Chapter 1: The Human Body: An Orientation

Question 1

Anatomy

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Studies the STRUCTURE YOU CAN SEE of the body parts and their relationship to one another.

Question 2

Physiology

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Concerns the FUNCTION of the body and HOW THE BODY PARTS WORK to carry out their life-sustaining activities.

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Gross Anatomy

Answer 3

The study of large body structures VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE and are structures YOU CAN HOLD.

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Macroscopic Anatomy

Answer 4

The study of large body structures VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE and are structures YOU CAN HOLD.

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Regional Anatomy

Answer 5

All the structures (muscles, bones, blood vessels, nerves, etc.) in a particular region of the body

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Systemic Anatomy

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When body structure is studied system by system

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Surface Anatomy

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The study of internal structures as they relate to the overlying skin surface

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Microscopic Anatomy

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Deals with structures TOO SMALL to be seen with the naked eye

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Cytology

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Subdivision of microscopic Anatomy which considers the CELLS

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Histology

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Subdivision of microscopic anatomy that studies TISSUES

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Developmental Anatomy

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Traces structural changes that occur throughout the life span

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Embryology

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A subdivision of developmental anatomy concerning developmental changes that occur before birth

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Pathological Anatomy

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Studies structural changes caused by disease

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Radiographic Anatomy

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Studies internal structures as visualized by x-ray images or specialized scans

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Palpation

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FEELING organs with your hands

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Auscultation

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LISTENING to the sounds of an organ