Lesson 1

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Derived from a greek word “Anatome”

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Anatomy

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Meaning to cut up

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Anatome

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The study of anatomy includes many sub specialties:

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Gross anatomy, microscopic anatomy, and embryology

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studies body structure without microscope.

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Gross anatomy

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studies functional relationships of organs within a system

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Systemic Anatomy

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studies body part regionally.

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Regional anatomy

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Regional Anatomy:

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Skull
Thorax
Abdomen
Upper limb (Arm)
Head and Neck

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requires the use of microscope to study tissues that form the various organs of the body

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Microscopic Anatomy (Histology)

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Is the branch of anatomy that covers the structural changes that cells, tissues, organs and the human body undergo from fertilization to adulthood.

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Developmental Anatomy

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The study of how an embryo develops into a fetus ad eventually a baby.

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Embryology Anatomy

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It is a branch of biology that includes the study of fertilization, gamete development, and the prenatal development of embryos and fetuses.

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Embryology Anatomy

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derived from a Greek word for study of nature.

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Physiology

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It is the study of how the body and its part work or function.

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Physiology

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studied together to give students a full appreciation and understanding of human body.

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Anatomy and Physiology

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When structure and function are coordinated the body achieves a relative stability of its internal environment called _______________staying the same.

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Homeostasis

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Is maintained by adaptive mechanisms ranging from control centre in the brain to chemical substances called hormones that are secreted by various organs directly into the blood streams.

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Homeostasis

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At its simplest level, the body is composed of atoms. The most common elements in living organism are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen phosphorus and sulfur.

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Atoms, molecules and compounds

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The smallest independent units of life. All life depends on the many chemical activities of______

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Cell

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Its basic functions are growth, metabolism, irritability and reproduction.

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Cell

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made up of many similar cells that perform a specific function.

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Tissue

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The various tissues of the body are divided in to four groups. These are:

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Epithelial, connective, nervous, and muscle tissue

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Found in the outer layer of skin, lining of organs, blood and lymph vessels and body cavities.

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Epithelial tissue

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Connects and supports most part of the body. They constitute most part of skin, bone and tendons.

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Connective tissue

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Produces movement through its ability to contract. This constitutes skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscles.

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Muscle tissue

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Found in the brain, spinal cord and nerves. It responds to various types of stimuli and transmits nerve impulses.

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Nerve tissue

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Is an integrated collection of two or more kinds of tissue that works together to perform specific function.

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Organ

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Is a group of organs that work together to perform major function.

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System

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The various organs of the body form the entire organism.

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Organism Level

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The language of anatomy will probably be unfamiliar to you at first.

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Anatomical Terminologies

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universally accepted as the starting points for positional references to the body. Here position of the subject is standing erect and facing the observer, the feet are together, and the arms are hanging at the sides with the palms facing forward.

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Anatomical Position

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are used when anatomists describe the location of the body part.

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Standardized terms of reference

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means the location of one part of the body is always described in relation to another part of the body.

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Relative

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the part of the body near the axis of the body. This includes head, neck, thorax (chest), abdomen, and pelvis.

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Axial body part

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the part of the body out of the axis line. This includes the upper and lower extremities.

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Appendicular body part

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imaginary surfaces or planes lines that divide the body in to sections. This helps for further identification of specific areas.

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Body planes

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divides the body into right and left half.

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Saggital plane

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divides body into equal left and right halves.

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Mid saggital plane

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divides body into unequal left and right

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Para sagittal plane

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divides the body into asymmetrical antererior and posterior sections.

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Frontal plane

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divides the body into upper and lower body section.

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Transverse plane

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divides the body obliquely into upper and lower section.

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Oblique plane

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house the internal organs, which commonly referred to as the viscera.

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Cavities of the body

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The cavities of the body house the internal organs, which commonly referred to as the

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Viscera

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constitutes the thoracic cavity and the abdomino-pelvic body cavity

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Ventral body cavity

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houses lung and heart. It is protected by the rib cage & associated musculature and the sternum anteriorly.

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Thoracic Cavity

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It consists of the right and left pleural cavities and mediastinum (the portion of tissues and organs that separates the left and right lung).

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Thoracic cavity

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extends from the diaphragm inferior to the floor of the pelvis. It is divided into superior abdominal and inferior pelvic cavity by imaginary line passing at upper pelvis.

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Abdomino-pelvic cavity

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contains the stomach, intestine, liver, spleen and gallbladder.

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Abdominal cavity

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contains urinary bladder, rectum, and portions of the reproductive organs.

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Pelvic cavity

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it constitutes the cephalic cavity containing brain and the vertebral canal containing the spinal cord.

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Dorsal body cavity

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Lying on back, upward

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Supine

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Lying on front, face downward

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Prone