CHAPTER 4 Whole Body Terms
Structural Organization Cells Smallest, most numerous structural unit Tissues Groups of similar cells with specialized functions
Structural Organization Organs Tissues arranged together to perform a particular function Body systems Organization of different organs to perform bodily functions
Terms Relating to Cells Anaplasia Aplasia Dysplasia Hyperplasia Hypoplasia Neoplasia
Types of Tissues Connective Epithelial Muscle Nervous Skeletal Smooth or Visceral Cardiac Nervous
Body Planes Midsagittal Midline of the body Divides body into equal right and left portions Midline of the body Medial Lateral
Body Planes
Body Planes Frontal or coronal Divides body into front and back portions
Body Planes
Body Planes Transverse Cuts across body Superior (Cranial, Cephalic) Inferior (Caudal)
Body Planes
Body Regions Nine abdominal regions Identified from left to right Move from top to bottom One row at a time
Body Regions
Abdominal Quadrants Landmark = umbilicus (navel) Quadrants RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ McBurney’s point Monro’s point
Abdominal Quadrants
Body Cavities Ventral cavity Dorsal cavity Thoracic Abdominal Pelvic Cranial Spinal
Body Cavities
Divisions of the Back Cervical Vertebrae (C1 – C7) Thoracic Vertebrae (T1 – T12) Lumbar Vertebrae (L1 – L5) Sacrum Coccyx
Divisions of the Back
Directional Terms Superficial vs. Deep Anterior vs. Posterior Ventral vs. Dorsal Superior vs. Inferior Cranial vs. Caudal
Directional Terms
Directional Terms Medial vs. Lateral Distal vs. Proximal Supine vs. Prone Supination vs. Pronation Plantar vs. Dorsum
Directional Terms