PowerPoint ® Lecture Slide Presentation by Patty Bostwick-Taylor, Florence-Darlington Technical College Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings PART C 1 The Human Body: An Orientation

Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Learning Target and Bell Ringer 8/21  Learning Target: I can label regional terms on a human model  Bell Ringer:

Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings The Language of Anatomy  Special terminology is used to prevent misunderstanding  Exact terms are used for  Position  Direction  Regions  Structures

Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Figure 1.5a Regional Terms  Anterior body landmarks

Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Regional Terms  Posterior body landmarks Figure 1.5b

Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Directional Terms 1. Superior- Above Inferior- Below 2. Ventral- Toward the Front Dorsal- Toward the Back 3. Medial – Toward the Midline Lateral- Away from the Midline 4. Proximal- Close to the origin of the body Distal- Away from the origin of the body 5. Superficial- Toward the body surface Deep- Away from the body surface

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Body Planes and Sections  A sagittal section divides the body (or organ) into left and right parts  A median, or midsagittal, section divides the body (or organ) into equal left and right parts

Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Body Planes and Sections  A frontal section divides the body (or organ) into anterior and posterior parts  A transverse, or cross, section divides the body (or organ) into superior and inferior parts Figure 1.6

Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Body Cavities  Dorsal body cavity  Cranial cavity houses the brain  Spinal cavity houses the spinal cord  Ventral body cavity  Thoracic cavity houses heart, lungs and others  Abdominopelvic cavity houses digestive system and most urinary system organs

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Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Abdominopelvic Quadrants Figure 1.8a

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Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Abdominopelvic Major Organs Figure 1.8c