Following this section, you should be able to:
Identify and describe the major anatomical planes and cuts of the body.
Identify and describe the various identifiers for location of landmarks, and areas of the body and extremities in relation to each other.
Identify and describe the cavities of the body and the divisions of the abdominopelvic cavity.
Describe the common terminology used for describing the types of movements that parts of the body can perform.
Describe the organization of the body from simplest to most complex both in organization, function and structure.
Discuss the types of membrane transports that cells might use to move materials across the cell membrane.
Describe the various types of cells and tissues that comprise the organs and organ systems of the body.
Identify the specific cells and cellular functions for cells that are classified as epithelial.
Identify and distinguish between the various glandular structures that develop from epithelial cells and the specific type of epithelial cells that may generate glandular tissue.
Describe and differentiate the organization of connective tissue and the distribution and location of connective tissues throughout the body.
Identify the major organ systems of the body.
Identify the organs that are contained within the major organ systems of the body.
Discuss the concepts of homeostasis and the importance of homeostasis for the body.
Understand the general root terms, prefixes and suffixes that are used in science that come from Greek and Latin origins
Imagine getting ready to travel to a foreign country where you do not speak the language. The only way that you might be able to enjoy yourself maximally is to have a basic understanding of the language. The same is true for the language of scientific study of human anatomy and physiology. A language and basis of terminology carried over into the medical and health professions. As such, we must spend time and energy establishing the second language of the health professional, to the point of becoming fluent in anatomical and physiological terminology. Understanding the terminology can feel like an overwhelming task because it appears that we need to learn so many terms. In reality, there are only a relatively few root terms, prefixes, and suffixes, but they can be put together in a host of ways to form numerous terms