Anatomy and Physiology
What is anatomy and physiology?
Anatomy (from the Greek ἀνατομία anatomia , from ἀνατέμνειν ana: separate, apart from, and temnein , to cut up, cut open) is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy (zootomy) and plant anatomy (phytotomy). In some of its facets anatomy is closely related to embryology, comparative anatomy and comparative embryology through common roots in evolution
Physiology is the science of the function of living systems. It is a subcategory of biology. In physiology, the scientific method is applied to determine how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells and biomolecules carry out the chemical or physical function that they have in a living system. The word physiology is from Ancient Greek: φύσις, physis , "nature, origin"; and -λογία, -logia , "study of".
Human anatomy is the science of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of humans in good health, their organs, and the cells of which they are composed. In Human Physiology we have molecular physiology, cell physiology, endocrine physiology, cardiovascular physiology, respiratory physiology etc.
In Applied Human Physiology we have Space Physiology, Sports Physiology, Exercise Physiology, High Altitude Physiology, Environmental Physiology, Clinical Physiology etc.
The principal level of focus of physiology is at the level of organs and systems within systems. Physiology is closely related to anatomy; anatomy is the study of form, and physiology is the study of function. Due to the frequent connection between form and function physiology and anatomy are intrinsically linked and are studied in tandem as part of a medical curriculum.