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anatomy study of structure


physiology study of function


Anatomy and physiology are _____ and never entirely complementary
separable.


What did the publication of Terminologia Anatomica do? standardized the different anatomical terms for the body, helpful because then
anatomists from different countries could use the same terms when discussing
anatomy


Physiology provides _____ to anatomy. meaning


Anatomy is what makes physiology _______. possible


________ determines _____ _. Form, function


inspection look at appearance


palpation feeling a structure with the hands


auscultation listening to sounds produced by the body


percussion tap on the body, feel for resistance, and listen to emitted sound for abnormalities


dissection cutting and separating human body tissues to reveal tissue relationships; use a
cadaver (dead human body)


comparitive anatomy study (ex: dissection) of multiple species to learn about form, function, and
evolution


exploratory surgery opening the living body to see what is wrong; now replaced by medical imaging
to view inside without surgery


gross anatomy structures visible with the naked eye


Subdivisions of gross anatomy include: surface anatomy, regional anatomy, systemic anatomy, clinical anatomy, and
developmental anatomy


surface anatomy external features (ex: integumentary system)


regional anatomy body areas

, systemic anatomy organ systems


clinical anatomy medical specialties (pathological anatomy - changes that occur during illness,
radiographic anatomy - structures seen using specialized imaging techniques)


developmental anatomy from conception to death, includes embryology


What are the two subdisciplines of anatomy? gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy


microscopic anatomy requires the aid of a microscope


What are the subdivisions of microscopic anatomy? cytology and histology


cytology just looking at cells, study of structure and function of cells; fine detail
(ultrastructure) may be resolved using an electron microscope


histology examination of tissues with microscope


histopathology subdivision of histology, looking at tissues for signs of disease, microscopic
examination of tissues for signs of disease


Physiology uses the ____ _. methods of experimental science


What are the four subdisciplines of physiology? neurophysiology, endocrinology, systemic physiology, pathophysiology


neurophysiology physiology of the nervous system


endocrinology physiology of hormones (think about endocrine glands)


systemic physiology functions of an organ system


pathophysiology mechanisms of disease


comparitive physiology study of different species to learn about body functions


A lot of what we know about human physiology is physiology
derived from examining the ___ of other animals.


Comparative physiology is also responsible for our drugs, medical procedures
development of new ________ and _.


Correctly state the hierarchy of complexity, from smallest atoms, molecules, organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism
to largest:


_____ is the functional unit of all life. Cell


Molecules composed of ____ _. atoms

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