Anatomy Exam 1 Shobnom Auburn University Questions And Answers | 2024 Updated Quiz | 100% Correct Answers
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Anatomy Shobnom Auburn University
Flow of organism - atoms-->molecules-->organelle-->cellular level-->tissue level-->organ level--
>organ system-->organism
Anatomy - "to cut apart", study of structure of body parts and relationships to each other
Physiology - study of function of the body parts, how they wor...
Anatomy Exam 1 Shobnom Auburn
University
Flow of organism - atoms-->molecules-->organelle-->cellular level-->tissue level-->organ level--
>organ system-->organism
Anatomy - "to cut apart", study of structure of body parts and relationships to each other
Physiology - study of function of the body parts, how they work together
Hippocrates - separated disease from superstition
Gross Anatomy (macroscopic) - study of large visible structures
Microscopic Anatomy - tissues and cell anatomy, need help to see them ex: microscopes
Histology - study of tissues
Cytology - study of cells
Developmental Anatomy (Branches of Anatomy) - study of structural changes that occur between
conception and adulthood
Embryology (Branches of Anatomy) - study of developments before birth
Gross/Macroscopic Anatomy (Branches of Anatomy) - studies of large body structures such as
stomach, lungs, or heart
CT Scan (Computed Tomography) - uses x-rays passed through body in this cross sections (3D)
, Ultra Sound - uses waves that are then reflected/scattered when they hit something and are then
analyzed by a computer to generate 2D/3D images, very safe but not good for looking at structures
surrounded by bone
Anatomic Position - Standing erect, facing forward, upper limbs hanging to the sides, palms facing
up upwards
Supine - on back face up
Prone - on belly face down
Superior (Cranial) (Directional Term) - cranial, toward the head end or upper part of a structure or
the body, above
Inferior (Caudal-tail) (Directional Term) - away from the head end or toward the lower part of a
structure or the body, below
Ventral (Anterior) (Directional Term) - toward or at the front of the body, in front of
Dorsal (Posterior) (Directional Term) - toward or at the back of the body, behind
Medial (Directional Term) - toward or at the midline of the body, on the inner side of
Lateral (Directional Term) - away from the midline of they body, on the outer side of
Intermediate (Directional Term) - between a more medial and a more lateral structure
Proximal (Directional Term) - closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a
limb to the body trunk
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