A&P for Speech, Language, and Hearing Chapter 1 vocab

Anatomy Dissection

anatome.

Dissection

Dissecare, the process of cutting up.

Physiology

Function of an organism.

Applied anatomy / clinical anatomy

Application of anatomical study for the diagnosis and treatment of disease, particularly as it relates to to surgical procedures.

Descriptive anatomy / systemic anatomy

Anatomical specialty involving the description of individual parts of the body without reference to disease conditions.

Gross anatomy

study of the body and its parts as visible without the aid of microscopy.

Microscopic anatomy

Study of the structure of the body by means of microscopy.

Sureface anatomy / Superficial anatomy

Study of the body and it’s surface makings as related to underlying stuctures.

Developmental anatomy

Study of anatomy with reference to growth and development from conception to adulthood.

Pathological anatomy

Study of parts of the body with respect to pathological entity.

Comparative anatomy