Anatomy Intro Flashcards
Anatomy
The study of the structure
ana = apart; tom = cut
Physiology
The study of function
Inspection
Looking at the body’s appearance, as in performing a physical examination or making a clinical diagnosis from surface appearance
Palpation
Feeling a structure with your hands
palp = touch, feel; ation = process
Auscultation
Listening to the natural sounds made by the body
auscult = listen; ation = process
Dissection
Carefully cutting and separating tissues to reveal their relationships
dis = apart; sect = cut
Cadaver
A dead human body
From cadere which means to fall or to die
Comparative Anatomy
The study of multiple species in order to examine similarities, differences, and seeing evolutionary trends
Exploratory Surgery
Opening the body and taking a look inside to see what was wrong and what could be done about it
Percussion
The examiner taps on the body, feels for abnormal resistance, and listens to the emitted sounds for abnorm
Medical Imaging
Methods of viewing the inside of the body without surgery
Radiology
The branch of medicine concerned with imaging
Gross Anatomy
Structure that can be seen with the naked eye
Histology
- The microscopic structure of tissues and organs
2. The study of such structures
Histopathology
The microscopic examination of tissues for signs of disease
