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13 Cards in this Set
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Anatomy |
The study of the structure of body parts and their relationships to one another. |
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Physiology |
Concerns the function of the body, how the body parts work and carry out their life sustaining activities. |
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Gross/ Macroscopic Anatomy |
The study of large body structures visible to the naked eye such as the heart, lungs, kidneys. |
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Regional Anatomy |
All the structures in a particular region of the body are examined at the same time. |
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Systemic Anatomy |
Body structure is studied system by system. |
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Microscopic Anatomy |
Deals with structures too small to be seen by the naked eye |
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Cytology |
Part of microscopic anatomy, studying the cells of the body |
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Histology |
Part of microscopic anatomy, deal with the study of tissues |
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Developmental Anatomy |
Traces structural changes that occur throughout the life span. |
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Embryology |
A subdivision of developmental anatomy, concerns developmental changes that occur before birth. |
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Subdivisions of Anatomy |
-Microscopic anatomy -developmental anatomy -gross/macroscopic anatomy |
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Subdivisions of Physiology |
-Based on organ systems (renal physiology, cardiovascular physiology) -often focuses on cellular or molecular levels of the body |
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Complementarity of Structure and Function |
Anatomy and physiology are inseparable in the way that function always reflects structure. What a structure can do depends on its specific form. |
