BIOL 3160- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 19 pages long!)
Document Summary
The study of external and internal structures. The careful observation of the human body. All specific functions are performed by specific structures. Anatomy is an implied science that provides the basis for understanding health and physical performance. Public dissections compared animals to humans. Spirit system pneuma : natural spirit, vital spirit, and animal spirit. Study of cells and their internal structures eye. Addresses structure/function of large body parts that can be seen by the unaided. Developmental anatomy - changes in structure from time of conception to adult. Regional anatomy - examines structure in particular regions of the body. Lines body cavities containing a lubricating film of serous fluid. Composed of two layers parietal and visceral, with thin serous cavity in between. Creates barrier separating internal and external environments. All cellular contents located between the plasma membrane and the nucleus. Inclusions - temporary structures that store cellular products. Organelles - small structures that perform specific cellular functions.
