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A&P 1 Chapter 1 2011
Anatomy Chapter 1
Question | Answer |
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Anatomy | The studies the STRUCTURE of body parts and their relationship to one another |
Physiology | how all the body parts work and carry out |
Gross/Macroscopic Anatomy | the study of large body structures visible to the naked eye, such as the heart, lungs, and kidneys |
Regional Anatomy | all the structures in one particular region of the body, such as the abdomen or leg, are examined at the same time |
Systematic Anatomy | the gross anatomy of the body is studied in this system |
Surface Anatomy | the study of internal body structures as they relate to the overlying skin surface |
Microscopic Anatomy | concerns structures too small to be seen with the naked eye. Subdivisions include cytology and histology. |
Pathological Anatomy | studies structural changes caused by disease |
Embryology | concerns development changes that occur before birth and helps to explain birth defects |
Neuro-physiology | explains the working of the nervous system |
Cardiovascular Physiology | explains the operation of the heart and blood vessels |
Principle of Complementarity of Structure and Function | the idea that function always reflects structure. So, what a structure can do depends on its specific form |
Levels of Biological Organization | Chemical, Cell, Tissue, Organ System, Organism |