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Anatomy
The study of the structure or morphology of the body and how the body parts are organized.
Physiology
The study of the functions of body parts, what they do and how they do it.
Pathology
The study of the diseases of the body.
Basic reference systems of bodily organization
Directions, planes, cavities, and structural units.
Superior
Uppermost or above
Inferior (Caudal)
Lowermost or below.
Cephalad (Cranial)
Toward the head.
Anterior (Ventral)
Toward the front.
Lateral
Toward the side or away from the midline of the body.
Distal
Away from the point of attachment.
Midsagittal Plane
Vertically divides the body through the midline into two equal portions or halves.
Sagittal Plane
Any plane parallel to the midsagittal or median plane vertically diving the body into unequal right and left portions.
Horizontal (Transverse) Plane
Any plane dividing the body into superior and inferior portions.
Body has two major cavities.
Dorsal Cavity and the ventral cavity.
Viscera
The organs of any cavity.
Dorsal cavity
Contains organs of the nervous system that coordinate the body’s functions. Cranial cavity and the Spinal cavity.
Cranial Cavity
Contains the brain.
Spinal cavity
Contains the spinal cord.
Ventral cavity
Contains organs that are involved in maintaining homeostasis. Thoracic cavity and Abdominopelvic cavity.
Diaphragm
The muscle that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity.
parietal
Refers to the walls of a cavity.
Visceral
Refers to the covering on an organ.
catobolism
energy releasing process that breaks down large molecules.
anabolism
energy requiring process that builds larger molecules