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Homeostasis - Answer: The goal of physiological regulation and the
key to survival in a changing environment, Systems respond to external
and internal changes to function within a normal range (body
temperature, fluid balance)
,Common characteristics suggest the same path in evolution - Answer:
Two important principles:
Structural and functional similarities among vertebrates
Form determines function
Anatomy - definition - Answer: Is the study of body structures,
describes the structures of the body
-Their composition
-Their location
- Associated structures
Oldest medical science information - Answer: : 1600 BC - Egyptians
showed a basic knowledge of blood vessels
Terminologia Anatomic - Answer: To prevent confusion between the
names of body structures, in 1998 two organizations standardized
anatomical vocabulary in the publication Terminologia Anatomica
Physiology - Answer: Is the study of:
Functions of anatomical structures
Individual and cooperative functions
,Includes:
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Genetics
Note: an anatomist might study how a particular muscle attaches to the
skeleton while a physiologist might study how a muscle contracts
Gross Anatomy - Answer: or macroscopic anatomy, examines large,
visible structures.
Surface anatomy: - Answer: exterior features
Regional anatomy: - Answer: body areas
Systemic anatomy: - Answer: organ systems
Clinical anatomy: - Answer: medical specialties (pathological anatomy -
changes that occur during illness, radiographic anatomy - structures
seen using specialized imaging techniques)
, Developmental anatomy: - Answer: from conception to death
Microscopic Anatomy - Answer: examines cells and molecules
Cytology - Answer: study of cells and their structures
cyt- = cell
Histology - Answer: study of tissues and their structures
4 Physiology Divisions
COSP - Answer: Physiology - study of function.
Cell physiology: processes within and between cells
Organ physiology: functions of specific organs
Systemic physiology: functions of an organ system
Pathological physiology: effects of diseases
The chemical or molecular level - Answer: Atoms are the smallest
chemical units
Molecules are a group of atoms working together