Human Anatomy Introduction

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Human AnatomyIntroduction
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What is Anatomy?

• Study of the STRUCTURE of the Human Body
• Closely related to PHYSIOLOGY!
• Physiology is the study of the FUNCTION of the
  human body

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Divisions of Anatomy

• Gross Anatomy
• Structures that can be seen with the eye
• Muscles, bones, various organs

• Microscopic Anatomy
• Structures that cannot be seen with the eye
• Need to use a microscope
• Cytology study of cells
• Histology study of tissues

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What are you made of ?
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Ways to Study Anatomy

• Regional Anatomy study one region of the body
  at a time and learn everything about the region
• Systemic Anatomy study one body system at a
  time. This is the approach we will use in this
  course

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Anatomical Organization

• Cells
• Tissues
• Organs
• Organ Systems
• Organism

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Organ Systems

• 1. Integument
• 2. Skeletal
• 3. Muscular
• 4. Nervous
• 5. Endocrine
• 6. Cardiovascular
• 7. Lymphatic
• 8. Respiratory
• 9. Digestive
• 10. Urinary
• 11. Reproductive

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Four-footed body directions
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Planes and Sections

• Sagittal section divides the body into right
  and left sides
• Mid-sagittal section straight down the center
  of the body
• Frontal section divides the body into front and
  back sides
• Transverse (cross) section cut straight across
  the body

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Planes and Sections
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Body Cavities
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Body Cavities
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Body Quadrants

• Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)
• Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)
• Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)
• Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)

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