10/25/2021

SITI AZILAH ATAN

1. Medical professions- In order to treat patient ailments quickly and efficiently,

medical practitioners need a clear understanding of the functioning of the human
body. Additionally, future medical advancements and pharmaceutical developments
rely on a strong understanding of all parts of the body.

2. Maintaining Personal Health- Understanding how the body works will enable
individuals to make healthy decisions for their own bodies and the bodies of their
loved ones.

3. Athletics/sports medicine/ coaching- all need a firm understanding on how the

body functions in order to prevent overtraining and ensure the highest level of
performance from an individual or team.
quick assessment and treatment of injuries, as well as promoting their prevention.

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Why is it important to know Anatomy

and Physiology?
• Understand how the body functions as an integrated whole
• Recognize changes from the norm
• basic to understanding musculoskeletal function and how
both structure and function are modified by exercise or
disease.

What is Anatomy?
• Anatomy studies the
structure of body parts
and their relationships to
one another
• An imaging scan like an X-ray
or ultrasound can show your
anatomy

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What is Physiology?
• Study of the body function Physiology is the study of how the
human body works.

It helps us understand what happens

in a healthy body in everyday life and
what goes wrong when someone
gets sick.

like urine and blood tests or

electrocardiograms (EKGs) -- to
reveal details about your body’s
physiology.

Homeostasis can be thought

of as an organism’s fight to
stay alive

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Subdivisions of human anatomy :

• Gross anatomy - refers • Developmental Anatomy

to large body structures • structural changes that
visible to naked eye i.e – occur in the body
heart, lungs, kidneys throughout the
lifespan.
• Microscopic anatomy:
refers to structures too
small to be seen with
the naked eye i.e cells

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External
cover of the
body ( skin)

movement

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MOVEMENTS
When muscles contract, they
contribute to gross and fine
movement. Walking , facial
expressions

Stability/posture/digestion/circulation
Voluntary and
involuntary

Cramp, muscle tear, strain

controls the various functions

of cells, tissues, and organs
through the secretion of
hormones

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Heart disease

Your lymphatic system, part

of immune system

They include protecting your

body from illness-causing
invaders, maintaining body
fluid levels
blood cancer
Lymphadenopathy

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ulcers, GERD

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coordinates its actions and sensory

information by transmitting signals to
and from different parts of its body.
The nervous system detects
environmental changes that impact
the body, then works in tandem with
the endocrine system to respond to
such events.

Regulation of
water
electrolytes
and acid base
balance in the
body

eliminate waste from the

body, regulate blood
volume and blood
pressure, control levels of
electrolytes and
metabolites, and regulate
Kidney stone, kidney disease, bladder cancer blood pH.

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Prostate cancer
Breast cancer
Ovarian cancer
Uterine cancer.
Testicular cancer

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