BIOL 227 Chapter 1 Exam Questions
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Anatomy - ✔✔study of structure and form
Physiology - ✔✔study of the function of body parts
Microscopic Anatomy - ✔✔examines structures that cannot be seen by the
unaided eye
Cytology - ✔✔study of body cells and their internal structure
Histology - ✔✔study of blood tissues
Gross Anatomy - ✔✔also known as macroscopic anatomy; investigates the
structure and relationships of body parts that are visible to the unaided eye
ex: intestines, stomach, brain, heart, kidneys
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,Systemic Anatomy - ✔✔studies the anatomy of each functional body
system
Regional Anatomy - ✔✔examines all of the structures in a particular region
of the body as a complete unit
Surface Anatomy - ✔✔focus on both superficial anatomic markings and the
internal body structures that relate to the skin covering them
comparative anatomy - ✔✔examines similarities and the differences in the
anatomy of different species
Embryology - ✔✔discipline concerned with development changes
occurring from conception to birth
Pathologic Anatomy/Pathology - ✔✔examines all anatomic changes
resulting from disease
radiographic anatomy - ✔✔relationships among internal structures
visualized by specific imaging procedures
cardiovascular physiology - ✔✔examines the functioning of the heart,
blood vessels, and blood
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, neurophysiology - ✔✔examines how nerve impulses travel throughout the
nervous system
respiratory physiology - ✔✔studies how respiratory gases are transferred
by gas exchange between the lungs and the blood vessels
reproductive physiology - ✔✔the functioning of reproductive hormones
and the reproductive cycle
Pathophysiology - ✔✔the study of how disease processes affect the
function of the body
Metabolism - ✔✔all chemical reactions in the body
Anabolism - ✔✔smaller molecules are joined to form larger molecules
Catabolism - ✔✔large molecules breaking down into smaller ones
chemical level - ✔✔simplest level, involves atoms and molecules
atoms - ✔✔one element; building blocks of matter
molecules - ✔✔two or more atoms joined together
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Anatomy - ✔✔study of structure and form
Physiology - ✔✔study of the function of body parts
Microscopic Anatomy - ✔✔examines structures that cannot be seen by the
unaided eye
Cytology - ✔✔study of body cells and their internal structure
Histology - ✔✔study of blood tissues
Gross Anatomy - ✔✔also known as macroscopic anatomy; investigates the
structure and relationships of body parts that are visible to the unaided eye
ex: intestines, stomach, brain, heart, kidneys
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,Systemic Anatomy - ✔✔studies the anatomy of each functional body
system
Regional Anatomy - ✔✔examines all of the structures in a particular region
of the body as a complete unit
Surface Anatomy - ✔✔focus on both superficial anatomic markings and the
internal body structures that relate to the skin covering them
comparative anatomy - ✔✔examines similarities and the differences in the
anatomy of different species
Embryology - ✔✔discipline concerned with development changes
occurring from conception to birth
Pathologic Anatomy/Pathology - ✔✔examines all anatomic changes
resulting from disease
radiographic anatomy - ✔✔relationships among internal structures
visualized by specific imaging procedures
cardiovascular physiology - ✔✔examines the functioning of the heart,
blood vessels, and blood
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, neurophysiology - ✔✔examines how nerve impulses travel throughout the
nervous system
respiratory physiology - ✔✔studies how respiratory gases are transferred
by gas exchange between the lungs and the blood vessels
reproductive physiology - ✔✔the functioning of reproductive hormones
and the reproductive cycle
Pathophysiology - ✔✔the study of how disease processes affect the
function of the body
Metabolism - ✔✔all chemical reactions in the body
Anabolism - ✔✔smaller molecules are joined to form larger molecules
Catabolism - ✔✔large molecules breaking down into smaller ones
chemical level - ✔✔simplest level, involves atoms and molecules
atoms - ✔✔one element; building blocks of matter
molecules - ✔✔two or more atoms joined together
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