Anatomy

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Is the scientific discipline that investigates the body’s structure.

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Anatomy

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studies the structural changes that occur between conception and adulthood.

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Developmental anatomy

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a subspecialty of developmental anatomy, considers changes from conception to the end of the eighth week of development.

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Embryology

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examines the structural features of cells

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Cytology

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examines tissues, which are composed of cells and the materials surrounding them

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Histology

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the study of structures that can be examined without the aid of a microscope,

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Gross anatomy

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s the study of the external form of the body and its relation to deeper structures

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Surface anatomy

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the body is studied system by system

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Systemic anatomy

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the body is studied area by area

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Regional anatomy

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uses radiographs (x-rays), ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and other technologies to create pictures of internal structures

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Anatomical imaging

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are physical characteristics that differ from the normal pattern

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Anatomical anomalies