Test Bank For Human Anatomy 9th Edition By Elaine N Marieb; Patricia M. Brady; Jon B. Mallatt 9780135168059 Chapter 1-25 Complete Guide 2025

Human Anatomy (9th Edition) by Marieb Brady Mallat

1. Anatomy: the study of the structure of the human body


2. Morphology: the study of form


3. Physiology: the study of body function


4. Relationship between structure and function: structure supports

function


5. Gross anatomy: study of structures that can be seen with the naked

eye


6. Regional anatomy: all structures in a single region are examined as a

group


7. Systemic anatomy: all the organs with related functions are studied

together


8. Surface anatomy: the study of landmarks on the surface of the body

that reveal the underlying organs
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, 9. Microscopic anatomy: the study of structures that can only be

seen with a microscope


10.Histology: the study of tissues


11.Developmental anatomy: traces structural changes that occur in

the body throughout the lifespan and the effects of aging


12.Embryology: the study of how body structures form and develop

before birth


13.Pathological anatomy: the study of structural changes caused by

disease


14.Radiographic anatomy: the study of internal structures via X-ray

and other imaging techniques


15.First level of structural organization: chemical level: atoms combine

to form molecules


16.Second level of structural organization: cellular level; cells are made


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