Ch 1 vocabulary Flashcards
anatomy
the study of form
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 the hands
Auscultation
listening to the natural sounds made by the body, such as heart and lung sounds
percussion
examiner taps on the body feels for abnormal resistance, and listens to the emitted sound for signs of abnormalities such as pockets of fluid, air, or scar tissue
dissection
“cutting apart” carefully cutting and separating tissues to reveal their relationships.
cadaver
a dead human body
comparative anatomy
the study of multiple species in order to examine similarities and differences and analyze evolutionary trends.
exploratory surgery
opening the body and taking a look inside to see what was wrong and what could be done about it
medical imaging techniques
methods of viewing the inside of the body without surgery
radiology
the branch of medicine concerned with imaging
gross anatomy
structures that can be seen with the naked eye
histology (microscopic anatomy)
the study of taking tissue specimens, thinly slicing and staining them to observe them under the microscope.
histopathology
the microscopic examination of tissues for signs of disease.
