12. ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY CHAPTER-I
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
CHAPTER-I
INTRODUCTION TO ANATOMICAL TERMS, ORGANISATION OF THE HUMAN BODY
ANATOMY
Anatomy is the study of the structures and the relationship among structures
PHYSIOLOGY
Physiology is the study of the functions of those structures
GROSS ANATOMY
A type of anatomy that can be undertaken without a microscope.
MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY
Requires the use of a microscope (example: light or phase microscope)
CYTOLOGY
Microscopic study of the cells
HISTOLOGY
Microscopic study of the tissues