ANATOMY AND PHYSIO

• Scientific discipline that investigates the body’s structure

  anatomy
• Studies the structural changes that occur between conception and adulthood

  developmental anatomy
• Study of structures that can be examined without the aid of a microscope, can be approached either systemically or regionally

  Large deals with the structure of the body visible in the naked eyes (muscles, bones, digestive organs, skins) - cadaveric dissections

  gross anatomy
• Involves looking at the exterior of the body to visualize structures deeper inside the body Studied by sight without the need of dissection

  surface anatomy
• A subspeciality of developmental anatomy, considers changes from conception to the eighth week of development

  embryology
• Examines the structural features of cells

  cytology