BSCI 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Homo Erectus, Serous Membrane, Spinal Cord
31 Aug 2016
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Mastering anatomy: pal 3. 0, mp3 tutor session. Kingdom animalia- man is part of the animal kingdom. This order includes humans and all apes, monkeys, gorillas, Class mammalia0 man is a mammal, warm blooded and bears its young live etc. The hominids include man and his closest cousins, chimps and gorillas. The family of man, including our extinct predecessors, homo erectus and the neanderthals. Anatomy- the study of parts of the bod3 y and how they relate to each other. Cytology cells viewed by the aid of microscope. Manipulation: mastery of anatomical terms- language of anatomy. 3 body planes and sections (gives reference points) Frontal (coronal ) plane: a vertical cut that divides the body in anterior and posterior parts. Sagittal plane: a vertical cut that divides the body into right and left parts. Midsagittal plane a sagittal cut exactly on the midline that divides the body into equal right and left parts.
