Ch. 1 Flashcards
pg.2-3
In what way does physiology depend on anatomy?
physiology depends on anatomy because the function of the body can be described, but without actually seeing it, you don’t fully understand the function of something. They directly relate to one another
Would you be studying anatomy or physiology if you investigated how muscles shorten?
if you explored the location for the lungs in the body?
muscles shorten- physiology
lungs location-anatomy
study of the structure of body parts and their relationships to one another
anatomy
the functions of a body
physiology
large body structures
Gross anatomy
studies by systems for anatomical structures
systemic anatomy
study of internal structures as they relate to the overlying skin surface
surface anatomy
the study of small structures not seen by the naked
microscopic anatomy
study of the cells of the body
cytology
the study of tissues
histology
traces structural changes that occur in the body through a life span
developmental anatomy
concerns developmental changes that occur before birth
embryology
kidney function and production of urine
reneal physiology
nervous system
neurophysiology
examines the operation of the hear and blood vessels
cardiovascular physiology
what a structure can do depends on its simple form
principle of complimentarity of structure and function
what level of structure organizations is typical of cytologists field of study?
cellular level
what is the correct structural order for the following term: organism, tissue, organ, cell
cell, tissue, organ, organ system