Anatomy/Physiology Terms

Anatomy /The study of the Structures of body parts and their relationship to one another.

Physiology /The study of the Functions of the body, in other words, how body parts work and carry out their life-sustaining activities.

Gross Anatomy /(aka: macroscopic) - The study of large body structures visible to the naked eye, such as the heart, lungs, and kidneys.

Microscopic Anatomy /Deals with structures that are too small to be seen with the naked eye. Sub-categories of this are cytology and histology.

Developmental Anatomy /Traces structural changes that occur throughout the lifespan.

Renal Physiology /Kidney function and urine production

Neurophysiology /The branch of neuroscience that studies the physiology of the nervous system

Cardiovascular Physiology /Examines the operation of the heart and blood vessels.

The principle of complementarity of structure and function /"Form fits function." The principle that parts of the body are shaped due to the task they perform.