Anatomy

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Physiology

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Is the sudy of function

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Functional morphology

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Is the functional reasons behind the structure of organs.

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Gross anatomy

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Is the study of structure visible to the naked eye, either by surface observation or dissection.

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Surface Anatomy

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Is the external structure of the body, and is especially important in conducting a physical examination of a patient.

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Systemic anatomy

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Is the study of one organ system at a time and is the approach taken by most introductory textbooks such as this one.

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Regional anatomy

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Is the study of multiple organ systems at once in a given region of the body, such as the head or chest.

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Microscopic Anatomy

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When we take tissue specimens, thinly slice and stain them, and observe them under the microscope.

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Histopathology

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Is the microscopic examination of tissues for signs of disease.

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Cytology

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Is the study of the structure and function of individual cells.

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Ultrastructure

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Refers to fine detail, down to the molecular level, revealed by the electron microscope.

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Comparative anatomy

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Is the study of more than one species in order to learn generalizations and evolutionary trends.

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Inspection

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Is simply looking at the body's appearance, as in performing a physical examination of makine a clinical diagnosis from surface appearance.

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Palpation

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Means feeling a structure with the hands, such as palpating a swollen lymph node of taking a pulse.

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Ausculation

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Is listening to the natural sounds made by the body, such as heart and lung sounds.

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Percussion

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Is when the examiner taps on the body, feels for abnormal resistance, and listens to the emitted sound for signs of abnormalities such as pockets of fluid or air.