general terms

Question 1

anatomy

Answer 1

studies the structure of body parts and their relationships to one another

provides us with a static image of the body

Question 2

physiology

Answer 2

concerns the function of the body - how the body parts work and carry out their life sustaining activities

focuses on events at the cellular or molecular level

Question 3

regional anatomy

Answer 3

all structures in a particular region of the body

Question 4

systemic anatomy

Answer 4

body structure is studied system by system

Question 5

surface anatomy

Answer 5

study of internal structure as they relate to the overlying skin surface

Question 6

microscopic anatomy

Answer 6

deals with structures too small to be seen by the naked eye

Question 7

cytology

Answer 7

subdivison of microscopic anatomy

considers the cells

Question 8

histology

Answer 8

subdivison of microscopic anatomy

the study of tissues

Question 9

developmental anatomy

Answer 9

traces structural changes that occur in the body throughout the lifespan

Question 10

embryology

Answer 10

concerns developmental changes that occur in birth

Question 11

palpation

Answer 11

feeling organs with your hands

Question 12

ausculation

Answer 12

listening to organ sounds with a stethoscope

Question 13

renal physiology

Answer 13

concerns kidney function and urine production

Question 14

neurophysiology

Answer 14

explains the workings of the nervous system

Question 15

cardiovascular physiology

Answer 15

examines the heart and blood vessels

Question 16

principle of complementarity of structure and function

Answer 16

function always reflects structure

what a structure can do depends on its specific form

Question 17

levels of structural organization

Answer 17

1. chemical level (atoms combine to form molecules)
2. cellular level (cells are made of molecules)
3. tissue level (tissues consist of similar types of cells)
4. organ level (organs are made up of different types of tissues)
5. organ system level (organ systems consist of different organs that work together closely)
6. organism (human organism is made of many organ systyems)

Question 18

levels

Answer 18

atoms –> molecules –> organelle –> cells –> tissues (groups of similar cells) —> organs (2 types of tissues, usually 4) —> organ system (organs work together to achieve a common goal) –> organism (sum of all structures levels working together to keep us alive)