Chapter one

Question 1

definition anatomy

Answer 1

about human structure

the study of form

Question 2

define physiology

Answer 2

human function

Question 3

define medical imaging

Answer 3

viewing the inside of the body without surgery

contains radiology which is the branch of medicine concerned with imaging

Question 4

gross anatomy

Answer 4

study of structure that can be seen with the naked eye

Question 5

comparative anatomy

Answer 5

study of multiple species in order to examine similiarities and differences

Question 6

histology (microscopic anatomy)

Answer 6

examination of tissues with microscope

Question 7

histopathology

Answer 7

microscopic examination of tissues for signs of disease

Question 8

cytology

Answer 8

study of structure and function of cells

Question 9

ultrastructure

Answer 9

view detail under electron microscope

Question 10

List the levels of human structure from the most complex to the simplest.

Answer 10

organism 
organ system
organ
tissue
cell
organelle
macromolecule
molecule
atom

Question 11

holism

Answer 11

—“emergent properties” of the whole organism cannot be predicted from the properties of the separate parts
Humans are more than the sum of their parts

Question 12

reductionism

Answer 12

large, complex systems can be understood by studying their simpler components

Essential to scientific thinking

Question 13

anatomical variation

Answer 13

• textbooks show most common organization of sturcutes

some individuals differ by….

• lacking certain muscles
• having atypical number of vertebrae
• atypical number of certain organs (kidneys)
• situs invernsus

Question 14

what is situs inversus

Answer 14

left right reversal of organ placement