Anatomy and Physiology

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Difference between anatomy and physiology

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Anatomy is the study of the structure of an organism. Physiology is the study of how that organism’s body functions.

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Developmental anatomy

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Changes in the human body during growth from child to adult

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Embryology

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Study of anatomy during the first 8 weeks after conception

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Surface anatomy

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Using touch on the outside of the body

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Regional anatomy

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Specialized focus on one portion of the body

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Gross anatomy

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A general overview of large portions of the body at one time

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Microscopic anatomy

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Specialized focus on cells and tissues only seen with a microscope

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Systematic anatomy

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Studying one body system at a time

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Levels of organization in the human body

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Cell, Tissue, Organ, System, Organism

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Cell

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The smallest unit of all living things.