Sunday, 14 January 2018

Anatomy Notes - Basic Terminology

Hi, everyone! 
In my foundation course, basic anatomy is studied at the last semester in biology. Anatomy is difficult because this subject is quite new for me, and there are so many terms and details that we have to study one by one.  
(Seriously lecturer said that what we had learned is just very basic things only. 😓😓😓)

And today I am going to update my blog with my worked up anatomy terms.


In human, there are seven regions and ten systems in human body.

Before we start to learn the system, we should have to know the terminology. It will be easier for us to understand and memorize some of the scientific names given for every part. I am going to show these with the stated sources. 

P/S: What I studied may not be completed as it is just a foundation in anatomy. 😥


ANATOMY

Gross anatomy - Macroscopic (visible to naked eye)
Histology - Microscopic (only visible under microscope)   

SEVEN REGIONS
  1. Neuroscience
  2. Head and neck
  3. Thorax
  4. Upper limb
  5. Abdomen proper
  6. Pelvis
  7. Lower limb
TEN SYSTEMS
  1. Cardiovascular system (CVS)
  2. Musculoskeletal system (Muscular+Skeletal system)
  3. Respiratory system
  4. Endocrine system
  5. Nervous system (NVS)
  6. Renal system
  7. Reproductive system
  8. Immune/Lymphatic system
  9. Integumentary  system
  10. Gastrointestinal system (GIT)
Planes 

***Normally we use Sagittal plane when studying anatomy, it is like the mirror image of ourselves.

File:Planes of Body.jpg
Source: Wikipedia
  1. Sagittal ⟾ (median) equal division of body into left and right halves
  2. Horizontal  flat crosswise plane
  3. Coronal  (frontal) vertical plane at right angle to median plane; Division of posterior and anterior sections
  4. Transverse  horizontal plane of the body, perpendicular to frontal and median plane, divides inferior and superior sections
Positional terminologies

Source: Wikipedia
  1. Anterior  front (ventral)
  2. Posterior  back (dorsal)
  3. Superior ⟾ higher/above (vertical axis)
  4. Inferior  lower/below (vertical axis)
  5. Median  equal division of body
  6. Medial  towards the midline
  7. Lateral ⟾ away from the midline/side
  8. Superficial  toward/near/at the body surface (external)
  9. Deep  away from the body surface (internal) 
  10.  Proximal ⟾ closer to origin
  11.  Distal ⟾ far away from origin
  12. Palmar front of the hand
  13. Dorsal ⟾ back of the hand
  14. Plantar ⟾ bottom of the foot 
Movements 
Sometimes it is easier for me to understand through the images than the words. 😌😌😌
Body Movements I.jpg
Source: Wikipedia
Body Movements II.jpg
Source: Wikipedia

  1. Flexion  a movement by which the angle of a joint decreases
  2. Extension ⟾ a movement by which the angle of a joint increases
  3. Abduction  movement away from the central axis
  4. Adduction ⟾ movement toward the central axis
  5. Circumduction ⟾ conical movement of limb extending from joint; combination of flexion, extension, adduction and abduction
  6. Medial rotation ⟾ rotation towards the medial side of the body
  7. Lateral rotation rotation towards the lateral side of the body
  8. Pronation ⟾ movement in forearm whereby the palm is turned backwards
  9. Supination ⟾ movement in forearm whereby the palm is turned forwards
  10. Inversion ⟾ lift medial border of foot
  11. Eversion ⟾ lift lateral border of foot
  12. Plantar flexion ⟾ point toes down
  13. Dorsiflexion  point toes up (towards shin)
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In the first lecture, my lecturer just gave a short introduction about the anatomy and its importance for our further studies especially for the medic course. He taught the basic tissues and gave us a tutorial about all these terminologies. Due to time constrain, lecturer had to rush to finish the syllabubs every lecture and tutorial, and we have to revise back the study materials then study our own.  


This is my first time to update my post by posting my study notes. I am still not sure how to post it in an interesting way so that you can understand or remember it. 😬😬😬
And there are three test coming in these two weeks, after that, I have to start doing my assignments!!! 😧😧😧

Oh yea, I am trying another new theme now! 😀😀😀


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