physiological anatomy

anatomy /anat·o·my/ (ah-nat´ah-me) the science of the structure of living organisms.

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applied anatomy  anatomy as applied to diagnosis and treatment.

clinical anatomy  anatomy as applied to clinical practice.

comparative anatomy  comparison of the structure of different animals and plants, one with another.

developmental anatomy  the field of study concerned with the changes that cells, tissues, organs, and the body as a whole undergo from fertilization of a secondary oocyte to the resulting offspring; it includes both prenatal and postnatal development.

gross anatomy  that dealing with structures visible with the unaided eye.

histologic anatomy  histology.

homologic anatomy  the study of the related parts of the body in different animals.

macroscopic anatomy  gross a.

microscopic anatomy  histology.

morbid anatomy , pathological anatomy anatomic pathology.

physiological anatomy  the study of the organs with respect to their normal functions.

radiological anatomy  the study of the anatomy of tissues based on their visualization on x-ray films.

special anatomy  the study of particular organs or parts.

topographic anatomy  the study of parts in their relation to surrounding parts.

x-ray anatomy  radiological a.

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physiological anatomy

n.

The study of organs with respect to their functions. Also called functional anatomy.