Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings Slides 1.21 – 1.30 Seventh Edition Elaine N. Marieb Chapter 1 The Human Body: An Orientation Lecture Slides in PowerPoint by Jerry L. Cook

The Language of Anatomy Slide 1.21 Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings Special terminology is used to prevent misunderstanding Exact terms are used for: Position Direction Regions Structures

Instructions for using directional terms Locate the structure named at the end of the sentence. (red) Locate the structure named earlier in the sentence. (green) What word describes the direction you must go in order to travel on the body from the red word to the green word? Select from the chart on p. 12. Put this word in the blank. (blue) Example: The forehead is superior to the nose. Also: 1. “Proximal” and “distal” are used only to refer to structures on the limbs. 2. “Intermediate” is used when the word “between” is in the sentence.

Orientation and Directional Terms Slide 1.22 Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings Table 1.1

Orientation and Directional Terms Slide 1.23 Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings Table 1.1 (cont)

Body Landmarks Slide 1.24 Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings Anterior Figure 1.5a

Body Landmarks Slide 1.25 Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings Posterior Figure 1.5b

Body Planes Slide 1.26 Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings Figure 1.6

What if…. You are a surgeon and planning to do open heart surgery…. you would need to make a ________________ cut into the chest cavity. You have a patient that has gangrene in the lower portion of their leg and you need to amputate….. You would make a ________________ cut through the leg. The abdominal muscles and muscles of the back are separated by the _______________ plane.

Body Cavities Slide 1.27 Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings Figure 1.7

1.Which cavity is the heart found in? 2.Which cavity contains the spinal cord? 3.Which cavity contains the ovaries? 4.Which cavity contains the stomach? 5.Which cavity contains the lungs? 6.Which cavity consists of the abdominopelvic and thoracic cavities?

Abdominopelvic Quadrants Slide 1.28 Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings Figure 1.8a

Abdominopelvic Regions Slide 1.29 Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings Figure 1.8b

Abdominopelvic Major Organs Slide 1.30 Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings Figure 1.8c