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| the study of the structure of body parts and their relationships to one another |
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| concerns the function of the body, in other words, how all the body parts work and carry out their life-sustaining activities |
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| Gross, or macroscopic anatomy |
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| the study of large body structures visible to the naked eye, such as the heart, lungs, and kidneys |
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| all the structures (muscles, bones, blood vessles, nerves, etc.) in a particular region of the body, such as the abdomen or leg, are examined at the same time |
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| the anatomy of the body is studied system by system |
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| the study of internal structures as they relate to the overlying skin surface |
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| concerns structures too small to be seen with the naked eye |
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| considers the cells of the body |
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| traces structural changes that occur in the body throughout the life span |
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| a subdivision of developmental anatomy, concerns developmental changes that occur before birth |
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