BIOLOGY 260

• Human anatomy


  Study of the structure of the human body
• Characteristics of living things


  Growth

  excretion

  responsiveness

  metabolism(anabolism and catabolism)

  reproduction

  cellular composition(eukaryotes and prokaryotes)

  movement
• structural levels of the organization of the human body


  atomic

  cellular

  tissue

  organ

  organ system

  organism
• types of anatomy


  gross anatomy

  systematic anatomy

  surface anatomy

  microscopic anatomy

  regional anatomy
• planes of sections


  sagittal section(left and right)/ mid-sagittal(equal rights and equal lefts)

  transverse section(horizontally)

  frontal section(anterior and posterior)
• cavity


  any space within the body
• The anterior body cavity


  The thoracic cavity(chest)

  The abdominopelvic cavity
• The posterior cavity


  the cranial cavity

  the vertebrae cavity
• serous membranes


  produce the serous fluid which helps in lubrication and prevents friction
• medical imaging


  mri

  ct

  x-ray

  eeg
• human physiology


  study of the functions of the body
• anatomical position


  legs apart, arms wide apart and facing front
• Directional terms


  anterior(facing the front)

  posterior(facing the back)

  lateral(further from the middle of the body)

  medial(closer to the midline point)

  superficial(closer to the surface of the body)

  deep(further from the surface of the body)

  proximal(closer to the point of origin)

  distal(further from the point of origin)
• Abdominal


  Abdomen
• cervical


  neck
• gluteal


  buttocks
• lnguinal


  groin
• lumbar


  lower back
• palmar


  palm
• pelvic


  pelvis
• pubic


  pubis
• sacral


  sacram
• sternal


  sternum
• thoracic


  chest
• vertebral


  spinal column
• buccal


  Cheek
• cephalic


  Head
• cranial


  skull
• frontal


  forehead
• mental


  chin
• nasal


  nose
• occipital


  back of the head
• ocular


  eyes
• oral

  mouth
• otic


  ear
• acromial


  point of the shoulder
• antebrachial


  forearm
• antecubital


  front of the elbow
• axillary


  armpits
• brachial


  arm