General Flashcards
What is anatomy?
Anatomy is the branch of biological science that deals with the form and structure of the body and its parts.
What does the term anatomy strictly mean?
The term anatomy strictly means cutting open or dissociating the parts of the body.
What was the early approach to the study of anatomy?
It was purely a descriptive science based on observation of body parts visible to the unaided eye, such as organs, muscles, and bones.
What advancement allowed the study of finer details of the body?
The invention of the microscope.
What is microscopic anatomy?
Microscopic anatomy is the study of finer details of the body, such as cells and tissues.
What is histology?
Histology is the study of the minute structure of tissues.
What does cytology study?
Cytology studies the cell and its structure.
What is developmental anatomy or embryology?
It is the study of successive changes organisms undergo during their development from fertilization to a fully developed individual.
What does the term ontogeny denote?
Ontogeny denotes the development of the individual.
What is phylogeny?
Phylogeny is the ancestral history of a species, reflecting the evolutionary phases it has passed through.
What are the two main branches of the study of anatomy?
The two main branches are special anatomy and comparative anatomy.
What is special anatomy?
Special anatomy is the study of the structure of a particular species of animal.
What is comparative anatomy?
Comparative anatomy is the description and comparison of the structures of different species of animals.
What is the significance of comparative anatomy?
It shows the genetic relationship of various groups of animals and elucidates the significance of obscure structural facts.
What does the study of the animal body consist of?
The study consists of various systems of organs.
What is osteology?
Osteology is the study of the bone and skeletal system.
What does arthrology study?
Arthrology studies joints or articulations.
What is myology?
Myology is the study of the muscular system.
What does splanchnology encompass?
Splanchnology encompasses the organs of the digestive, respiratory, and urino-genital systems.
What does angiology study?
Angiology studies the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems.
What is neurology?
Neurology is the study of the nervous system.
What does aesthesiology focus on?
Aesthesiology focuses on sense organs.
