Hca- Week 2 Assignment
Approaches to studying the Human Body
There are seven approaches one can take to study the human body. Those approaches are:
• Body planes and body directions
• Body cavity
• Quadrants and regions
• Anatomy and physiology
• Microscopic to macroscopic
• Body systems
• Medical specialties
The body planes and the body directions are used when trying to describe the location on the body it can also be called anatomical directions. For example anterior is used for front or in front of and posterior is for after, behind, following. The body cavity is being used when studying any fluid filled space in the multicellular organism. Like the pelvic cavity, ventral cavity dorsal cavity and so forth. Regions and quadrants are used to determine what part of the body you are studying, we determined that with planes there is front and back and now with regions and quadrants it gets a little more specific. Anatomy and physiology are used to determine how each part of the body work and why it works the way it does. Microscopic to macroscopic is the study of the bodies smallest parts and how they come together to make a large complex system. Body systems are how the organs function in the body, how the heart beats how we breathe. Medical specialties are the treatment for a specific area in the body.
In health care each organizational approach is used differently. The quadrant system is used more so when health care workers are doing examinations and they are trying to localize pain, tumors or abdominal structures. Doing a CT scan determines what plane of the body is being looked at. With anatomy and physiology the health care provider can explain the importance of the body part and why it needs to be worked on and how it will function after it has been replaced or repaired. Microscopic to macroscopic is used in health care when determine things like biopsy’s and tumors.
All in all each of the seven approaches
There are seven approaches one can take to study the human body. Those approaches are:
• Body planes and body directions
• Body cavity
• Quadrants and regions
• Anatomy and physiology
• Microscopic to macroscopic
• Body systems
• Medical specialties
The body planes and the body directions are used when trying to describe the location on the body it can also be called anatomical directions. For example anterior is used for front or in front of and posterior is for after, behind, following. The body cavity is being used when studying any fluid filled space in the multicellular organism. Like the pelvic cavity, ventral cavity dorsal cavity and so forth. Regions and quadrants are used to determine what part of the body you are studying, we determined that with planes there is front and back and now with regions and quadrants it gets a little more specific. Anatomy and physiology are used to determine how each part of the body work and why it works the way it does. Microscopic to macroscopic is the study of the bodies smallest parts and how they come together to make a large complex system. Body systems are how the organs function in the body, how the heart beats how we breathe. Medical specialties are the treatment for a specific area in the body.
In health care each organizational approach is used differently. The quadrant system is used more so when health care workers are doing examinations and they are trying to localize pain, tumors or abdominal structures. Doing a CT scan determines what plane of the body is being looked at. With anatomy and physiology the health care provider can explain the importance of the body part and why it needs to be worked on and how it will function after it has been replaced or repaired. Microscopic to macroscopic is used in health care when determine things like biopsy’s and tumors.
All in all each of the seven approaches
References: (2012). Human Anatomy. Retrieved from http://www.enotes.com/human-anatomy-reference/human-anatomy Human anatomical terms. (2012). Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_anatomical_terms.