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Chapter 1-29 Complete Guide .

Anatomy - ANSWER: Study of structure of the body

Physiology - ANSWER: Study of function of the body

There are several ways to examine the structure of the body. - ANSWER: Inspection- simply looking at
the body's appearance and performing a physical examination

Palpation- feeling the structure with the hands
Auscultation- listening to the natural sounds made by the body
Percussion- taps on the body to feel the abnormal resistance and emitted sounds

Dissection - ANSWER: Carefully cutting and separating tissues to reveal their relashionship

Comparative anatomy - ANSWER: Study of multiple species in order to examine similarities and
differences and analyze evolutionary trends

Exploratory surgery - ANSWER: Opening the body and taking a look inside to see what was wrong and
what could be done about it

medical imaging techniques - ANSWER: methods of viewing the inside of the body without surgery

Histology (microscopic anatomy) - ANSWER: study of cells and tissues

Histopathology - ANSWER: Microscopic examination of tissues for signs of disease

Cytology - ANSWER: study of structure and function of cells

Hippocrates (460-377 BC) - ANSWER: Considered the father of medicine (Greece)

Aristotle - ANSWER: A Greek Philosopher, taught Alexander the Great, started a famous school,
studied with Plato
He believed diseases could have natural and unnatural causes

Claudius Galen - ANSWER: physician to the Roman gladiators, wrote the most influential medical
textbook of the ancient era

Maimonides (1135-1204) - ANSWER: Influential Jewish philosopher who attempted to reconcile the
conflicting claims of reason and revelation. His book "Guide for the Perplexed" was widely read and
highly controversial.

Avicenna (Ibn Sina) - ANSWER: Influential Islamic physician who wrote the great medical
encyclopaedia known as the Canon of
Medicine.

Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) - ANSWER: Brussels physician; wrote first anatomical studies

William Harvey (1578-1657) - ANSWER: English physician who discovered the workings of the
circulatory system, challenging Galen's ideas of human anatomy

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