Asu bio 201 exam 1 stuvia Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

anatomy -ANSWER What is the study of structure (form)? physiology -ANSWER What is the study of how anatomical structures function (work)? gross (macroscopic) anatomy -ANSWER What is the study of large, observable structures that you do not need to use a microscope to see? microscopic anatomy -ANSWER What is the study of structures too small to be seen by the naked eye? histology -ANSWER What is the microscopic study of tissues? pathology -ANSWER What is the study of incorrect, bro...

anatomical position -ANSWER body erect, feet slightly apart, palms facing forward, thumbs pointing away from body anatomical position importance -ANSWER directional terms are based on it, right and left refer to the body of the person, not the right and left of the viewer sagittal plane -ANSWER divides body into right and left parts midsagittal plane -ANSWER (median) divides the body into right and left directly on the midline parasagittal plane -ANSWER divides body into right and le...