AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BODY

Labeling the body!!!

____________________ = a study of the structure of an organism and relationships of its parts

____________________ = a study of the functions of organisms and their parts

I. STRUCTURAL LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION

A. Organization is an outstanding characteristic of body structure

B. Body is made of smaller units

1. Chemical level - ____________________

2. ____________________ - smallest unit of life

3. ____________________ - groups of similar cells that perform a special function

4. ____________________ - groups of different tissues that perform a special function

5. Systems - groups of different ____________________ that perform a special function

C. Cavities

1. ____________________ cavities

a. ____________________ cavity

(1) ____________________ - midportion includes heart, trachea, esophagus, thymus

(2) ____________________ cavities - (R & L) contains lungs

b. Abdominopelvic cavities

(1) Abdominal - contains stomach, intestines, ____________________, pancreas,

gallbladder, and spleen

(a) Upper abdominal

1. right ____________________

2. epigastric

3. ____________________

(b) Middle regions

4. right lumbar

5. umbilical

6. ____________________

(c) Lower regions

7. right iliac

8. hypogastric

9. ____________________

(2) Pelvic - contains
____________________, reproductive organs, lowest part of intestine

2. ____________________ cavities

a. ____________________ - brain

b. ____________________ - spinal cord

II. Body structure vocabulary

1. ____________________ - head, upper, above

2. ____________________ - feet, lower, below

3. ____________________ - front, in front of

4. ____________________ - back, in back of

5. ____________________- toward middle

6. ____________________ - toward side

7. ____________________ - near

8. ____________________ - away from

9. ____________________ - near surface

10. ____________________ - away from surface

11. ____________________ - anterior torso below diaphragm

12. ____________________ - forearm

13. ____________________ - Depressed area in front of elbow

14. ____________________- upper extremity between shoulder and elbow

15. ____________________ - armpit

16. ____________________ - arm

17. ____________________ - mouth

18. ____________________ - wrist

19. ____________________ - head

20. ____________________ - neck

21. ____________________ - ribs

22. ____________________ - skull

23. ____________________ - leg

24. ____________________ - elbow

25. ____________________ - skin

26. ____________________ - fingers or toes

27. ____________________ - back

28. ____________________ - upper middle area of abdomen

29. ____________________ - face

30. ____________________ - thigh

31. ____________________ - forehead

32. ____________________ -upper extremity between elbow and wrist

33. ____________________ - buttocks

34. ____________________ - root of thigh between torso and leg

35. ____________________ - groin

36. ____________________- Lower extremity between knee and ankle

37. ____________________ - Lower back

38. ____________________ - breast

39. ____________________ - Area of skull below and behind ear

40. ____________________ - Back of lower skull

41. ____________________ - Palm of hand

42. ____________________ - chest

43. ____________________ - foot

44. ____________________ - lower torso

45. ____________________ - area between anus and genitals

46. ____________________ - chest area over heart

47. ____________________ - sole of foot

48. ____________________ - behind knee

49. ____________________ - above collar bone

50. ____________________ - ankle

51. ____________________ - side of skull

52. ____________________ - chest

53. ____________________ - area around umbilicus (navel)

54. ____________________ - palm or sole

III. BODY PLANES

A. ____________________ - divides into left and right

B. ____________________ - divides into two equal halves

C. ____________________ - divides into anterior and posterior.

D. ____________________ - divides into upper & lower

IV. BODY REGIONS

A. ____________________ - head, neck, trunk

B. ____________________ - arms and legs

V. BODY FUNCTIONS

A. Survival most important function

B. ____________________ - relative constancy of the internal environment

1. exchange of materials between ____________________ and environment

2. temperature regulation

3. metabolism

C. Body functions are ____________________ functions

D. Body functions are related to ____________________