Structural organisation of the human body

Posterior or Dorsal

referring to the back side of the body or structure on the frontal plane

Anterior or Ventral

referring to the front side of the body or structure on the frontal plane

Sagittal or Median

referring to a plane that divides the body into left and right sections

Frontal or Coronal

referring to a plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior sections

Transverse or horizontal

referring to a plane that divides the body into upper and lower sections

Superior

higher in the anatomical position on the transverse plane

Inferior

lower in the anatomical position on the transverse plane

Medial

Closer to the body midline on the sagittal plane

Lateral

further from the body midline on the sagittal plane

Levels of organisation

chemical → cellular → tissue → organ → organ system → organism level

connective tissue

joins tissues together. solid or liquid. most common. five types of connective tissue

epithelial tissue

it covers and lines organs. doesn’t have a blood supply

muscle tissue

provides movement for body. skeletal, cardiac and smooth types of tissues

nervous tissue

delivers messages from one part of the body to another. neuron and glia