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Cards In This Set
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Anatomy
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The study of the structure of body parts and their relationships to each other
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Physiology
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The study of the function of the body parts
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Gross Anatomy
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The study of structures large enough to be seen with the naked eye
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Regional Anatomy
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The study of all body structures within a given body region
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Systmatic Anatomy
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The study of all structures in a body system
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Surface Anatomy
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The study of internal body structures as they relate to the overlying skin
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Microscopic Anatomy
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The study of structures too small to be seen with the naked eye
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Cytology
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The study of individual cells
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Histology
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The study of tissues
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Complimentarity of structure and function
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The principle that states that function is dependent on structure, and that the form of a structure relates to its structure
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Chemical level
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The simplest level of organization
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Atom
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Building blocks of matter, combine to form molecules
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Molecules
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Combine to form organelles, the basic units of living cells
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Cellular level
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Smallest unit of life
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Tissue level
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Groups of cells with the same common function
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