Anatomy & Physiology

The study of structure of body parts and their relationships to one another. 

• Anatomy is concrete.  Body structures can be seen, felt, and examined closely.... you don't need to imagine what they look like.

concerns the function of the body... how the body parts work and carry out their life-sustaining activities

• the study of large body structures visible to the naked eye
• eg. heart, lungs, kidneys

• Subdivisions:
• regional anatomy= all structures in particular region of body (muscles, bones, blood vessels, nerves, etc)
• systemic anatomy= body structure studied system by system (when studying cardiovascular system, you would examine heart and blood vessels of entire body)
• surface anatomy= the study of internal structures as they relate to the overlying skin surface

deals with structures too small to be seen with naked eye

• subdivisions:
• cytology = cells of body
• histology= study of tissues

broad term that includes all chemical reactions that occur within body cells

"state of change"

groin

armpit

chin

shoulder

arm

inner elbow

outer elbow

forearm

wrist

hand

bridge under thumb

hip

thigh

anterior knee

posterior knee

leg

calf

foot

heel

ankle

fingers and/or toes

bottom of foot

big toe area

ear

neck - anterior and posterior

back

shoulder blade

lower back

tail bone area

thin, double-layered membrane covering walls of the ventral body cavity (thoracic and abdominopelvic... anterior) and outer surfaces of organs

the part of the membrane lining the cavity walls

covering the organs in the cavity

thin layer of lubricating fluid separating the serous membranes