Lecture Notes Classroom Activity to Accompany Medical Terminology

Lecture Notes Classroom Activity to Accompany Medical Terminology Systems, Sixth Edition Barbara A. Gylys ∙ Mary Ellen Wedding 4 Body Structure

4 BODY STRUCTURE Overview • Levels of organization • Anatomical position • Planes of the body • Body cavities • Abdominopelvic divisions • Quadrants • Regions • Spine • Directional terms 2

4 BODY STRUCTURE Levels of Organization • Cell membrane and cytoplasm • Nucleus • Tissue • Organ • System • Organism 3

4 BODY STRUCTURE Directional Terms • Parietal/Visceral • Prone/Supine • Inversion/Eversion • Palmar/Plantar • Superficial/Deep • Abduction/Adduction • Medial/Lateral • Superior/Inferior • Proximal/Distal • Anterior/Posterior 4

4 BODY STRUCTURE Pathology • Etiology of disease • • • Metabolic Infectious Congenital Hereditary Environmental Neoplastic 5

4 BODY STRUCTURE Vocabulary • Adhesion • Febrile • Homeostasis • Inflammation • Morbid • Radiology • Sepsis • Suppurative 6

4 BODY STRUCTURE Diagnostic Procedures • Radiographic • Computed tomography (CT) • Doppler • Fluoroscopy • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) • Nuclear scan • Positron emission tomography (PET) • Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) 7

4 BODY STRUCTURE Diagnostic Procedures • Biopsy • Frozen section • Needle • Punch • Shave 8

4 BODY STRUCTURE Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures • Surgical • Ablation • Anastomosis • Cauterize • Curettage • Incision and drainage (I&D) • Laser surgery • Radical dissection • Resection 9