Course Introduction

 Syllabus
 Textbook, some special features:
 Concept checks
 Clinical briefs
 Glossary of key terms (p.826)
 Related clinical terms at EOC
 EOC Review questions: 3 levels
 Textbook website
 Lab book / ADAM
 Lecture notes / class website
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 Ch 1: Introduction to Anatomy

Chapter Objectives
 Define study of Anatomy
 Identify the levels of organization
 Understand anatomical and directional terminology to
be used during course
 Review body cavities and lining membranes

Immerse yourself into the language of Anatomy

 Anatomy (= to cut open)
 Gross Anatomy
 Microscopic
Anatomy
 Developmental
Anatomy (study of first
2 months of development:
_?_)

 Comparative
Anatomy
 Gross Anatomy

 Surface Anatomy (Ch 12)

 Regional Anatomy (superficial and internal

features in specific area of body, e.g. head and neck....)

 Systemic Anatomy (11 organ systems)

 11 Organ systems
different organs work together to provide specialized functions

 Body Coverings
 Support & Movement
 Integration & coordination
 Transport
 Absorption / Excretion
 Reproduction
 Microscopic Anatomy

 Cytology (mostly EM pictures)

SEM

TEM

 Histology
Anatomy at Different Scales (Metric Scale)

Fig 1.1
Levels of Organization: See figs. 1.3 & 1.4

COHN – 99.5%

99.9% =
Anatomy & the Importance of a
Precise Vocabulary

 Language of
Anatomy
based mostly
on . . . ?

 Also Eponyms
(= ?)
Superficial Anatomy

Generally consider body in

Anatomical Position while studied
Two other positions: supine and prone

Anatomical Directions
Anterior vs. ?; medial vs. ?; superior vs. ? . . . Etc.
...
Proximal vs. distal
Anatomical
Regions:

Take words
apart!
In the clinic: Abdomino-pelvic Regions
 Sectional Anatomy

3 sectional planes:
 transverse ( or cross) section
 frontal (or coronal) section
 sagittal section (mid- and para-)
Fig 1.14
Body Cavities

Dorsal

Ventral
Clinical Discussion: Sectional Anatomy and
Clinical Technology

 Avoid “cutting open”

 Computers integrate raw data

transmitted by electrical signals

 Radiological procedures:
» X-rays
» CT
» MRI
 Traditional: X-rays Since 1895

X-ray of skull

Radiodensity of
different tissues
Varies: Denser tissues
absorb more radiation

Disadvantage?

Best for bones and

some tumors and
tuberculosis nodules in
lungs
 X-rays and
Contrast Medium

Use of
•heavy
elements
such as
_______,

•iodinated
molecules
etc.etc.
 Clinical Discussion: The visible Human

Produce series of sections in one

sectional plane at small intervals

Combine to reconstruct the 3-D object (serial reconstruction)

Allows for very exact analysis of complex structures

Male sectioned at 1 mm intervals,

female at 0.33 mm intervals.