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

superior

inferior
cranial 

caudal

lateral

medial

proximal

distal

right and left
hypochondriac regions

​right and left iliac regions

epigastric
umbilical
hypogastric regions

how are body systems assembled? 

      The Language of Anatomy

superficial
​deep

superior
inferior

cranial
caudal

ventral
dorsal

lateral
medial

​

proximal
​distal

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

right and left
upper quadrants

​right and left lower quadrants

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

              promise.

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

abdominal regions

sagittal/medial 

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

and how function dictate structure.

    visceral
​  membrane
 covers organ

 anatomical terms

function

and we start with atoms...

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

function demands structure

the A & P of
​human body  systems 

and what about physiology?

it's a chicken and the egg... 

 parietal
membrane
​lines body cavity

structure

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

the form of a structure dictates its function

frontal/coronal