Anatomy and Physiology
Anatomy and physiology are the branches of the life sciences that study the component parts and systems of animals. Specifically physiology covers the systems and life processes that produce life forms while anatomy is the study of the various parts including where they are and how they relate to each other. Put another way physiology can be … Keep Reading → described as the processes that produce the parts that make up the anatomy. An example of anatomy is the category called gross anatomy, which is the study of the parts of the body that are visible. Histology would be a type of physiology that studies tissue under a microscope. Parts of anatomy are often described based on their relative position in the body; examples include superior (above), anterior (toward the front), and inferior (below). Anatomy and physiology are both critical in understanding how systems of the human body function.
