Ch. 1.2 Anatomy and Physiology Integrated

Question 1

Using the example of the intestines, what would anatomists and physiologists study about these things?

Answer 1

Anatomist- study the form and structure of the intestines, so they would look at they way that the intestines are laid out. The would look at where in the body they are, and what cells make them up.
Physiologists- examine what the small intestines do (so how food is propelled through them and absorbed by them)