Anatomy Chapter 1

toward the front of the body, in front of

toward the backside of the body; behind

toward the midline(spine) of the body; on the inner side of.

away from the midline of the body; on the out side of

between a more medial and a more lateral structure

close to the origin of the body or the point of attatrchment of alimb to the body trunk (used when talking about appendages)

farther from the origin of the body or the point of attachment between a limb and the body trunk.

toward the body surface

away from the body surface; more internal

anterior body trunk inferior to the limbs

armpit

cheek

wrist

neck

hip

leg

thigh

area overlying the pelvis anteriorly

ankle region

breat bone area

head

curve of the shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle

area between the hips

shoulder blade region on the back

the calf

• maintain boundaries
• movement (way to manipulate the outside environment
• responsiveness or irritablity (respond to stimuli)
• digestion
• metabolism (anabolic building up and catabolic breaking down)
• growth
• reproduce
• excretion

• oxygen
• water
• nutrients
• temperature
• atmospheric pressure

• carbs
• lipids (fats)
• proteins
• Nucleic acids

ability to maintain ideal living conditions

bodys response to a stimuli

• receptor--sensor that responds to stimuli
• control center--determines which variable to be maintained in the body according the the changes by stimuli
• effector--output for the stimulus

<---- ----> opposite of stimuli

----> ----> towards the stimuli