VOCABULARY
Any anormality of structure or function. Ex. Diabetes, Hypertension, Anemia.
Disorder
It refers to the study of the body's structures and their relationships. It is focused on what the body is made of.
Anatomy
Head, neck, trunk, upper-limbs, lower limbs.
Imaginary flat surfaces that are used to divide the body or organs to visualize their interior.
Body Planes
Name the definition of "Body Cavities"
Spaces in the body that help protect, separate and support internal organs.
More specific term for an illness characterized by a recognizable set of signs and Symptoms. Ex. Flu, Cancer.
Disease
It refers to the study of the functions of body parts/structures and how they work together to stablish te balance in the body. It is focused on how the body operates
Physiology
It protects the brain and the face...
Skull
It's a plane that is exact middle.
Midsagittal plane
The ventral cavity is divided into the...
thoracic, abdominal and pelvic cavities.
Subjective changes in body functions that are not apparent to the observer /headache, nausea, anxiety)
Symptoms
It's a body position that considers the individual standing upright, facing the observer, with the head held erect, the eyes looking straight ahead, the palms of the hands facing forward, and the toes parallel to each other.
Anatomical Position
It supports head , attaches it to the trunk.
Neck
It's a plane that divides body organ into anterior and posterior parts.
Frontal Coronal Plane
Is a cavity that is formed by the ribs, the chest muscles, the sternum, and the thoracic portion of the vertebral column.
Thoracic Cavity
Science and skill of distinguishing one disorder or disease from another. It is represented by "Dx"
Diagnosis
Daniel came into the doctor’s office looking faint (like he was lose conscience), a little yellow in his skin and eyes and presented with a fever of 38.5. The doctor thinks he might have something, he uses all these clues to try and point it out. These are all classified as:
Signs of disease
It is formed by chest , abdomen , and pelvis.
Trunk
Name the definition of Transverse (horizontal) plane:
Divides body into superior and inferior parts.
The full name of your professor and their degree is...
Luis Jorge Maldonado Rincón
Chemical engineering
Temperature , pulse, respiratory rate, blood pressure, lab tests.
Vital Signs
The human body can be divided into several major regions that can be identified externally, those regions are called...
Regional Names
It is attached to the trunk , buttock , thigh (buttock to knee), leg(knee to ankle), ankle and foot
Lower Limbs
Those are words that describe the position of one body part relative to another, and they are used to locate various body structures.
Directional Terms
The current age of your professor is...
26