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Anatomy
is the study of
morphology
(structure) of the human body
gross
are the parts of the body that we can
dissect
histology
is a
microscopic
organization
embryology
is the origin of the tissues
embryology -
endoderm
,
mesoderm
, and
ectoderm
systematic
means by
system
(nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, etc)
regional
means by are or regions (head, neck, thorax, and etc.)
surface anatomy
means features beneath the skin
anatomical imaging
means use of
x-rays
,
ultrasounds
,
MRI
, and
CT scan
integumentary system
encloses
internal body structures
and it is the site of many
sensory receptors
skeletal system
supports the
body
and enables
movement
muscular system
enables movement and helps
maintain body temperature
nervous sytem
detects and processes
sensory
information and activates
bodily
responses
endocrine system
secretes
hormones
and regulates bodily processes
cardiovascular system
delivers oxygen and nutrients to tissues and equalizes temperature in the body
lymphatic system
returns
fluid
to
blood
and defends agais
pathogens
respiratory system
removes
carbon dioxide
from the body and delivers
oxygen
to blood
digetive system
processes
food
for use by the body and removes
wastes
from
undigested
food
urinary system
controls
water balance
in the body and removes
wastes
from
blood
and
excretes
them
axial
- head, neck, and trunk
appendicular
: relating to a
limb
or
limbs
saggital
plane - divides bidy to
left
and
right
coronal plane
- divides the body into
front
and
back
transverse
plane - divides the body into
upper
and
lower halves
superior
and
inferioir
=
cephalad
and
caudad
dorsal
and
ventral
=
back
and
front
prone
means
lying face down
supine
means
lying face up
unilateral
pertaining to one side of the body
bilateral
pertaning to both sides of the body
pronation
means turning the arm or foot
downward
supination
means turning the arm or foot upward
biochemistry
is the study if
molecular
basis of life
biochemistry
is closesly related to
molecular biology
matter
is anything that occupies space and has a mass
mass
is the amount of
matter
in an object
weight
is the
gravitational force
acting on am object of a given
mass
neutrons
= no electrical charge
protons
= positive charge
electrons
= negative charge
DNA replication
,
transcription
, and
RNA processing
occurs in the nucleus
The primary organelle involved in autophagy is the
lysosome.
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