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Anatomy is the study of internal and external body
What is the difference
structures and their physical relationships among other
between anatomy and
body parts. Physiology is the study of how living
physiology?
organisms perform their functions.

Define gross (macroscopic) The study of structural features of the body without the
anatomy. aid of a microscope; also called macroscopic anatomy.

Define microscopic Deals with structures that we cannot see without
anatomy. magnification.

Define histology. Study of tissues.

What is a sign? Give an Visible, objective evidence of the presence of a disease,
example. an example is a fever.

An abnormality of function as a result of disease;
What is a symptom? Give
subjective experience of patient, an example is
an example.
tiredness.

A system of advancing knowledge that begins by
What is the scientific proposing a hypothesis to answer a question, and then
method? testing that hypothesis with data collected through
observation and experimentation.

List the levels of chemical level → cellular level → tissue level → organ
organization from most level → organ system level → organism level
simple to most complex.

chemical level (atoms combine to form molecules) →
cellular level → tissue level (group of cells working
List what each
together to perform one or more specific functions) →
organizational level is
organ level (organs made of two or more tissues
comprised of (ie: Tissue:
working together to perform specific functions) →
comprised of similar cells
organ system level (a group of organs interacting for a
which work together)
particular function forms an organ system) → organism
level (an individual life form is an organism)

,1) What are Terminologia These three texts provide a common reference for
Anatomica (TA), terms by citing both Latin and English names.
Terminologia Histologica
(TH), and Terminologia
Embryologica (TE) , and
why are they important?

Describe the stance of a The hands are at the sides with the palms facing
body in the anatomical forward, and the feet are together.
position.

Integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine,
Name the 12 organ systems. cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary,
and male and female reproductive system.

Integumentary skin, hair, sweat glands, nails

Skeletal bones, cartilages, associated ligaments, bone marrow

Muscular skeletal muscles and associated tendons

Nervous brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, sense organs

pituitary gland, thyroid gland, pancreas, adrenal glands,
Endocrine
gonads, endocrine tissues in other systems

Cardiovascular heart, blood, blood vessels

Lymphatic spleen, thymus, lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, tonsils

nasal cavities, sinuses, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs,
Respiratory
alveoli

teeth, tongue, pharynx, esophagus, stomach,
Digestive
small/large intestine, live, gallbladder, pancreas

Urinary kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra

testes, epididymides, ductus deferentia, seminal
Male Reproductive
vesicles, prostate, penis, scrotum

ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, vagina, labia, clitoris,
Female Reproductive
mammary glands

acromial shoulder

antebrachial forearm

axillary armpit

brachial arm

, buccal cheek

calcaneal heel of foot

carpal wrist

cephalic head

cervical neck

cranial skull

femoral thigh

inguinal groin

ocular eye

olecranal back of elbow

otic ear

pedal foot

plantar sole of foot

popliteal back of knee

tarsal ankle

thoracic thorax/chest

More specific areas of the body that provide useful
What is an anatomical
reference for describing the location of aches, pains,
quadrant?
and injuries.

What is an anatomical Way to describe a general area.
region?

proximal toward the point of attachment of a limb to the trunk

distal away from the point of attachment of a limb to the trunk

medial toward the midline

lateral away from the midline

cranial (directional toward the head
reference)

caudal toward the tail

anterior the front

posterior the back

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