1. Lecture 1
Introduction

3. Introduction
Human anatomy is the morphological study of human body including gross anatomy, histology and embryology
Physiology is the study of function of these structures.
Anatomy is divided into:
Gross anatomy or macroscopic anatomy: is the study of structure that can be seen with the naked eye
Microscopic anatomy: is the study of structures by the microscope including tissue or cells

4. Anatomical position
 standard position of the body used when describing body parts and their relation to each other:
standing erect,
facing forward,
feet together
arms at the side
palms facing forward

6. Body positions Standing Sitting Squatting Kneeling Lying Lithotomy
Lateral recumbent

9. Planes of the body The main planes and their subplanes are :
Sagittal: Plane that runs down through the body, dividing the body into left and right portions. Subsections of the sagittal plane include:
Midsagittal runs through the median plane and divides along the line of symmetry
Parasagittal is parallel to midline but does not divide into equal left and right portions.

10. Planes of the body
Coronal (frontal): Plane that runs perpendicular to the sagittal plane and divides the body into anterior and posterior (front and back) portions.
Transverse: Horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions; also called cross-section.