1	Anatomy Lecture Series INTRODUCTION TO THE STRUCTURAL UNITS
2	ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY Branches of Anatomy Gross Anatomy Microscopic Anatomy Cytology – Study of Cells. Histology – Study of tissues and organs. Developmental Anatomy Embryology – Study of formation of an organism form fertilized egg to birth. Comparative Anatomy – Study of humans in comparison to animal kingdom. Systematic Anatomy
3	ANATOMIC TERMINOLOGY Terms Referring to Location or Position and Direction Anterior or ventral – “Front”, “in front of.” Posterior or dorsal – “Back”, “in back of.” Cranial and caudal Cranial – “Skull or head end” Caudal - “Tail end” Superior and inferior Superior – “Upper” or “above another.” Inferior – “Lower” or “below another.”
4	ANATOMIC TERMINOLOGY Terms Referring to Location or Position and Direction Medial and lateral Medial – “Toward the midline” Lateral – “away” or “toward the side of the body.” Proximal and distal Proximal – “Toward the trunk of the body.” Distal – “Away from point of attachment.” Superficial or external Deep or internal
5	ANATOMIC TERMINOLOGY Terms Referring to Body Planes and Sections Sagittal plane – Divides the body into right and left parts. Mid-sagittal plane – Midline of the body. Coronal (frontal) plane – Vertical, front to back. Transverse plane – Horizontal, upper and lower.
6	ANATOMIC TERMINOLOGY Terms Referring to Cavities of the Body Dorsal cavity Cranial cavity Spinal cavity Thoracic cavity
7	ANATOMIC TERMINOLOGY Terms Referring to Cavities of the Body Abdominopelvic cavity Abdominal cavity Pelvic cavity
8	ANATOMIC TERMINOLOGY Terms Referring to Regions in the Abdominopelvic Cavity Upper or epigastric region Right hypochondriac region Left hypochondriac region
9	ANATOMIC TERMINOLOGY Terms Referring to Regions in the Abdominopelvic Cavity Middle or umbilical region Right lumbar region Left lumbar region
10	ANATOMIC TERMINOLOGY Terms Referring to Regions in the Abdominopelvic Cavity Lower or hypogastric region Right iliac region (inguinal) Left iliac region (inguinal)
11	ANATOMIC TERMINOLOGY Smaller Cavities Orbital cavity Nasal cavity Buccal cavity
12	LIFE FUNCTIONS Movement Ingestion Digestion Transport Respiration Synthesis Assimilation Growth Secretion Excretion Regulation Reproduction
13	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Early in human development, certain groups of cells become highly specialized for specific functions. Special cells grouped according to function, shape, size, and structure are called tissues.
14	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Tissues form larger structural units known as organs. Groups of organs that work together to perform a specific function are called an organ system.
15	BODY PROCESSES Metabolism Anabolism Catabolism Homeostasis