Introduction: What Do You Know About The Human Body?

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Introduction What Do You Know About The Human
Body?
The Human BodyWhat is it? How does it work?
Lets operate and find out!

• Chap 1 Orientation To The Human Body

Learning Objectives 1. Explain the significance
of homeostasis. 2. Describe the anatomical
position. 3. Use correct anatomical terms to
describe body directions, regions, and body
planes or sections.
Homework Read Chap 1(all) in your textbook.
Review and learn directional terms (pg 13) and
regional terms (pg. 14) that describe the human
body.
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Problem-Solving Scenario

• NOTE To Be Presented in Class

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Homeostasis, page 8

• The bodys ability to maintain a relatively _____
  _____ _______ despite outside conditions
• There are hundreds of systems and processes that
  the body attempts to maintain to stay at
  homeostasis including - body temperature -
  blood volume
• - heart rate - blood
  pressure
• - breathing - levels of
  oxygen
• in the
  blood

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Medical Science

• Our bodies are _______ to say the least.
  Medical science attempts to organize the body in
  such a way that we can _____ and __________ it.
• What do you know about your body?

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PREDICT

• As you study this figure, determine precisely
  where you would be injured if you pulled a muscle
  in your __________ region?

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PREDICT

• Where would you be injured if you cracked a bone
  in your __________ region?

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PREDICT

• What if you cut your ________ region?

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EXPLORING REGIONAL TERMS

• Regional terms, like the ones we just discussed,
  are used to designate specific body areas.
• Using your textbook as a reference (page 14),
  identify and learn the regions of the human body
  on the handout provided by the instructor.
• Estimated Time 10 12 minutes

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Regions of the Body

• The anatomical position is palms up (anterior
  view). And soles of feet slightly raised to show
  the plantar surface of the foot.

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Discussion

• What does dorsal refer to?

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Discussion

• What term do we use to refer to the stomach
  surface of an animal?

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Partner Activity Other Directional Terms
Instructions Using your textbook, Table 1.1
Orientation and Directional Terms page 13,
briefly describe the meaning of the term in your
notes. Do this with a partner.

• What do these terms refer to?
• Superior
• Inferior
• Medial
• Lateral
• Intermediate
• Proximal
• Distal
• Superficial
• Deep

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Planes of the Body, page 15
The body is often sectioned (cut) along a flat
surface called a _________.
Q - Which of these planes would separate the
womans arms?
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Wrap-up/ Review

• Complete the sentences using the terms
  superior, inferior, medial, lateral,
  intermediate, proximal, distal, superficial, or
  deep.
• The head is ________ to the abdomen.
• The knee is ________ to the thigh.
• 3) The heart is _____ to the skin.