1.3 Other Types of Anatomical Studies

• Developmental anatomy

  the study of changes in form between conception and physical maturity
• Embryology


  study of early developmental processes
• Comparative anatomy 


  study anatomy of animals
• Clinical anatomy 


  focuses on features that may undergo changes during illness
• Surgical anatomy 


  studies anatomical landmarks important for surgery
• Radiographic anatomy


  utilizes x-rays, etc, to visualize and study structures
• Cross sectional anatomy


  emerged due to advances in radiographic anatomy like CT scans
• How does surgical anatomy differ from clinical?

  Clinical forces on identify changes due to illness. Surgical identifies for surgical procedures
• Cross sectional anatomy is a subspecialty of which anatomical specialty?

  Radiographic anatomy