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palpation
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feeling a structure using hands
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taking a pulse
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auscultation
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listening to natural sounds made by the body
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hearing heart and lung sounds
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percussion
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taping on body feeling for abnormal resistance and listening to emitting sound for signs of abnormalities
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taping and listening to pockets of fluid/air
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dissection
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carefully cutting and separating tissues to reveal thier relationships
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cadaver
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dead human body
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comparative anatomy
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study of multiple species in order to examine similarities/differences and analyze evolutionary trends
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exploratory surgery
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opening body to see problem and figuring what to do about it
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medical imaging
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methods of viewing inside of the body without surgery
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gross anatomy
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structure that can be seen with the naked eye whether by surface observation, radiology, or dissection
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radiology
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branch of medicine concered with imaging
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histology (microscopic anantomy)
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taking tissue of specimen, thinly slice and stain them and observe them under a microscope
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histopathology
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microscopic examination of tissues for signs of disease
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cytology
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study of structure and function of individual cells
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ultrastructure
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fine detail, down molecular level, revealed by electron microscope
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comparative physiology
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study of how different species have solved problems of life such as water balance, respiration, and reproduction
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