Sciences Introduction
physiology - ANS ✔✔study of function of an organism and it's parts, including their chemical
processes
applied/clinical anatomy - ANS ✔✔applies anatomy for diagnosis and treatment
descriptive/systemic anatomy - ANS ✔✔description of body parts without reference to disease
conditions
gross anatomy vs. microscopic anatomy - ANS ✔✔gross - structures visible to naked eye
microscopic - need microscope to view
developmental anatomy - ANS ✔✔growth and development to birth
surface/superficial anatomy - ANS ✔✔form/structure of the surface of the body
pathological anatomy - ANS ✔✔disease conditions/abnormalities
comparative anatomy - ANS ✔✔knowledge of similarities and differences across animal
kingdom
cystology - ANS ✔✔structure/function of cells
histology - ANS ✔✔microscopic study of cells and tissue
, osteology - ANS ✔✔structure/function of bones
myology - ANS ✔✔muscle form/function
angiology - ANS ✔✔blood vessels and lymphatic system
neruology - ANS ✔✔nervous system
transverse plane - ANS ✔✔divides body into upper and lower halves
frontal/coronal plane - ANS ✔✔divides body into front and back portions
saggital/midsaggital plane - ANS ✔✔divides body into left and right portions
anterior/ventral - ANS ✔✔front of body
posterior/dorsal - ANS ✔✔back of body
rostral - ANS ✔✔toward the head
superficial - ANS ✔✔toward surface of body
peripheral - ANS ✔✔toward surface of body
deep - ANS ✔✔away from the surface of the body