KAAP309 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Transcytosis, Endocytosis, Facilitated Diffusion
1 Sep 2016
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Gross/macroscopic anatomy: the study of large body structures visible to the naked eye (heart, lungs, kidneys) Regional anatomy: all the structures in a particular region of the body. Systemic anatomy: body structure is studied system by system. Surface anatomy: the study of internal structures as they relate to the overlying skin surface (pulse) Microscopic anatomy: deals with structures too small to be seen: cytology (study of cells, histology (study of tissue) Developmental anatomy: traces structural changes that occur throughout the life span. Embryology: a subdivision of developmental anatomy- concerns developmental changes that occur before birth. Ways doctors can observe the anatomy of a living person. Palpation: feeling organs with hands (living person) Tissue: groups of similar cells that have a common function: four basic types of tissue: epithelium, nervous, connective, muscle. Human cells all contain a plasma membrane, cytoplasm, and a nucleus (except. Organ: discreet structure composed of atleast 2 tissue types. Muscle cells" ability to move by shortening: contractility.
