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Anatomy |
Study of the structure of an organism |
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Dissection |
cutting parts of an organism |
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Physiology |
Study of function of living organism, their parts and chemical processes involved |
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Applied anatomy/clinical anatomy |
application of anatomical study for surgical diagnosis/treatment |
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Descriptive anatomy/systemic anatomy |
describing parts of the body without disease. The body is a composite of systems that work together |
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Gross anatomy |
studying structures with your naked eye |
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microscopic anatomy |
studying structures with help of technology/not visible to the naked eye |
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surface anatomy/superficial anatomy |
study surface markings esp referring to organs beneath |
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developmental anatomy |
development of organism from birth to death |
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pathological anatomy |
disease conditions/structural abnormalities |
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comparative anatomy |
comparisons between organisms among the animal kingdon |
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electrophysiologicsl techniquea |
measuring electric activity of cell(s) |
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cytology |
studying cells structure/function |
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histology |
microscopic study of cells/tissues |
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osteolofy |
structure/function of bones |
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myology |
muscle form and function |
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arthrology |
joints that unite bones |
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angiology |
study blood vessels and lymphatic system (what the body uses to get rid of waste) |
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Neurology |
study of disease of nervous system |
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anatomical position |
body standing, palms, arms, and hands facing forward |
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Axial skeleton |
Head and trunk (torso to the belly button) while spine is axis |
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appendicular skeleton |
lower and upper limbs |
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Neuraxis |
axis of the brain |
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planes of reference |
defined relative to imaginary axes of the body |
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frontal section/frontal view |
dividing body front and back |
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midsagittal sections |
dividing body left and right (along median plane) |
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sagittal section |
any cut parallel to median plane dividing body into left and right |
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transverse plane (aka transaxial or axial by radiologist) |
divide body into upper and lower |
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frontal/coronal section |
front and back portions of body (because parallel to coronal structure of skull) |
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anterior (ventral for more than 2 legs tummy facing down) |
front surface of the body |
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posterior (dorsal for more than 4 legs)
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back surface of the body |
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Rostral |
towards the head |
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peripheral |
away from the center |
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superficial (external) |
confined to the surface |
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deep (internal) |
organ closer to the axis of body |
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Distal |
away from the midline like arms and legs |
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proximal |
toward the root or attachment point of structure |
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superior |
above, farther from ground or near head |
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inferior |
below, closer to ground or feet |
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prone |
on belly |
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supine |
on back |
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lateral |
related to side |
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medial |
toward the median or center plane when dividing an organism or part |
