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| anatomy | study of the structure and shape of an organism |
| biology | study of living organisms |
| comparative anatomy | study of the similarities and differences of human being to other animals |
| developmental anatomy | study of growth and development of an organism during its lifetime |
| embryology | study of formation of an organism from the fertilized egg to birth |
| gross anatomy | study of large and easily observable structures on an organism |
| microscopic anatomy | study of small tissues, organs, and cells that cannot be seen with the naked eye |
| pathology | study of disease process |
| pathophysiology | study of how disease processes affect the function of the body |
| physiology | study of the function of each body part |
| systemic anatomy | study of the structure and function of various organs that comprise a particular organ system |
