Systemic physiology - Study of functions of a specific organ system
Neurophysiology - Study of the functions of nervous system
Cardiovascular physiology - Study of the functions of the heart and blood vessels
Pathophysiology - Study of functional changes due to diseases and ageing
Exercise physiology - Study of changes in cell and organ functions as a result of muscular
activity
Microscopic anatomy; gross anatomy - The two categories of anatomy
Microscopic anatomy - Structures too small to be seen with the naked eye; cytology and
histology
Comparative anatomy - Examines similarities and differences in anatomy of different species
Regional anatomy - The study of structures within a single region; example: the head and neck
Systemic anatomy - The study of structures involved with a specific activity; example: digestion
or reproduction
*Atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, systems, and organisms - The major levels of
organization in living organisms
6 Levels of Organization in the Body - 1. chemicals
2. cells
3. tissues
4. organs
5. organ systems
6. organism
name the 6 levels of structural organization of the human body - 1. chemical level; 2. cellular
level; 3. tissue level; 4. organ level; 5. system; and 6. organismal
chemical level - includes atoms organized into molecules
(example: DNA, glucose)
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