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'''Anatomy''' is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts.
[[File:Humani_Corporis_Ossium_Vesalius.jpg|250px|thumb|Detail from Andreas Vesalius's ''De humani corporis fabrica'' 16th century, marking the rebirth of anatomy.]]'''Anatomy''' is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts.
 
== Description ==


Anatomy is inherently tied to embryology, comparative anatomy, evolutionary biology, and phylogeny, as these are the processes by which anatomy is generated over immediate (embryology) and long (evolution) timescales.
Anatomy is inherently tied to embryology, comparative anatomy, evolutionary biology, and phylogeny, as these are the processes by which anatomy is generated over immediate (embryology) and long (evolution) timescales.


Human anatomy is one of the basic essential sciences of medicine.
Human anatomy is one of the basic essential sciences of medicine.
The discipline of anatomy is divided into macroscopic and microscopic anatomy.


Macroscopic anatomy, or gross anatomy, is the examination of an animal's body parts using unaided eyesight.
Macroscopic anatomy, or gross anatomy, is the examination of an animal's body parts using unaided eyesight.


Gross anatomy also includes the branch of superficial anatomy. Microscopic anatomy involves the use of optical instruments in the study of the tissues of various structures, known as histology, and also in the study of cells.
Microscopic anatomy involves the use of optical instruments in the study of the tissues of various structures, known as histology, and also in the study of cells.


The history of anatomy is characterized by a progressive understanding of the functions of the organs and structures of the human body.
The history of anatomy is characterized by a progressive understanding of the functions of the organs and structures of the human body.


Methods have also improved dramatically, advancing from the examination of animals by dissection of carcasses and cadavers (corpses) to 20th century medical imaging techniques including X-ray, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging.
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Anatomy and physiology, which study (respectively) the structure and function of organisms and their parts, make a natural pair of related disciplines, and they are often studied together.
== Fiction cross-reference ==
 
* [[Anna Morandi Manzolini]]


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
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* [[Anna Morandi Manzolini (nonfiction)]]
* [[Anna Morandi Manzolini (nonfiction)]]


== Fiction cross-reference ==
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* [[Anna Morandi Manzolini]]
== External links ==
* [http://wiki.karljones.com/index.php?title=Anatomy Anatomy] @ wiki.karljones.com
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatomy Anatomy] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatomy Anatomy] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_anatomy History of anatomy] @ Wikipedia


 
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Latest revision as of 07:13, 25 June 2016

Detail from Andreas Vesalius's De humani corporis fabrica 16th century, marking the rebirth of anatomy.

Anatomy is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts.

Anatomy is inherently tied to embryology, comparative anatomy, evolutionary biology, and phylogeny, as these are the processes by which anatomy is generated over immediate (embryology) and long (evolution) timescales.

Human anatomy is one of the basic essential sciences of medicine.

Macroscopic anatomy, or gross anatomy, is the examination of an animal's body parts using unaided eyesight.

Microscopic anatomy involves the use of optical instruments in the study of the tissues of various structures, known as histology, and also in the study of cells.

The history of anatomy is characterized by a progressive understanding of the functions of the organs and structures of the human body.

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

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