Chapter 1 + Atlas Learning Objectives:

After studying this material you should be able to:

1. Give examples of how modern biomedical techniques emerged from an era dominated by theology, superstition, and authoritarianism.
2. Describe the contributions of some key people who helped to bring about this transformation.
3. List the levels of human structure from the most complex to the simplest and give an example of each.
4. Describe anatomical position.
5. Define various directional terms and give examples using directional terminology to explain where one structure is in relation to another.
6. Identify different body planes used to view bodily structures.
7. Describe what structures are present in various regional locations of the body.

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