ANAT 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Thoracic Cavity, Anatomical Terminology, Sagittal Plane

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Lecture 1 - introduction to basic human anatomy. It is the study of structure and the relationships among structures. It is rst studied by dissection, the cutting apart of body structures to study their relationships. The human body consists of several interrelated levels of structural organization ranging from the least complex chemical level to the most complex organismal level. Atoms are organized into molecules that are essential for maintaining life: atoms include carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and calcium. Organic compounds usually contain carbon and hydrogen and form complex macro- molecules, i. e. proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids. Inorganic compounds are less complex than organic compounds. Groups of molecules combine to form cells. Cells are the basic structural and functional unit of an organism. Tissues consist of similar types of cells with similar embryonic origin and act together to perform specialized functions. The four main types of tissues are muscle, nervous, connective, and epithelial.

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