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Seeley's Anatomy and Physiology 10th
Ed. The Human Organism
Homeostasis - State of equilibrium in the
body with respect to functions and composition
of fluids and tissues.
Anatomy - the scientific discipline that investigates the body's
structure and the relationship between the structure
of a body part and its function
Developmental Anatomy - studies the structural changes that occur
between conception and adulthood
Embryology - a subspecialty of developmental anatomy, considers changes from conception to
the end of the eighth week of development
Cytology - examines the structural features of cells
Histology - examines tissues, which are composed of cells and the materials surrounding them.
Gross anatomy - the study of structures that can be examined
without the aid of a microscope, can be approached from either a systemic or a regional
perspective
Systemic Anatomy - the body is studied system by system
A System (Body) - group of structures that have one or more common functions, such as the
cardiovascular, nervous, respiratory, skeletal, or muscular system
Regional Anatomy - the body is studied area by area such as the head, abdomen, or arm
Surface Anatomy - the study of the external form of the body
and its relation to deeper structures
Anatomical Imaging - uses radiographs (x-rays), ultrasound, magnetic
, resonance imaging (MRI), and other technologies to create
pictures of internal structures
Wilhelm Roentgen (1845-1923) - In 1895, became the first medical
scientist to use x-rays to see inside the body.
Anatomical Anomalies - physical characteristics that differ
from the normal pattern
Physiology - the scientific investigation of the processes or
functions of living things, to understand and predict the body's responses to stimuli and to
understand how the body maintains conditions within a narrow range of values in a constantly
changing environment
Cell Physiology - examines the processes occurring in cells
Systemic Physiology - considers the functions of organ systems
Neurophysiology - focuses on the nervous system
Cardiovascular Physiology - deals with the heart and blood vessels
Pathology - the medical science dealing with all aspects of disease
Exercise Physiology - focuses on the changes in function and structure
caused by exercise
How does the study of anatomy differ from the study of
physiology? - Anatomy concentrates more on the structure of a body part of how it relates to its
function where as physiology concentrates on the functioning of the organism and its body parts
as a whole
What is studied in gross anatomy? In surface anatomy? - Gross anatomy studies all body parts
that can be seen without a microscope. Surface anatomy studies the external parts of the body.
What type of physiology is employed when studying the
endocrine system? - Systemic Physiology
Why are anatomy and physiology normally studied together? - The structure of a body part
directly relates to its function which generates the processes needed for homeostatis
X-Ray - Developed in 1895 by Wilhelm Roentgen. A shortwave electromagnetic radiation moves
through the body, exposing a photographic plate to form a radiograph. A major limitation of
radiographs is that they give only flat, two-dimensional (2-D) images of the body
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