ANATOMY

STUDIUM GENERALE

GOALS
Anatomy is the study of the structure of the
body
The body is a chemical and physical
machine
In the laboratory, anatomy is studied by
dissection (SECT = cut, DIS = apart).
Goal: comprehend the human structures
and its relations

KINDS OF ANATOMICAL
STUDIES
a. Gross anatomy by systems
b. Gross anatomy by regions
c. Functional anatomy
d. Neuroanatomy
e. Microscopic anatomy
f. Embryology

THE SYSTEMS IN THE BODY

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MUSCULAR SYSTEM (MYOLOGY)

SKELETAL SYSTEM (OSTEOLOGY)
ARTICULAR SYSTEM (ARTHROLOGY)
INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM (DERMATOLOGY)
NERVOUS SYSTEM (NEUROLOGY)
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM (ANGIOLOGY)
DIGESTIVE/ALIMENTARY SYSTEM (GASTROENTEROLOGY)
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM (PULMONOLOGY)
URINARY SYSTEM (UROLOGY)
REPRODUCTIVE/GENITAL SYSTEM (FEMALE: GYNECOLOGY,
MALE: ANDROLOGY)
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM (ENDOCRINOLOGY)

REGIONS OF THE HUMAN BODY

Back
Trunk
Head and

Neck.
Members

THE
ANATOMICAL
POSITION

PLANES OF THE BODY

DIRECTIONS
a. Superior, Inferior
b. Anterior/ventral,

Posterior/dorsal.
c. Medial, Lateral.
d. Superficial, Deep.
e. Proximal, Distal.

NAMES
An international nomenclature does not

use the names of people for structures.

(The single exception is the Achilles
tendon at the back of the foot and ankle)
Names identify structures according to

shape, size, color, function, and/or

location.

NOTE ON TERMINOLOGY
Each profession and each science has its

own language
To work in a medical field, you should

know the meanings of terms........ such as

proximal, distal, sagittal, femur, humerus,
thorax, and cerebellum.

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