Before you travel to another part of the world, you should learn a few phrases in the local language and pick up more while you are there or you won’t understand anything! Nataka bia, tafadali Choo kiko wapi? Sasa? Simama! Hatari! In A&P, you have to learn new terminology before you can understand any concepts! Hakuna shida

Latin (and Greek and English and... ) Basis of scientific terminology Terms made up of “word parts” PrefixRootSuffix som(e)chromoal melaneuin aptsynicpre body color about black true stuff jointogetherbeforeabout Semper ubi sub ubi

Why is this Language so Important to Learn? What are they saying?

Communication I’m not sure what’s wrong? I have a boo-boo under my welly- wutton in my tummy. Doctor, he said the pain is inferior to his umbilicus in the lower quadrant of his abdomen. Wow, I said all that?

The Language of Anatomy is Broken Down Into Categories 1.Body Direction 2.Body Sections 3.Body Terms Remember, In A&P, you have to learn new terminology before you can understand any concepts!

The Meaning of the Parts… 1.Body Direction– Giving body direction relative to a body position. (example-The head is superior to the feet.) 2.Body Section—A slice or cut through the body. 3. Body Terms– Giving names to the parts.

Directions for Today’s Activity 1.Write down all of the definitions given to you by your teacher. 2.Copy the anatomical words into the boxes you have created by folding your paper. 3.Cut out the boxes with the anatomical words by using scissors. 4.Use these cut-outs as labels. 5.Begin labeling yourself by adhering the word labels to the appropriate body parts by using tape.