ORGANIZATION OF THE HUMAN BODY

• Two Main Portions - Appendicular and Axial
• Body Cavities - Axial Portion (fig 1.7)
• Dorsal cavity is divided into
• ______________
• _____________________
• Ventral cavity is divided into
• _____________________
• _________________
• _________________
• central area called the ____________
• __________________________
• separated by the _______________________
• Serous Membranes (fig 1.9)
• Membrane description
• Visceral membrane
• Parietal membrane
• Space between membranes contains serous fluid
• Location of Serous membranes
• Around the heart
• membrane on the surface of the heart is _________________
• membrane that lines cavity in which the heart is located ___
• space between the membranes is _________
• Around the lungs
• Membrane on the surface of the lungs _____________
• Membrane that lines cavity in which the lung is located ___
• Space between the membranes is __________
• Around the abdominal organs
• Membrane on the surface of the liver, stomach etc. ___
• Membrane that lines the abdominal cavity _________
• Space between the membranes is __________
• Retroperiotoneal
• Mesentary

ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGY

• Used to describe the relative position
• Anatomical Position -stand erect, face forward, palms forward
• Directional terms.
• Superior ; Inferior
• Cephalad ; Caudal
• Anterior; Posterior
• Ventral; Dorsal
• Medial; Lateral
• Ipsilateral: Contralateral
• Proximal; distal
• Superficial; Deep
• Body sections (fig 1.18, fig 1.19, fig 1.20)
• Sagittal cut
• Frontal cut
• Transverse cut
• Abdominopelvic regions (fig 1.21)
• Nine regions of division
• _____________________ _____________________ __________________
• _____________________ _____________________ __________________
• _____________________ _____________________ __________________
• Four regions of division (fig 1.22)
• __________________________ ____________________________
• __________________________ ____________________________
• Surface anatomy Terms (fig 1.23)
  • Anterior
  • Posterior

Helpful Activities to do after you finish reading this chapter

1. Ex 2 - Body Organization and Terminology
2. Hole's Online Learning Center - try Test Yourself
3. Crossword puzzle - Intro terminology
4. Directional Terms Games
5. Photos of Directional Terms
6. Practice Quizzes on many of the above terms