Human Body & Anatomy

Anatomy

the study of structures

Physiology

how structures function

pathology

study of disease

standard anatomical position

standing with arms at the sides and palms and head facing foward

anterior/vental

front/belly

posterior/dorsal

back side

superior

closer to to the top of the head

inferior

father away from the top of the head

medial

midline

lateral

away

proximal

closer connection

distal

father connection

superficial

closer to the surface

deep

father from the surface

Anatomical Regions

axial

head, neck, and trunk

abdominal

belly

axillary

armpit

cranial/cephalic

head

cervical

neck

facial

face

inguinal

groin

pelvic

lower trunk

thoracic

chest

umbilical

naval

appendicular

arms/legs

brachial

arms

carpal

wrist

cubital

elbow

femoral

thigh

palmar

palms of hands

patellar

knee

plantar

soles of feet

tarsal

ankle

sagittal plane

separates right from left

transverse/horizontal plane

separates top from bottom

frontal/coronal plane

separates front from back

Anatomical Cavities

dorsal cavity

cranial cavities/vertebral cavities

thoracic cavity

cranial/vertebral cavities

abdonminopelvic cavity

abdominal/pelvic

Supine

anterior surface facing up

Prone

anterior surface facing down

Epidemiology

a branch of medical science that deals with the scope, distribution and control of disease in a population

Treatment of the Diseases

palliative treatment

used at any age

palliative treatment

goal of this type of treatment is to make a patient more comfortable and improve his or her quality of life

curative treatment

treatment regimen designed to cure the patient of a disease

therapeutic treatment

treament used to restore a patient’s normal body function

preventive treatment

steps that can be taken to prevent disease from happening

Diagnosing disease

Diagnosis

determining a disease by taking a patient history, examining them, and using tests.

a differential diagnosis

more than one disease may be responsible for a patient's condition and involves a process of elimination