1. PowerPoint ® Lecture Slide Presentation by Patty Bostwick-Taylor, Florence-Darlington Technical College Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings PART C 1 The Human Body: An Orientation

2. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings The Language of Anatomy  Special terminology is used to prevent misunderstanding  Exact terms are used for  Position  Direction  Regions  Structures

3. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Directional Terms Table 1.1 (1 of 3)

4. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Directional Terms Table 1.1 (2 of 3)

5. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Directional Terms Table 1.1 (3 of 3)

6. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Body Planes and Sections  A sagittal section divides the body (or organ) into left and right parts  A median, or midsagittal, section divides the body (or organ) into equal left and right parts  A frontal section divides the body (or organ) into anterior and posterior parts  A transverse, or cross, section divides the body (or organ) into superior and inferior parts

7. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Body Planes and Sections Figure 1.6

8. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Figure 1.5a Regional Terms  Anterior body landmarks

9. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Dizzy Gillespe – Bugle player  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjZa7lyyGlw&feature=related

10. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Regional Terms  Posterior body landmarks Figure 1.5b

11. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Body Cavities  Dorsal body cavity  Cranial cavity houses the brain  Spinal cavity houses the spinal cord  Ventral body cavity  Thoracic cavity houses heart, lungs and others  Abdominopelvic cavity houses digestive system and most urinary system organs  Thoracic & Abdominopelvic are separated by the diaphragm

12. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Body Cavities Figure 1.7

13. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Abdominopelvic Quadrants Figure 1.8a

14. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Abdominopelvic Regions Figure 1.8b Chon = Cartilage

15. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benjamin Cummings Abdominopelvic Major Organs Figure 1.8c