Asher Coffman Introduction to the Human Body

What does ana mean

up

What does tome mean

cut or cutting

What is the definition of anatomy

scientific study of body structure and development

Who was Andreas Vesalius

father of anatomy, author of De Humani Corporis Fabrica

What is the nomina anatomica

A congress of anatomists that agreed on anatomical names

What is the definition of physiology

scientific study of the body’s biochemical processes

What are the levels of organization within the human body

organism, organ system, organs, tissues, cells

What is gross anatomy

large or general anatomy

What is surface anatomy

anatomy of surface structures

What does palpate mean

touch or feel

What is radiological anatomy

scans like x-rays or CAT scans

What is systemic anatomy

anatomy that studies organ systems and how they interact

What is histology

study of tissues

What is cytology

study of cells

What is embryology

study of embryos

What is teratology

study of birth defects

What is a zygote

a fertilized egg

What is comparative anatomy

Anatomy that compares human structures to structures of other species

What does patho mean

disease or abnormal

What is superior

toward the head

What is inferior

toward the feet

What is anterior

toward the front of the body

What is posterior

toward the back of the body

What is medial

toward the midline of the body

What is lateral

away from the midline of the body

What is proximal

nearer to the torso

What is distal

farther from the torso

What is superficial

closer to the surface

What is deep

deeper into the body

What is parietal

the walls of a cavity

What is visceral

the covering of an organ

What is supine

on back

What is prone

on belly

What is midsagittal section

divides body to right and left

what is the frontal or coronal section

divides body to anterior and posterior

what is the transverse section

divides body to superior and inferior halves

What is the dorsal body cavity

the cranial and vertebral cavities

What is the cranial cavity

the skull which houses the brain

What is the vertebral or spinal cavity

vertebral column and contains the spinal cord

What is the thoracic or pleural cavity

Chest cavity, which contains lungs and heart

What is the abdominal or peritoneum cavity

contains much of the digestive system like the stomach and intestines.

What is the pelvic cavity

contains urinary bladder and reproductive organs

What separates the thoracic and abdominal cavity

the diaphragm

What is the cephalic region

the head

What is the cervical region

the neck

What is the pectoral region

the chest muscle

What is the mammary region

the breast

What is the brachial region

the arm

What does ante mean

front

What is the cubital region

back of the elbow

What is the carpal region

the wrist

What is the inguinal region

the groin

What is the crural region

the leg

What is the patellar region

the anterior surface of the knee

What is the pedal

the foot

What is the occipital region

the base of the skull

What is the popliteal region

the hollow behind the knee

What is the calcaneal

the heel

abdomin/o

abdomen

acr/o

extremity

aden/o

gland

angi/o

vessel

arthr/o

joint

cardi/o

heart

Chondr/o

cartilage

cyst/o

bladder

cyt/o

cell

dent/o

teeth

dermat/o

skin

derm/o

skin

duoden/o

duodenum

gastr/o

stomach

hepat/o

liver

laryn/go

larynx

my/o

muscle

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

path/o

disease

pneumon/o

lung

rhin/o

nose

stomat/o

mouth

thorac/o

thorax/chest