MT 2: Body Organization

anatomy 

The identification and description of the structure and organisms of living things

physiology

The study of how the human body or living organisms works when healthy or not  

cytology 

Examining cells from bodily tissues and fluids to determine a diagnosis
(individual bricks of a wall)

histology 

The study of the structure of cells and tissues of any living organism. Study of tissues and cells under a microscope
(Looking at the entire wall to understand damage and structure)

pathology
Branch of medical science that concerns the study and diagnosis of the cause, origin, and nature of the disease

Vertical plane, sagittal plane, lateral plane

 A plane that passes from head to toes dividing the body into anterior and posterior parts or left and right sections

Horizontal plane, transverse plane, axial plane, transaxial plane

Anatomical plane that divides the body into superior and inferior sections

midsagittal plane, median plane

A vertical plane that bisects the body through the midline into two equal parts 

sagittal plane, longitudinal plane

A vertical plane which passes through the body lengthwise 

coronal (frontal) plane, frontal plane

A vertical plane that runs from side to side dividing the body into its anterior and posterior parts

transverse plane 

A horizontal plane that is perpendicular to the coronal and sagittal planes, parallel to the ground