Anatomy Physiology- The Unity of Form and Function
Chapter 1 Qs& As
Anatomy - ANS-The study of structure
Physiology - ANS-The study of function
Inspection - ANS-Looking at the body's appearance as in performing a ph
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Anatomy Physiology- The Unity of Form and Function
Chapter 1 Qs& As
Anatomy - ANS-The study of structure
Physiology - ANS-The study of function
Inspection - ANS-Looking at the body's appearance as in performing a physical examination or making a
clinical diagnosis from surface appearance
Palpation - ANS-Feeling a structure with the hands, such as taking a pulse
Auscultation - ANS-Listening to the natural sounds made by the body, such as heart and lung sounds
Percussion - ANS-The examiner taps on the body, feels for abnormal resistance, and listens to the
emitted sound for signs of abnormalities such as pockets of fluid or air
Dissection - ANS-The careful cutting and separation of tissues to reveal their relationships
Cadaver - ANS-A dead human body
Comparative Anatomy - ANS-The study of more than one species in order to examine the structural
similarities and differences and analyze evolutionary trends
Exploratory Surgery - ANS-Opening the body and taking a look inside to see what was wrong and what
could be done about it
Medical imaging - ANS-Methods of viewing the inside of the body without surgery
Radiology - ANS-Branch of medicine concerned with imaging
Gross anatomy - ANS-Structure that can be seen with the naked eye
Histology (microscopic anatomy) - ANS-The process of taking tissue specimens, thinly slicing and staining
them, and observing them under a microscope to see individual cells
Histopathology - ANS-The microscopic examination of tissues for signs of disease
Cytology - ANS-Study of the structure and function of individual cells
Ultrastructure - A
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