HUMAN ANATOMY AND
PHYSIOLOGY SUMMARISED
REVISION NOTES
Anatomy
Study of the STRUCTURE of an organism
Physiology
Study of the FUNCTUIONS of an organism
Pathology
Scientific study of diseases; that uses anatomy and physiology
to determine disease.
Levels of organization
Atoms and Molecules
Cells
Tissues
Organs
Organ Systems
chemical level
atoms and molecules
Cells
smallest living units of structure and function
,Tissue
organization of many cells that act together to perform a
common function
organ
a group of several different kinds of tissue
systems
groups of organs working together to perform complex
functions
anatomical position
Body is in standing position w/ arm at sides and palms, face and
feet facing forward
supine position
lying on back facing upward
prone
lying facing downward
Superior
towards head
Inferior
towards feet
Anterior
towards front
,Posterior
towards back
Medial
towards middle
lateral
away from the midline of the body
Proximal
towards the trunk of the body
Superifical
closer to body surface
deep
furthest away from body surface
dorsal body cavities
Cranial Cavity- Brain
Spinal Cavity- Spinal cord
ventral body cavity
thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity
thoracic cavity
chest cavity
Mediastinum
, hearts, trachea, esophagus, thymus, blood vessels
pleural cavity
lungs
Abdominal
liver, gallbladder, stomach, spleen, pancreas, small and part of
large intestine
pelvic cavity
colon, rectum, urinary bladder, reproductive organs
adominopelvic cavity
abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity
Diaphragm
dome shaped muscular sheet that separates the thoracic Cavity
from the Abdominopelvic Cavity
Abdominopelvic Quadrants
right upper quadrant, left upper quadrant, right lower quadrant,
left lower quadrant
abdominopelvic regions
upper abdominopelvic region, middle abdominopelvic region,
lower abdominopelvic region
Upper abdominopelvic regions
Right hypochondriac, Left hypochondriac and epigastric,
PHYSIOLOGY SUMMARISED
REVISION NOTES
Anatomy
Study of the STRUCTURE of an organism
Physiology
Study of the FUNCTUIONS of an organism
Pathology
Scientific study of diseases; that uses anatomy and physiology
to determine disease.
Levels of organization
Atoms and Molecules
Cells
Tissues
Organs
Organ Systems
chemical level
atoms and molecules
Cells
smallest living units of structure and function
,Tissue
organization of many cells that act together to perform a
common function
organ
a group of several different kinds of tissue
systems
groups of organs working together to perform complex
functions
anatomical position
Body is in standing position w/ arm at sides and palms, face and
feet facing forward
supine position
lying on back facing upward
prone
lying facing downward
Superior
towards head
Inferior
towards feet
Anterior
towards front
,Posterior
towards back
Medial
towards middle
lateral
away from the midline of the body
Proximal
towards the trunk of the body
Superifical
closer to body surface
deep
furthest away from body surface
dorsal body cavities
Cranial Cavity- Brain
Spinal Cavity- Spinal cord
ventral body cavity
thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity
thoracic cavity
chest cavity
Mediastinum
, hearts, trachea, esophagus, thymus, blood vessels
pleural cavity
lungs
Abdominal
liver, gallbladder, stomach, spleen, pancreas, small and part of
large intestine
pelvic cavity
colon, rectum, urinary bladder, reproductive organs
adominopelvic cavity
abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity
Diaphragm
dome shaped muscular sheet that separates the thoracic Cavity
from the Abdominopelvic Cavity
Abdominopelvic Quadrants
right upper quadrant, left upper quadrant, right lower quadrant,
left lower quadrant
abdominopelvic regions
upper abdominopelvic region, middle abdominopelvic region,
lower abdominopelvic region
Upper abdominopelvic regions
Right hypochondriac, Left hypochondriac and epigastric,
