Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Anatomy and Physiology

Anatomy is the study of structures of the human body and their positional relationship to one another. There are two divisions, namely: Gross Anatomy- study of larger body structures such as the bones, muscles, nerves, blood vessels, organs and glands, and Microscopic Analogy-Study of the smaller structures of the body such as the cells and tissues which make up the larger structure and can be seen best through microscope.
Physiology is the study of how the body and its individual parts function in normal body processes. Homeostasis is relatively stable condition of the body's internal environment within a very limited range. Homeostasis is being maintained by adjusting the metabolism of the body. Metabolism is the total of all the physical and chemical processes that occur in an organism.