lecture 1 Flashcards
Six levels of Structural and Functional Organization
1 chemical 2 cellular 3 tissues 4 organs 5 organ systems 6 organism
Types of Anatomy
Systemic:
Regional:
Surface:
Anatomical imaging:
studies external features, for example, bone projections
Surface:
using technologies (x-rays, ultrasound, MRI)
Anatomical imaging:
studies body regions (medical schools)
Regional:
studies the human organism
Human Physiology:
Importance of Anatomy and Physiology
Understand how the body:
- responds to stimuli
- environmental changes
- environmental cues
- diseases
- injury
investigates body structure
Anatomy:
studies body organ-systems
Systemic Physiology:
investigates processes and functions
Physiology:
studies body cells
Cellular Physiology:
the term means to dissect
omy
_____-basic units of life
- compartments and organelles
- examples are mitochondria, nucleus
Cellular:
group of cells with similar structure and function plus extracellular substances they release
Tissues:
smallest level
atoms, chemical bonds, molecules
Chemical: