Human Anatomy

Introduction
 What is Anatomy?
• Study of the STRUCTURE of the Human
Body
• Closely related to PHYSIOLOGY!
• Physiology is the study of the FUNCTION
of the human body
 Divisions of Anatomy
• Gross Anatomy • Microscopic Anatomy
• Structures that can be • Structures that cannot
seen with the eye be seen with the eye
• Muscles, bones, • Need to use a
various organs microscope
• Cytology = study of
cells
• Histology = study of
tissues
What are you made of ?
 Ways to Study Anatomy
• Regional Anatomy – study one region of
the body at a time and learn everything
about the region

• Systemic Anatomy – study one body

system at a time. This is the approach we
will use in this course
 Anatomical Organization
• Cells
• Tissues
• Organs
• Organ Systems
• Organism
 Organ Systems
• 1. Integument
• 2. Skeletal
• 3. Muscular
• 4. Nervous
• 5. Endocrine
• 6. Cardiovascular
• 7. Lymphatic
• 8. Respiratory
• 9. Digestive
• 10. Urinary
• 11. Reproductive
Four-footed body directions
 Planes and Sections
• Sagittal section – divides the body into
right and left sides
– Mid-sagittal section = straight down the center
of the body
• Frontal section – divides the body into
front and back sides
• Transverse (cross) section – cut straight
across the body
Planes and Sections
Body Cavities
Body Cavities
 Body Quadrants
• Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)
• Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)
• Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)
• Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)