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Overview Of Anatomy and Physiology
Types of Anatomy/Physiology
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/28/2011

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Term
Anatomy
Definition
Study of the structure of body parts and their relationships to one another
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Gross Anatomy
Definition
Study of structures lage enough to see with the naked eye.
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Regional Gross Anatomy
Definition
all structures in one part of the body
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Systemic Gross Anatomy
Definition
Studied by system
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Surface Gross Anatomy
Definition
study of internal structures as they relate to the overlying skin
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Microscopic Anatomy
Definition
Structures too small to see with the naked eye
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Cytology
Definition
(microscopic anatomy)
Study of the cell
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Histology
Definition
(microscopic)
Study of Tissues
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Developmental Anatomy
Definition
Traces Structural Changes throughout life
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Embryology
Definition
(developmental anatomy)
study of developmental changes of the body before birth
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Pathological Anatomy
Definition
study of structural changes caused by disease (specialized branch)
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Radiographic Anatomy
Definition
study of internal stuctures visualized by specialized scanning procedures such as x-ray, MRI and CT scans (specialized branch)
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Molecular Biology
Definition
Study of structures at subcellular level
(specialized branch)
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Physiology
Definition
study of the body's structural machinery
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