BY: SANTOS, PATCHESKA DEWI

Terms: Anatomy, Physiology, Histology, Histopathology, Pathology

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ANATOMY
Etymology

(Ancient Greek) Ana separate, apart from Temnein to cut up, cut open

Definition
A branch of Biology and medicine that

considers the structures of living things

The scientific study of the physical structure of

an animal or plant; the body of a human or animal, or the structure of a plant.

The study of structures of living things.

Related Terms
In some of its facets, anatomy is closely

related to embryology, comparative anatomy, and comparative embryology, through common roots in evolution.

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TRIVIA!

PHYSIOLOGY
Etymology (Greek) Physis nature or origin Logia study of

Definition
The science that deals with the way that the

bodies of living things operate (this includes how organisms , organ systems, organs, cells, and biomolecules carry out the chemical and physical functions that exist in a living system.

The study of how the bodies of living things function/operate.

Related Term
Anatomy

Physiology is closely related to anatomy; anatomy is the study of form, and physiology is the study of function. Due to the frequent connection between form and function, physiology and anatomy are intrinsically linked and are studied in tandem as part of a medical curriculum.

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TRIVIA!

Your heart beats 100,000 times a day! Its impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. Like fingerprints, everyones tongue print is

different! Right handed people live, on average, nine (9) years longer than left-handed people. Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system!

HISTOLOGY
Etymology (Greek) Histos tissue Logia study

Definition
The study of the microscopic anatomy

of cells and tissues of plants and animals

The study of tissue.

Related terms
Cell biology is the study of living cells, their

DNA and RNA and the proteins they express. Anatomy is the study of organs visible by the naked eye. Morphology studies entire organisms.

HISTOPATHOLOGY
Etymology (Greek) Histos tissue Pathos disease-suffering Logos study

Definition
Refers to the microscopic examination of

tissue in order to study the manifestations of disease

In clinical medicine, histopathology refers to

the examination of a biopsy or surgical specimen by a pathologist

 The study of deceased

tissue.

PATHOLOGY
Etymology (Greek) Pathos feeling, suffering Logia the study of

Definition
The scientific study of the nature of disease

and its causes, process, development, and consequences The precise study and diagnosis of disease The study of the causes of diseases and how they affect people The study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases

 The study of disease(s)

Related terms
Anatomical pathology Clinical pathology Dermatopathology Hematopathology Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Veterinary pathology Plant pathology Molecular pathology

Recap!
Anatomy the study of structures of

living things Physiology the study of how the bodies of living things function/operate Histology the study of tissue Histopathology the study of deceased tissue Pathology the study of disease(s)

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