Anatomy Physiology: The Unity of Form
and Function Chapter 1
Anatomy - ANSThe study of structure
Physiology - ANSThe study of function
Inspection - ANSLooking at the body's appearance as in performing a physical examination
or making a clinical diagnosis from surface appearance
Palpation - ANSFeeling a structure with the hands, such as taking a pulse
Auscultation - ANSListening to the natural sounds made by the body, such as heart and lung
sounds
Percussion - ANSThe examiner 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 - ANSThe careful cutting and separation of tissues to reveal their relationships
Cadaver - ANSA dead human body
Comparative Anatomy - ANSThe study of more than one species in order to examine the
structural 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
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 (microscopic anatomy) - ANSThe process of taking tissue specimens, thinly slicing
and staining them, and observing them under a microscope to see individual cells
Histopathology - ANSThe microscopic examination of tissues for signs of disease
Cytology - ANSStudy of the structure and function of individual cells
Ultrastructure - ANSRefers to fine detail, down to the molecular level, revealed by the
electron microscope
and Function Chapter 1
Anatomy - ANSThe study of structure
Physiology - ANSThe study of function
Inspection - ANSLooking at the body's appearance as in performing a physical examination
or making a clinical diagnosis from surface appearance
Palpation - ANSFeeling a structure with the hands, such as taking a pulse
Auscultation - ANSListening to the natural sounds made by the body, such as heart and lung
sounds
Percussion - ANSThe examiner 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 - ANSThe careful cutting and separation of tissues to reveal their relationships
Cadaver - ANSA dead human body
Comparative Anatomy - ANSThe study of more than one species in order to examine the
structural 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
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 (microscopic anatomy) - ANSThe process of taking tissue specimens, thinly slicing
and staining them, and observing them under a microscope to see individual cells
Histopathology - ANSThe microscopic examination of tissues for signs of disease
Cytology - ANSStudy of the structure and function of individual cells
Ultrastructure - ANSRefers to fine detail, down to the molecular level, revealed by the
electron microscope
