Chapter 1.1

Question 1

Anatomy

Answer 1

The study of structure

Question 2

Physiology

Answer 2

The study of function

Question 3

Inspection

Answer 3

Looking at body’s appearance; a physical examination; clinical diagnosis from surface appearance

Question 4

Palpating

Answer 4

Feeling a structure with the hands

Question 5

Auscultation

Answer 5

Listening to natural sounds made by the body

Question 6

Percussion

Answer 6

Examiner taps on body, feels for abnormal resistance, and listens to the emitted sound for signs of abnormalities

Question 7

Dissection

Answer 7

Carefully cutting and separating tissues to reveal their relationships

Question 8

Cadaver

Answer 8

Dead human body

Question 9

Comparative Anatomy

Answer 9

Study of multiple species in order to examine similarities and differences and analyze evolutionary trends

Question 10

Exploratory surgery

Answer 10

Opening the body and taking a look inside to see what was wrong and what could be done about it

Question 11

Medical imaging techniques

Answer 11

Methods of viewing inside the body without surgery

Question 12

Radiology

Answer 12

The branch of medicine concerned with imaging

Question 13

Gross anatomy

Answer 13

Structure that can be seen with the naked eye , Whether by surface observation, radiology, or dissection

Question 14

Histology 

Answer 14

Microscopic anatomy: Taking tissue specimens thinly sliced and stained and observed under the microscope

Question 15

Histopathology

Answer 15

Microscopic examination of tissues for signs of disease

Question 16

Cytology

Answer 16

The study of the structure and function of individual cells

Question 17

Ultrastructure

Answer 17

Fine detail, down to the molecular level, revealed by the electron microscope

Question 18

Comparative physiology

Answer 18

The study of how different species have solved problems of life; the basis for development of new drugs and medical procedures