdominal and pelvic cavitys
Regions splits abdominopelvic cavity into 9 regions
Epigastric region below sternum
Right & left hypochondriac regions below the ribs
Umbillical region around the navel
Right & left lumbar regions extend from anterior to posterior
Hypogastric region pubic region
Left & right illiac regions left and right inguinal (groin) areas
Orbital Cavity eyes, eyeball muscles, optic nerves, lacriminal ducts
Nasal cavity nose
Oral or buccal cavity teeth and tongue
Life functions highly organized and related activites which allow living organisms to live, grow and maintain themselves i.e. movement, ingestion, digestion, transport, respiration, synthesis
Tissues groups of highly specialized cells for specific functions
Organs larger structural units formed from tissues
Organ system goups of organs working together to perform a specific funciton, respritory system, repro, etc.
Metabolism activities of cells that result in growth, repair, energy release, use of food and secretions
Anabolism building of complex materials from simpler ones
Catabolism breaking down and changing of comples substances to simpler ones
Homeostasis Balance
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