Anatomy
Study of body structure
Physiology
study of body function
Pathology
study of disease
Levels of organization
1. chemicals
2. cells
3. tissue
4. organ
5. body as a whole
Superior / inferior
above/below
Ventral / dorsal
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✓ Throracic: Superior to diaphragm contains pericardial and pleural cavity
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✓ Abdominopelvic: Inferior to diaphragm contains abdominal and pelvic cavity
What two subdivisions are in the thoracic cavity
✓ Pericardial: contains heart formed by pericardial sac (tissue that surrounds the heart)
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✓ Pleural: contains lungs formed by pleurae (membranes enclosing lung)
Mediastinum
✓ Space between the lungs
Name the two subdivisions in the abdominopelvic cavity
✓ Abdominal: Superior to pelvic cavity includes stomach, liver, intestines pancreas, and
spleen
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✓ Pelvic: inferior to the abdomen cavity includes bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum
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