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Introduction
• Anatomy: the study of the structure of the body
• Physiology: the study of the function of the body parts
• Pathology: the study of the disease of the body
• Basic reference systems– Directions, planes, cavities, structural units
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Cavities (cont’d.)
• Dorsal– Cranial, spinal
• Ventral– Thoracic, abdominopelvic
• Parietal: walls of a cavity
• Visceral: covering on an organ
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Structural Units (cont’d.)
• Cells– Smallest units of life– Perform all activities necessary to maintain
life• Metabolism, assimilation, digestion, excretion,
reproduction
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Structural Units (cont’d.)
• Tissues – Made up of different types of cells– Epithelial: covers and protects– Connective: binds and supports other tissues– Muscle: movement– Nervous: connects sensory structures to
motor structures
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Structural Units (cont’d.)
• Organs– Cells integrated into tissues– Serve a common function– Examples
• Liver• Stomach
• System is a group of organs
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Structural Units (cont’d.)
• Integumentary system– Organs
• Skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, sebaceous glands
– Functions• Protection, insulation, regulation of water and
temperature
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Structural Units (cont’d.)
• Skeletal system– Organs
• Bones, cartilage, membranous structures
– Functions• Movement, blood production, fat and mineral
storage, protection
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Structural Units (cont’d.)
• Muscular system– Organs
• Muscles, fasciae, tendon sheaths, and bursae
– Functions• Movement, pushing food and blood, contracting
heart
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Structural Units (cont’d.)
• Nervous system– Organs
• Brain, spinal cord, cranial and peripheral nerves, sensory and motor structures
– Function• Control and regulation, interpreting stimuli
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Structural Units (cont’d.)
• Endocrine system– Organs
• Endocrine glands
– Function• Works with nervous system to regulate chemical
aspects of the body
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Structural Units (cont’d.)
• Cardiovascular system– Organs
• Heart, arteries, veins, capillaries
– Function • Transport substances to and from cells
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Structural Units (cont’d.)
• Lymphatic/immune system– Organs
• Lymph nodes, lymph vessels, thymus gland, spleen
– Functions• Drains tissues of excess fluids, transports fats,
develops immunities
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Structural Units (cont’d.)
• Respiratory system– Organs
• Nasal cavities, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs
– Function• O2 > CO2 exchange in the blood
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Structural Units (cont’d.)
• Digestive system– Organs
• Alimentary canal: mouth, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, rectum and anus
• Associated glands: salivary, liver, pancreas
– Functions• Convert food into absorbable substances,
eliminates wastes
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Structural Units (cont’d.)
• Urinary system– Organs
• Kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra
– Functions• Chemical regulation of blood• Formation and elimination of urine• Maintenance of homeostasis
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Structural Units (cont’d.)
• Reproductive system– Organs
• Women: ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, vagina• Men: testes, seminal vesicles, prostate gland,
penis, urethra
– Functions• Maintains sexual characteristics and perpetuates
the species
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Homeostasis (cont’d.)
• Maintenance of the body’s internal environment– Within varying narrow limits
• Negative feedback loop
• Examples– Blood sugar levels– Body temperature
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Homeostasis (cont’d.)
• Blood glucose– Levels rise dramatically after meal– Cells take in glucose– Pancreas secretes insulin
• Moves glucose into liver for storage as glycogen
– Between meals, pancreas secretes glucagon• Turns glycogen into glucose and returns it to blood
– Thus, glucose levels remain nearly constant
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Homeostasis (cont’d.)
• Body temperature– Hypothalamus detects increase in body
temperature– Causes sweating
• Water evaporates and body is cooled
– Blood vessels dilate to bring blood near body surface
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Homeostasis (cont’d.)
• Body monitors deviations in homeostasis– Negative feedback loop
• Responses that revise disturbances to body’s condition
– Positive feedback• Increase in function in response to stimulus• Uterine contractions during labor
• Organ systems help control internal environment
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Summary
• Discussed the four basic reference systems of body organization (directions, planes, cavities, and structural units)
• Discussed organization of the body into different structural levels (cells, tissues, organs, systems, human organism)
• Discussed homeostasis and mechanisms for maintaining it