BIOL 1117 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Histopathology, Scientific Method, Falsifiability
15 Sep 2016
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Form and function (and effects from environment: form can usually tell you something about function (ex. Hummingbird beaks shape depends on the flower they coevolved with) Inspection: visual, palpate: touch/feel, auscultation, listen for sounds (heart, lungs, percussion, tap body to produce sound. Anatomy and dissection mean cutting apart, dissection is a deeper study. Comparative anatomy: study multiple species examining structural similarities and differences and analyze evolutionary trends. Medical imaging: viewing inside of body without surgery. Radiology is the branch of medicine concerned with imaging. Cytology: study of structure and functions of cells. Ultrastructure fine detail of tissue revealed by electron microscope. Histopathology is studying tissues for sign of disease. Provides insight into the ways different species evolved in different physiological solutions to different environmental challenges. Inductive method: specific->general: francis bacon, making numerous observations until one becomes confident in drawing generalizations, knowledge of anatomy by this, proof in sciences.
