A&P chp 1 and 2

patholgy is the study of

disease

Anatomy. is the study of

body structure and organization.

standard anatomical position

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

Anterior or ventral means

•front” or “belly side.”

Posterior or dorsal means

•back side”.

Superior is closer to the top of the head and is used for

•the axial region only.

Inferior is farther away from the top of the head and is.

used for the axial region only

sagittal view of the head

side view of the head

Medial is toward the

•midline of the body.

Lateral is away from

the midline of the body

proximal

is closer to the connectio of the body and is used for the appendicular only

Distal is

is farther from the connection to the body and is used for the appendicular region only.

Chest and Abdominals organs

Liver, Lung, Heart, stomach and diaphragm

Superficial is

Deep is

farther from the surface

layers of the skin

Epidermis, Dermis, Hypodermis (substaneous tissue)

Anatomical Regions

Head, Neck and trunk

Abdominal is what part of body

Belly

Axillary is. what part of body

the armpit

Cephalic or cranial is what part of the body

the head

Cervical is what part of the body

the neck

Facial is

Face

Inguinal is what part of. the body

teh groin

Pelvic is

the lower trunk

Thoracic is what part of the body

the chest

Umbilical is

the navel

endicular region includes what part of the body

arms and legs

Brachial is what part of the body

the arm

Carpal is what part of the body

the wrist

Cubital is what part of the body

the elbow

Femoral is what part of the body

Thigh

Palmar is what part of the. body

palms of the hands

Patellar is what part of the body

the knee

Plantar is what part of. the body

•soles of the feet.

Tarsal is what part of the body

the ankle

Anatommical Regions (anterior view)

Axillary , Branchial, cubital , carpal, cephalic, facial, cervical, thoracic, abdomminal , umbilical, pelvic, inquinal, femmoral, patellar, tarsal, plantar

Abdominal Quadrants of the Abdomen

Right upper quadrant, lft upper quadrant, right lowest quadrant, and left lower quadrant

Nine Regions of the Abdomen

Right hypochondriac region, Right lumbar region, right inguinal region ,Epigastric region, Umbilical region, hypogastric region, Left Hypochondriac, left lumbar region, left inguinal region

sagittal plane separates

Right from Left

Midsagittal is when the plane is

exactly down the  midline of the body

transverse or horizontal plane separates

top from bottom (cross section).

frontal or coronal plane separates

 anterior from posterior (front from back).

Anatomical Positions are

Supine is anterior s Surface facing up,

Prone

prone is anterior surface facing down

Anatomical Cavities 1

Cranial cavitity