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HHP 1150 Unit 1
Categories of Anatomy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| microscopic anatomy | microscopic structures require microscope to see |
| gross anatomy | can be seen with naked eye, nonmicroscopic |
| gross anatomy subdisciplines | comparative development embryology regional surface systemic |
| comparative anatomy | similarities and differences in structure across species. study with comparison |
| development anatomy | changes in structure over time |
| embryology anatomy | changes between conception and birth |
| regional anatomy | structures in a region of a body. Study body structures region by region |
| surface anatomy | seen without dissection |
| systemic anatomy | structures in a system of a body. Study body structures system by system |
| two main branches of anatomy | microscopic and gross |
| anatomical position | stand upright, feet parallel and on floor, head leveled and looking forward, arms at sides and palms facing forward |