Body Organization and Anatomical Nomenclature

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Body Organization and Anatomical Nomenclature

• Atlas A

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Atlas ABody Organization

• Table A.1.
• Be prepared to identify directional terms and
  planes next class period.

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Atlas ABody Organization

• Table A.2
• Be prepared to identify cavities and membranes
  next class period.

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Atlas ABody Organization
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Atlas ABody Organization

• Abdominal Quadrants and Regions
• Be prepared to identify names of body quadrants
  and regions next class period.
• Give an example of an internal structure that at
  least partly occupies each quadrant and region.

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Atlas ABody Organization

• Body Structures and Regions
• Be able to identify structures listed in the
  Atlas A study guide. Apply the terms to your own
  body and to models available in the laboratory.

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Test Yourself

• The urinary bladder is found in the _________
  cavity.
• The _____________ is commonly known as the
  forearm.
• The ___________ is found in the cranial cavity.
• A frontal plane passing through your head would
  separate your _________ from your ________.
• A midsagittal section of the face would divide
  what single structures into two mirror-image
  halves?
• The ______________ is lateral to the eye.
• The ______________ is proximal to the elbow.
• The ______________ is inferior to the sternum.

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Test Yourself

• Okay, everyonestand up and assume the anatomical
  position.
• The greater omentum is an example of infolding of
  the peritoneum it is an example of a ___________
  mesentery.
• The pleural cavities are lined by membranes
  called _______.
• A structure located between muscle of the body
  wall and a peritoneal membrane is said to be
  ____________.
• The __________ is a large organ found mostly in
  the epigastric region.
• The __________ is a structure of the digestive
  tract found in the lower right quadrant.
• The __________ is an excretory structure found in
  the hypogastric region.

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Test YourselfName the organ and system.
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Answers

• Abdominal
• Antebrachium
• Brain
• Face/back of head
• Nose or mouth
• Ear
• Shoulder, etc.
• Navel, etc.
• Erect, palms and toes forward
• Ventral

• Pleurae
• Retroperitoneal
• Liver
• Appendix or ascending colon
• Urinary bladder
• Thyroid/endocrine
• Gall bladder/digestive
• Ascending colon/digestive
• Spleen/lymphatic
• Pancreas/digestive
• Uterus/reproductive