Unit 1, introduction to anatomy and physiology

Viscera

Organs in a body cavity

What viscera does the mediastinum lack?

lungs

Abdominal cavity viscera?

stomach; spleen; kidneys; pancreas; liver; gall bladder; small intestine; most of the large intestine

Pelvic cavity viscera?

terminal portion of large intestine (Sigmoid Colon), urinary bladder, internal reproductive organs

Thoracic cavity viscera?

lungs, heart, esophagis, trachea, and thymus

Smaller cavities in head?

oral, nasal, orbital, tympanic

Axial

Relating to head, neck, and trunk, the axis of the body

Appendicular

upper and lower limbs

Thoracic cavity membranes

pericardial membranes, pleural membranes

Abdominal cavity membrane

peritoneum

Difference between visceral and parietal

Visceral : inside, Parietal: outside

What type of membranes line all appendicular cavities?

Serous

Peritoneum membrane surrounds

Abdominal organs

Pleural membrane surrounds

lungs

Peritoneal membranes surround

Abdominopelvic organs

What does it mean to innervate?

to supply with nerves

ENDOCRINE system

parathyroid; pancreas; adrenal; pineal; thyroid; thymus; testes; pituitary; ovaries

INTEGUMENTARY system

skin; hair; nails; sweat glands; sebaceous glands

NERVOUS system

brain; spinal cord; nerves; sense organs

CARDIOVASCULAR system

heart; veins; capillaries; arteries

LYMPHATIC system

lymphatic vessels; lymph fluid; lymph nodes; thymus; spleen

DIGESTIVE system

mouth; tongue; teeth; salivary glands; pharynx; esophagus; stomach; liver; gallbladder; pancreas; small intestine; large intestine

RESPIRATORY system

nasal cavity; pharynx; larynx; trachea; bronchi; lungs

URINARY system

kidneys; ureters; urinary bladder; urethra

REPRODUCTIVE system (MALE)

scrotum; testes; epididymides; ductus deferentia; seminal cesicles; prostate glands; bulbourethral glands; urethra; penis

REPRODUCTIVE system (FEMALE)

ovaries; uterine tubes; uterus; vagina; clitoris; vulva

top 3 sections of ABDP sectioning

right hypochondriac region; epigastric region; left hypochrondriac region

middle 3 sections of ABDP sectioning

right lateral region; umbilical region; left lateral region

bottom 3 sections of ABDP sectioning

right inguinal region; pubic region; left inguinal region

3 cylindrical cut angles

cross section; oblique; longitudinal

progression from atom to organism

atom; molecule; macromolecule; cell; tissue; organ; organ system; organism

DORSAL cavities

cranial cavity; spinal cavity

VENTRAL cavities

thoracic cavity; abdominopelvic cavity

what separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity?

the diaphragm

sagittal plane

divides body into left and right

coronal/frontal plane

divides body into front and back

axial plane

divides body horizontally

radiology view (used in CT)

from foot to head

anatomy view

head to foot