OVERVIEW OF THE HUMAN

ANATOMY
Rey J. Millena, MD,
MCHM,FPCAM
Legal Medicine
College of Law - UNC

Objectives:
1. Explain the importance of
understanding the relationship
between anatomical structure and its
function.
2. Describe six levels of organization of
the body, and give the major
characteristics of each level.
3. List 11 organ systems and give the
major function of each.

Six Structural Levels

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Chemical Level
Cell Level
Tissue level
Organ level
Organ system level
Organism level

1. Chemical level

2. Cell level

3. Tissue level

4. Organ level

5. Organ system level

6. Organism level

Organs of the Body

The 11 Organ Systems of

the Body
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Integumentary System
Skeletal System
Muscular System
Lymphatic System
Respiratory System
Digestive System
Nervous System

The 11 Organ System of the

Body
8. Endocrine System
9. Cardiovascular System
10. Urinary System
11. Male & Female Reproductive
system

1. Integumentary System

2. Skeletal System

3. Muscular System

4. Lymphatic System

5. Respiratory System

6. Digestive System

7. Nervous System

8. Endocrine System

9. Cardiovascular System

10. Urinary System

11.a. Female Reproductive

system

11.b. Male Reproductive

System

Terminology and the Body

Plan
Objectives:
1. Describe a person in the anatomic
position.
2. Define the directional terms for the
human body, and use them to locate
specific body structures.
3. Define the parts and regions of the body.
4. Name and describe the three major
planes of the body.

Directional Terms

Directional Terms

Directional Terms for

Humans

Body Parts & Regions

Body Parts & Regions

Subdivision of the Abdomen

(Quadrants)

Subdivision of Abdomen
(Regions)

Planes of Section of the

Body

1st set of Objectives:

Overview of the Human
Anatomy

1. Explain the importance of

understanding the relationship
between anatomical structure and its
function.
2. Describe six levels of organization of
the body, and give the major
characteristics of each level.
3. List 11 organ systems and give the
major function of each.

2nd set of Objectives:

Terminology and the Body
Plan
1. Describe a person in the anatomic
position.
2. Define the directional terms for the
human body, and use them to locate
specific body structures.
3. Define the parts and regions of the
body.
4. Name and describe the three major
planes of the body.

Reference:
Pictures/Illustrations are taken from
Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology,
6th Edition by Seeley, Stephens, and
Tate
McGRAW HILL International
Edition
-

July 2009