Anatomy unit 1

How many muscles are in the body?

600

How many ligaments are in the body?

225

Integumentary system

Skin

Skeletal system

Bones

Muscular system

Muscles

Nervous system

Nerves

Endocrine

Body hormones

Cardiovascular

Blood

Respiratory

Lungs

Digestive

Gastrointestinal

Urinary

Water waste

Reproductive

Produce offspring

Fascia

Connects bone to skin

Articular cartilage

Lubricated end of the bone

Spongy bone

Where blood cells are made

Afferent

Information coming in

Efferent

Information going out

Anatomical position

Starting position for anatomy

Anatomical position description

Stand tall, legs spread about shoulder width, arms out by your side

Whose right and left is used?

The patient

Saggital plane

Divides into left and right

Coronal

Divides into front and back

Transverse plane

Divides Upper and lower

Superior

Upper end of the body

Inferior

Lower end of the body

Lateral

Outside of the body

Medial

Inside of the body

Anterior

Front of the body

Posterior

Back of the body

Abdominal cavity

Stomach, liver, intestines, spleen, pancreas, gall bladder, reproductive organs

Thoracic cavity

Lungs, heart

Cranial cavity

Space within the skull