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anatomy terms
anatomy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anatomy | science of body structures and their relationships |
| neurophysiology | functional properties of nerve cells |
| endocrinology | hormones and they control body functions |
| cardiovascular physiology | functions of the heart and blood vessels |
| immunology | how the body defends itself against disease-causing agents |
| respiratory physiology | functions of the air passageways and lungs |
| renal physiology | functions of kidneys |
| exercise physiology | changes in cell and organ functions as a result of muscular activity |
| patholophysiology | functional changes associated with disease and aging |
| embrylogy | structures that emerge from the time of the fertilized egg through the eighth week of the utero |
| developmental biology | structures that emerge from the time of the fertilizied egg to the adult form |
| histrology | microscopic structure of tissue |
| surface anatomy | anatomical landmarks on the surface of the body through visualization and palpation |
| gross anatomy | structures that can be examined without a microscope |
| systemic anatomy | structures of specific systems of the body |
| regional anatomy | specific regions of the body |
| radiographic anatomy | body structures that can be visualized with x-rays |
| pathological anatomy | structural changes associated with disease |
| physiology | science of body functions |