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Instructor:
James D. Justus, MPA, MLS(ASCP)CM

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Agenda: 3/13/2014
 Instructor Introduction
 Explanation of methodology
 Lecture
 Questions and answers

3. Chapter 1
Major Themes of
Anatomy

4. Anatomy—The Study of Form
• Examining structure of the human
body
• Comparative anatomy
• Exploratory surgery
– Medical imaging
• Gross anatomy
• Histology (microscopic anatomy)
– Ultrastructure
– Histopathology
– Cytology
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Physiology—The Study of
Function
• Subdisciplines
– Neurophysiology (physiology of nervous
system)
– Endocrinology (physiology of hormones)
– Pathophysiology (mechanisms of disease)
• Comparative physiology
– Study of different species to learn about bodily
function

6. Section 1.2
The Origins of
Biomedical Science

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• Andreas Vesalius
• William Harvey
• Michael Servetus
• Robert Hooke
• Antony van Leeuwenhoek
• Carl Zeiss and Ernst Abbe
The Birth of Modern Medicine

8. Section 1.3
Scientific Method

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The Inductive Method
• Anatomy is a product of the inductive
method
The Hypothetico–Deductive Method
• Investigator asks a question
• Formulates a hypothesis—an educated
speculation or possible answer to the
question

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• Sample size
• Controls
• Psychosomatic effects
• Experimenter bias
• Statistical testing
• Peer Review
Experimental Design

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Facts, Laws, and Theories
• Scientific fact
• Law of nature
• Theory

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