Mallat: Chapter 1 Correctly Verified Answers
Anatomy - Answer the study of the structure of the human body
Morphology - Answer the study of form
Physiology - Answer the study of body function
Relationship between structure and function - Answer structure supports function
Gross anatomy - Answer study of structures that can be seen with the naked eye
Regional anatomy - Answer all structures in a single region are examined as a group
Systemic anatomy - Answer all the organs with related functions are studied together
Surface anatomy - Answer the study of landmarks on the surface of the body that reveal the underlying
organs
Microscopic anatomy - Answer the study of structures that can only be seen with a microscope
Histology - Answer the study of tissues
Developmental anatomy - Answer traces structural changes that occur in the body throughout the
lifespan and the effects of aging
Embryology - Answer the study of how body structures form and develop before birth
, Pathological anatomy - Answer the study of structural changes caused by disease
Radiographic anatomy - Answer the study of internal structures via X-ray and other imaging techniques
First level of structural organization - Answer chemical level: atoms combine to form molecules
Second level of structural organization - Answer cellular level; cells are made up of molecules
Third level of structural organization - Answer tissue level; similar types of cells are grouped together
Fourth level of structural organization - Answer organ level; organs are made up of different types of
tissues
Fifth level of structural organization - Answer organ system level; unified group of organs and tissues
that performs a specific function
Sixth level of structural organization - Answer organismal level; human organisms are made up of many
organ systems
Describe the anatomical position - Answer body erect; feet flat, facing forward; eyes facing forward;
arms to the side, palms facing forward with thumbs pointing out
Axial region - Answer head, neck, and trunk
Appendicular region - Answer upper and lower limbs
Superior - Answer toward the head
Inferior - Answer away from the head