KINESIOL 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Pericardium, Ascending Colon, Radionuclide
17 Dec 2017
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Levels of structural organization: chemical level (atoms, dna molecules, cellular level (ex. Stomach: system level (systems work together, organismal level (whole human) Anatomical = standard with palms facing front, arms on side, feet flat. Directional terms: used to locate one part of body relative to another. Proximal: higher only for limbs, relative to another (shoulder is proximal to elbow) Distal: lower only for limbs (thumb is distal to elbow) Radius: bone in forearm (connects to thumb side0. Gallbladder: tiny thing underneath liver on right side. Spleen: left side, perogie shaped, next to liver. Urinary bladder: connects directly to intestines, sac shaped on midline. Saggital/midsaggital: vertically through body, separates left and right. Frontal/coronal: vertically through body, separates anterior and posterior (front and back) Longitudinal: cut along the length of an organ. Cranial cavity: contains brain, formed by cranial bones. Thoracic cavity: chest cavity, contains other cavities and mediastinum. Abdominopelvic cavity: divided into abdominal and pelvic cavities.
