Health Sciences 2300A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Frontal Lobe, Occipital Lobe, Supine Position

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 2300A/B
• Professor: Christopher William James Melling

Document Summary

Chapter 1 - introduction to the human body. 1. 2 levels of body organization and body systems: chemical level -> cellular level -> tissue level -> organ level -> system level -> organismal. 1. 4 basic anatomical terminology: anatomical position - is the standard position of reference for the description of anatomical structures, the subject is stands erect facing directly forward, lower limbs are parallel and feet are flat on the ground. If the body is reclining (laying face down) subject is in the prone position. Directional terminology: superior - above or higher in position; towards the head. Example, the heart is superior to the liver: cranial - relating to the skull or the head; toward the head. Example, the stomach is more cranial than the urinary bladder. Inferior- toward the feet; below or lower in position. Example, the foot is part of the inferior extremity.