Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of
Form and Function Chapter 1
Anatomy - ANSThe study of structure
Physiology - ANSThe study of function
Inspection - ANSSimply looking at the body's appearance
Palpation - ANSFeeling a structure with the hands, such as palpating a swollen lymph node
or taking a pulse
Auscultation - ANSlistening to the natural sounds made by the body, such as heart and lung
sounds
Percussion - ANSExaminer taps on the body, feels for abnormal resistance and listens to the
emitted sound for signs of abnormalities such as pockets of fluid or air
Dissection - ANSCarefully cutting and separating tissues to reveal their relationships
Cadaver - ANSA dead human body
Comparative Anatomy - ANSThe study of multiple species in order to examine similarities
and differences and analyze evolutionary trends
Exploratory Surgery - ANSOpening the body and taking a look inside to see what was wrong
and what could be done about it. Any breach of the body cavities is risky, however, and most
exploratory surgery has now been replaced by medical imaging techniques
Medical Imaging - ANSMethods of viewing the inside of the body without surgery
Radiology - ANSBranch of medicine concerned with imaging
Gross Anatomy - ANSStructure that can be seen with the naked eye
Histology - ANSMicroscopic anatomy. Take a tissue sample, stain it and review it under a
microscope
Histopathology - ANSThe microscopic examination of tissues for signs of disease
Cytology - ANSThe study of the structure and function of individual cells
Ultrastructure - ANSRefers to the fine details, down to the molecular level, which are
revealed by an electron microscope
Form and Function Chapter 1
Anatomy - ANSThe study of structure
Physiology - ANSThe study of function
Inspection - ANSSimply looking at the body's appearance
Palpation - ANSFeeling a structure with the hands, such as palpating a swollen lymph node
or taking a pulse
Auscultation - ANSlistening to the natural sounds made by the body, such as heart and lung
sounds
Percussion - ANSExaminer taps on the body, feels for abnormal resistance and listens to the
emitted sound for signs of abnormalities such as pockets of fluid or air
Dissection - ANSCarefully cutting and separating tissues to reveal their relationships
Cadaver - ANSA dead human body
Comparative Anatomy - ANSThe study of multiple species in order to examine similarities
and differences and analyze evolutionary trends
Exploratory Surgery - ANSOpening the body and taking a look inside to see what was wrong
and what could be done about it. Any breach of the body cavities is risky, however, and most
exploratory surgery has now been replaced by medical imaging techniques
Medical Imaging - ANSMethods of viewing the inside of the body without surgery
Radiology - ANSBranch of medicine concerned with imaging
Gross Anatomy - ANSStructure that can be seen with the naked eye
Histology - ANSMicroscopic anatomy. Take a tissue sample, stain it and review it under a
microscope
Histopathology - ANSThe microscopic examination of tissues for signs of disease
Cytology - ANSThe study of the structure and function of individual cells
Ultrastructure - ANSRefers to the fine details, down to the molecular level, which are
revealed by an electron microscope
