Anatomy Quiz 1

Anatomy

study of the structure of the body

Two types of anatomy are

gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy

Gross anatomy

the structures that can be visualized without a microscope

Microscopic anatomy

the structures that require a microscope to be seen

Physiology

the study of the functions of the body

Two types of physiology

Cell physiology and systemic physiology

Cell physiology

what happens in the cell

Systemic physiology

how the organ systems function

Pathology

study of disease

Dorsal directional term

upper surface or back

Ventral directional term

undersurface

Cranial directional term

towards the head

Caudal directional term

towards the tail

Proximal directional term

when referring to a limb, artery, or nerve, closer to the body of point or origin

Distal directional term

when referring to a limb, artery, or nerve, furtehr from the body or point of origin

Superficial directional term

structure is situated near the surface of the body

Deep directional term

structure is situated deeper in the body

Three planes

Transverse plane, frontal plane, median plane

Transverse plane

divides body into cranial and caudal

Frontal plane

divides body into dorsal and ventral

Median plane

divides body into right and left halves

Median plane relation terms

Medial and lateral

Medial directional term

nearer to median plane

Lateral directional term

further from the median plane

Terminology definition

Terms of direction, position, and movement are used to describe the position of organs in relation to one another