Seven Organizational Approaches
The Seven Organizational Approaches
The seven organizational approaches to studying the human body are body plans and body direction, body cavities, quadrants and regions, anatomy and physiology, microscopic and macroscopic, body systems, and medical specialties. I will be defining, discussing how each approach is used to study the human body and in health care. A plane is an imaginary flat surface that divides the body into two parts. The main parts of the body planes are coronal or frontal plane, the sagittal plane, and the transverse plane. These planes divide the body into front and back, right to left, and top to bottom sections respectively. Body directions are movement away or toward these planes. Coronal plane or frontal plane is a vertical plane that divides the body into front and sections. Sagittal plane is a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left sections. The transverse plane is a horizontal plane that divides the body into top and bottom sections. Cavity is hollow space. It is rounded by bones or muscles that support and protect organs and structures within the cavity. Cranial cavity, spinal cavity, thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity, and pelvic cavity are the five body cavities. The cranial cavity contains the brain, cranial nerves, and other structures. Spinal cavity is within the bones of the spinal column. It contains the spinal cord and spinal nerves. Thoracic cavity contains the lungs. The mediastinum a smaller, central area within the thoracic cavity contains the trachea, esophagus and heart. Abdominal cavity is within the abdomen. Surrounded by the abdominal muscles anteriorly and the bones of the spinal column posteriorly. The pelvic cavity is surrounded by the pelvic (hip) bones anteriorly and laterally and the bones of the spinal column posteriorly. Abdominal and pelvic cavities are often referred to as the abdominopelvic cavity. It contains many of the organs of the gastrointestinal, reproductive, and urinary
The seven organizational approaches to studying the human body are body plans and body direction, body cavities, quadrants and regions, anatomy and physiology, microscopic and macroscopic, body systems, and medical specialties. I will be defining, discussing how each approach is used to study the human body and in health care. A plane is an imaginary flat surface that divides the body into two parts. The main parts of the body planes are coronal or frontal plane, the sagittal plane, and the transverse plane. These planes divide the body into front and back, right to left, and top to bottom sections respectively. Body directions are movement away or toward these planes. Coronal plane or frontal plane is a vertical plane that divides the body into front and sections. Sagittal plane is a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left sections. The transverse plane is a horizontal plane that divides the body into top and bottom sections. Cavity is hollow space. It is rounded by bones or muscles that support and protect organs and structures within the cavity. Cranial cavity, spinal cavity, thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity, and pelvic cavity are the five body cavities. The cranial cavity contains the brain, cranial nerves, and other structures. Spinal cavity is within the bones of the spinal column. It contains the spinal cord and spinal nerves. Thoracic cavity contains the lungs. The mediastinum a smaller, central area within the thoracic cavity contains the trachea, esophagus and heart. Abdominal cavity is within the abdomen. Surrounded by the abdominal muscles anteriorly and the bones of the spinal column posteriorly. The pelvic cavity is surrounded by the pelvic (hip) bones anteriorly and laterally and the bones of the spinal column posteriorly. Abdominal and pelvic cavities are often referred to as the abdominopelvic cavity. It contains many of the organs of the gastrointestinal, reproductive, and urinary