Body Cavities
 1. Dorsal Cavity:
     cranial cavity
     spinal cavity
2. Ventral Cavity
     Thoracic cavity:
             pleural
             mediastinum:
                   pericardium
    Abdominal cavity
     Pelvic cavity

 ​as we move into this course, these terms will become part of your working vocabulary.

starting with the teeniest 
​atom
molecules made from atoms

cells made from molecules

tissues made from cells

organs made from tissues

organ systems made from organs...

and there you are!

transverse

we will explore the
structures
of each system and how these structures dictate
function...

and how function dictate structure.

for example...

are all atoms, molecules, cells the same...
nope!
starting at the very beginning,
structure dictates function

function demands structure

and what about physiology?

 parietal
membrane
​lines body cavity

  Serous Membranes
​ 1. Pericardium
 2. Pleura
 3. Peritoneum

frontal/coronal 

superior

inferior
cranial 

caudal

lateral

medial

proximal

distal

right and left
hypochondriac regions

​right and left iliac regions

epigastric
umbilical
hypogastric regions

anatomy = structure
physiology = function

anatomy studies the body's internal and external structures and their relationships.

 physiology examines how these structures function and work together to maintain life.

they are intrinsically linked

hemoglobin

this is the anatomical position

abdominal regions

sagittal/medial 

the A & P of
​human body  systems 

it's a chicken and the egg... 

the form of a structure dictates its function

how are body systems assembled? 

      the language of anatomy

superficial
​deep

superior
inferior

cranial
caudal

ventral
dorsal

lateral
medial

​

proximal
​distal

right and left
upper quadrants

​right and left lower quadrants

    visceral
​  membrane
 covers organ

 anatomical terms

function

structure