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The Human Body: An Orientation

This document provides an overview of human anatomy and physiology. It discusses the levels of structural organization in the body from chemical to organism. The complementarity of structure and function is explained, with examples of how structure dictates a body part's functions. It also outlines the organ systems in the body, necessary life functions, survival needs, and homeostasis. Key anatomical terms are defined. [END SUMMARY]

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The Human Body: An Orientation

This document provides an overview of human anatomy and physiology. It discusses the levels of structural organization in the body from chemical to organism. The complementarity of structure and function is explained, with examples of how structure dictates a body part's functions. It also outlines the organ systems in the body, necessary life functions, survival needs, and homeostasis. Key anatomical terms are defined. [END SUMMARY]

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The Human Body: An Orientation

Chapter 1
Objectives:
• Explain how structure complements function
• Name the levels of structural organization
• List the functions necessary for life
• List the survival needs of the body
• Define homeostasis and explain its significance
• Use correct anatomical terms to describe the
body
• Anatomy: studies the structure of body parts
and their relationship to one another

• Physiology: the function of the body parts

• Complementarity of Structure & Function


▫ What a structure can do depends on its specific
form
▫ “Structure dictates function”
Subdivisions of Anatomy
• Gross or Macroscopic
▫ parts visible to naked eye
▫ eg. regional, surface, systemic
• Microscopic
▫ Cytology: study of cells
▫ Histology: study of tissues
• Developmental
eg. embryology – study changes that occur before
birth
Physiology
• Focuses on events at cellular or molecular level
• Chemical & physical principles
Levels of Structural Organization
• chemical  cellular  tissue  organ  organ
system  organism
Overview of Organ Systems
Overview of Organ Systems
Overview of Organ Systems
Overview of Organ Systems
Overview of Organ Systems
Overview of Organ Systems
Necessary Life Functions for Humans
1. Maintaining boundaries (inside vs. outside)
2. Movement (internal & external)
3. Responsiveness: sense changes and respond
4. Digestion: break down foods for absorption
5. Metabolism: all chemical reactions in body
6. Excretion: remove wastes
7. Reproduction: cell division, whole organism
8. Growth: increase in size/part
Survival Needs
• Nutrients
• Oxygen
• Water
• Normal Body Temperature (98.6F or 37C)
• Atmospheric Pressure
Homeostasis
• Maintain relatively stable internal conditions
• Receptor (input)  control center  effector
(response)
• Negative (-) feedback: reduces effect of stimulus
▫ Eg. body temp, breathing rate, blood sugar levels
• Positive (+) feedback: increases response
▫ Eg. labor contractions, blood clotting
• Diseases = homeostatic imbalance
Anatomical Position
• Body erect, feet slightly apart, palm face
forward, thumbs pointing out
Terms you need to know:
• Superior (cranial) • Axial
• Inferior (caudal) • Appendicular
• Ventral (anterior) • Saggital plane
• Dorsal (posterior) ▫ Midsaggital/median
• Medial ▫ Parasaggital
• Lateral • Frontal (coronal)
• Intermediate plane
• Proximal • Transverse
• Distal (horizontal) plane
• Superficial (external) • Oblique section
• Deep (internal)
Directional Terms
Directional Terms
Directional Terms
Regional Terms

• Axial: main part of body


= head, neck, & trunk

• Appendicular: limbs
attached to axis
The body can be cut (sectioned) along flat
surfaces called planes
• Sagittal plane:
plane divides into right/left
▫ Median or midsagittal (exactly down middle)
▫ Parasaggital
• Frontal/coronal plane:
plane divides into
anterior/posterior
• Transverse/horizontal plane:
plane divides into
superior/inferior
• Oblique:
Oblique diagonal cuts between horizontal &
vertical
Which plane is shown below?

kidneys brain thigh

heart
chest
(lungs + heart) head
Body Cavities
• Dorsal body cavity:
▫ Cranial cavity
▫ Vertebral/spinal cavity
• Ventral body cavity
▫ Thoracic
 lungs, heart, trachea,
esophagus
▫ Abdominopelvic
 digestive, reproductive,
urinary
Membranes
Serosa:
Serosa lines ventral
body cavity & outer
surfaces of organs
▫ Parietal serosa – lines
cavity wall
▫ Visceral serosa – folds
in; covers organs in
cavity
• Serous fluid:
fluid lubricates
space between
membranes
Abdominopelvic Quadrants
Abdominopelvic Regions

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