Chapter 1 Flashcards
Anatomy
The study of internal and external body structures and their physical relationships among other body parts
Physiology
The study of how living organisms perform their vital functions.
Gross Anatomy
examining large structures
Microscopic anatomy
structures that we cannot see without magnification
cytology
study of the internal structure of individual cells
histology
the study of tissues
signs
an objective disease indication (like a fever)
symptoms
a subjective disease indication (such as tiredness)
6 Levels of Body Organization
- Chemical Level
- Cellular Level
- Tissue Level
- Organ Level
- Organ System Level
- Organism Level
Chemical Level
Atoms are the smallest stable units of matter. They combine to form molecules with complex shapes.
Cellular Level
Cells are the smallest living units in the body.
Tissue Level
A tissue is a group of cells working together to perform one or more specific functions.
Organism Level
An individual life form is an organism.
medical terminology
involves using word roots, prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms to build terms related to the body in health and disease.
Surface anatomy
involves locating structures on or near the body surface
