What the scientific study of the body’s structures?

Human Anatomy

Some of the body's structures are very small and can only be observed and analyzed with the assistance of a ________________.

microscope

Other larger structures in the body can readily be _____, _________, __________, and ___________.

seen, manipulated, measured, & weighed

The word “anatomy” comes from a Greek root that means “___________”

to cut apart.

Human anatomy was first studied by observing the __________________ and observing the ___________ and other __________.

1) exterior of the body

2) wounds of soldiers

3) injuries

As time and science progressed, soon physicians were allowed to _________________ to augment their knowledge.

dissect bodies of the dead

When a body is dissected, its structures are _______ in order to observe their __________ and their ____________

1) cut apart

2) physical attributes

3) relationships to one another.

Is dissection is still used in medical schools, anatomy courses, and in pathology labs? (yes or no)

yes

In order to observe structures in living people, however, a number of imaging techniques have been developed outside of dissection. These techniques allow clinicians to ____________________ such as a cancerous tumor or a fractured bone.

visualize structures inside the living body

Like most scientific disciplines, anatomy has areas of ________________.

specialization

The study of the larger structures of the body, those visible without the aid of magnification. This kind of study considers large structures such as the brain

Gross anatomy

"Macro-" means _____________

“large”

gross anatomy is also referred to as ____________________

macroscopic anatomy

"Micro-" means _____________

small

The study of structures that can be observed only with the use of a microscope or other magnification devices

Microscopic Anatomy

What are the four parts that microscopic anatomy encompasses?

1) cytology

2) the study of cells and histology

3) the study of tissues.

As the technology of __________ has advanced, anatomists have been able to observe smaller and smaller structures of the body, from slices of large structures like the heart, to the three-dimensional structures of large molecules in the body.

microscopes

this picture represents what kind of anatomy?

gross anatomy

this picture represents what kind of anatomy?

microscopic anatomy

Anatomists take two general approaches to the study of the body’s structures:

1)

2)

1) regional anatomy

2) systematic anatomy

The study of the interrelationships of all of the structures in a specific body region, such as the abdomen.

Regional Anatomy