OUTLINE OF REGIONAL ANATOMY

REGIONAL ANATOMY (TOPOGRAPHIC ANATOMY)

This is mainly about a hierarchy of the human body in the work of its parts or segments.

• Main body (head, neck and trunk [subdivided into thorax, abdomen, back and pelvis/perineum]).
• Pairs of upper and lower limbs.

Regional Anatomy as a method:

• It studies the structure of the organism by focusing attention on a single specific part (for example, the head).
• Area (e.g. face).

Region (orbital or ocular).

• Likewise, it observes the arrangement and relationships of the various systematic structures (muscles, nerves, arteries, etc.).
• Likewise, it also deals with body organization by layers:

Fur.

• Subcutaneous tissue.
• Deep fascia.

These three (3) cover the deeper structure of muscles, bones and cavities that contain viscera (internal organs).

SURFACE ANATOMY

It is a category of Regional Anatomy, whose object of study is to visualize (that is, remember the defined mental images of) the structures that give contour to the surface or that are palpable under it, and, above all, in an abnormal finding.

FOR EXAMPLE:

Let’s imagine that someone is injured by a knife (knife, pencil, etc., the knife can also be anything you can hurt with, not just a knife), the doctor must be able to visualize the deep structures that they could have been injured.

• Physical Examination is the clinical application of surface anatomy.
• Palpation is a clinical technique that is used along with inspection and auscultation to explore the body.

MAIN PARTS OF THE BODY

This is an image taken from Moore’s book, Anatomy.

HOW STUDIES CAN BE APPLIED TO THIS ANATOMY

• Image.
• Endoscopy.

Drawing a parallel:

Thanks to radiography and other diagnostic imaging techniques (radiographic anatomy), they provide useful information about normal structures in the living person, revealing:

• Effects of muscle tone.
• Body fluids.
• Pressures.
• Gravity.