Subdivisions of Anatomy
The study of large body parts visible to the naked eye
What is Gross or Macroscopic Anatomy?
A Vertical Cut that Splits the Body into Anterior and Posterior Parts
What is the Frontal Sectional Plane?
The Humerus is _______ to the Radius
What is Proximal?
The Knee is _______ to the Thigh
What is Distal?
The body's visceral organs are split into cavities...
What are the Dorsal and Ventral Body Cavities?
Studying all the structure in a particular region of the body.
What is Regional Anatomy?
A horizontal cut that divides that splits the body into inferior and superior parts
What is A Transverse (cross-sectional) plane?
The heart is ______ to the Lungs
What is Medial?
The Trapezius muscle is _____ to the Pectoralis Major
What is Dorsal / Posterior?
This Body Cavity Contains the Spinal (vertebral) Cavity and the Cranial Cavity
What is the Dorsal Body Cavity?
Structure of the body is studied by the systems within it
What is Systemic Anatomy?
A vertical cut that splits the body into left and right sides
What is a sagittal sectional plane?
The Epidermis is ________ to the Intestines
What is Superficial?
The Lungs are _____ to the Ribs
What is Deep / Internal?
This Body Cavity Contains the Thoracic and Abdominopelvic Body Cavities?
What is the Ventral Body Cavity?
Studying very small structures that cannot be viewed with the naked eye. Structures viewed with the aid of a microscope.
What is Microscopic Anatomy?
Cuts on the midline so there are equal left and right parts
What is a Midsaggital plane?
The Arms are _____ to the Chest
What is Lateral?
The Naval is _____ to the Chin
What is Inferior?
This Cavity Houses the Lungs
What is the Pleural Cavity?
Tissues Viewed with the aid of a microscope.
What is Histology?
Cut not on the midline, so there are unequal left and right parts
What is a Parasagittal plane?
The Breastbone is ______ to the Spine
The collarbone is _____ between the Breastbone and the Shoulder
What is Intermediate?
Organs in this Body Cavity are surrounded by a membrane called SEROUS MEMBRANE.
What is the Ventral Body Cavity?