Landmarks
nasus
What is the nose?
integumentary, skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous, endocrine, lymphatic, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems
What are the organ systems?
"cutting open"
What is anatomy?
closed, fluid-filled spaces lined by a thin tissue layer called the serous membrane
position in which the body is lying face down
What is prone?
axilla
What is the armpit?
Provides support, protects tissues, stores minerals, forms blood cells
What is the skeletal system?
the study of function, deals with the way living organisms perform vital activities
What is physiology?
a flat muscular sheet that separates the abdomen from the chest
What is the diaphragm?
anatomical position in which the body is lying horizontally with the face and torso up
What is supine?
thoracis
What is the chest?
Provides movement, protection, support, and produces heat
What is the muscular system?
the study of the structural features of the human body without the aid of a microscope
What is gross anatomy?
contains two pleural cavities (each surrounding a lung), a pericardial cavity (surrounding the heart), and a large tissue mass, the mediastinum.
What is the thoracic cavity?
caudal
sural
What is the calf?
directs long term changes of activities in other organ systems, controls how hormones are released into the body
What is the endocrine system?
concerns structures that we cannot see without magnification
What is microscopic anatomy?
internal organs of thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
What is the viscera?
toward the interior of the body; farther from the surface
What is deep?
olecranon
What is the back of the elbow?
Protects against environmental hazards, helps control body temperature, provides sensory information
What is the integumentary system?
the study of tissues
central tissue mass that divides the thoracic cavity into two pleural cavities; includes the aorta and other great vessels, the esophagus, trachea, thymus, pericardial cavity and heart, host of nerves, small vessels, and lymphatics
What is the mediastinum?
provide a standardized language and frame of reference for describing the human body
What is anatomical terminology?