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Ch. 1 Introduction
Ch. 1 Introduction
1 Warm-Up
1. How is anatomy different from physiology?
• Appendicular: limbs
attached to axis
The body can be cut (sectioned) along flat
surfaces called planes
• Sagittal plane: divides into right/left
▫ Median or midsagittal (exactly down middle)
▫ Parasaggital
• Frontal/coronal plane: divides into
anterior/posterior
• Transverse/horizontal plane: divides into
superior/inferior
• Oblique: diagonal cuts between horizontal &
vertical
Which plane is shown below?
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: lines ventral
body cavity & outer
surfaces of organs
▫ Parietal serosa – lines
cavity wall
▫ Visceral serosa – folds
in; covers organs in
cavity
• Serous fluid: lubricates
space between
membranes
Abdominopelvic Quadrants
Abdominopelvic Regions