APHY 101 CH 1 Study Guide: Intro to the Human Body (Ivy
Tech)
1. Anatomy Studies the structure of body parts and their relationships to one
another.
2. Physiology Concerns the function of the body, in other words, how the body parts
work and carry out their life sustaining activities. Often focuses on cellular
and molecular level.
3. Gross or
Macro- scopic Study of large body structures visible to naked eye (ex: heart, lungs,
Anatomy kidneys).
4. Regional
Anato- my All structures in a particular region of the body, ex: abdomen, leg
5. Systemic Antomy Body structure is studied system by system, ex: cardiovascular system,
you would examine the heart and blood vessels of the entire body.
6. Microscopi
c Anatomy Deals with structures too small to be seen with the naked eye.
7. Cytology Studies cells of the body.
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8. Histology Studies microscopic tissues of the body.
9. Development
al Anatomy Traces structural changes that occur throughout the life span.
10. Embryology Subdivision of developmental anatomy, concerns developmental changes
that
occur before birth.
11. Principle of
com- Anatomy and physiology are inseparable because function always reflects
plementarity of struc- ture. What a structure can do depends on its specific form.
structure and
function
12. Levels of
struc- tural -chemical
organiza- tion -cellular
-tissue
-organ
-organ system
-organismal
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13. Chemical Level Simplest level of structural hierarchy. Atoms, tiny building blocks of matter,
com- bine to form molecules. Molecules combine to form organelles,
basic compo- nents of the microscopic cells.
14. Cellular Level Cells are the smallest units of living things. All cells have some common
functions, but individual cells vary widely in size and shape. Cells are
made up of molecules.
15. Tissue Level The simplest living creatures are single cells, but in complex organisms
such as
human beings, the hierarchy continues on to the tissue level. Tissues
consist of similar types of cells.
16. Four basic
tissue types -epithelium (covers body surface and protects organs)
-muscle (provides movement)
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Tech)
1. Anatomy Studies the structure of body parts and their relationships to one
another.
2. Physiology Concerns the function of the body, in other words, how the body parts
work and carry out their life sustaining activities. Often focuses on cellular
and molecular level.
3. Gross or
Macro- scopic Study of large body structures visible to naked eye (ex: heart, lungs,
Anatomy kidneys).
4. Regional
Anato- my All structures in a particular region of the body, ex: abdomen, leg
5. Systemic Antomy Body structure is studied system by system, ex: cardiovascular system,
you would examine the heart and blood vessels of the entire body.
6. Microscopi
c Anatomy Deals with structures too small to be seen with the naked eye.
7. Cytology Studies cells of the body.
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8. Histology Studies microscopic tissues of the body.
9. Development
al Anatomy Traces structural changes that occur throughout the life span.
10. Embryology Subdivision of developmental anatomy, concerns developmental changes
that
occur before birth.
11. Principle of
com- Anatomy and physiology are inseparable because function always reflects
plementarity of struc- ture. What a structure can do depends on its specific form.
structure and
function
12. Levels of
struc- tural -chemical
organiza- tion -cellular
-tissue
-organ
-organ system
-organismal
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Tech)
13. Chemical Level Simplest level of structural hierarchy. Atoms, tiny building blocks of matter,
com- bine to form molecules. Molecules combine to form organelles,
basic compo- nents of the microscopic cells.
14. Cellular Level Cells are the smallest units of living things. All cells have some common
functions, but individual cells vary widely in size and shape. Cells are
made up of molecules.
15. Tissue Level The simplest living creatures are single cells, but in complex organisms
such as
human beings, the hierarchy continues on to the tissue level. Tissues
consist of similar types of cells.
16. Four basic
tissue types -epithelium (covers body surface and protects organs)
-muscle (provides movement)
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