Lecture Medical assisting: Administrative and clinical competencies (2/e) - Chapter 23

Chapter 23 - Organization of the body. The human body is complex in its structure and function. This chapter provides an overview of the human body. It introduces you to the way the body is organized from the chemical level all the way up to the organ system level. You will also learn important terminology used in the clinical setting to describe body positions and parts. This chapter also focuses on how diseases develop at the genetic level.

Organization of the Body  

Objective (cont.)

  You will also learn important terminology 

used in the clinical setting to describe body 

forward

Table 23­1 Directional Terms

Figure 23­3 Directional Terms

Figure 23­4 Spatial Terms

Figure 23­5 Anatomical Terms

What is the anatomical position?

Apply Your Knowledge   ­ Answer

Anatomical position is when the body is 

standing upright, facing forward with the 

arms at the sides with palms of hands facing forward

What is the anatomical position?

 Acids 

 Inorganic – does not 

The physician has encouraged the 

patient to drink 8 glasses of water a day.   Explain to her why this is important.

Apply Your Knowledge   ­ Answer

Water is critical to both chemical and physical processes in human physiology and is about 

The physician has encouraged the 

patient to drink 8 glasses of water a day.   Explain to her why this is important.

 Turner’s syndrome – an X chromosome is 

(cont.) 

Nervous 

 Specializes to send impulses to neurons, 

muscles and glands

What is cystic fibrosis?  

Apply Your Knowledge   ­ Answer

Cystic fibrosis is life­threatening disease that affects the lungs and pancreas

What is cystic fibrosis?  

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