Saturday, October 17, 2020

ANATOMY | DEFINITION OF ANATOMY | TYPES OF ANATOMY

 Anatomy 

Definition of anatomy 

Anatomy is the study of structure and form of human body.

There are two types of anatomy: 

1- Gross anatomy 

 Gross anatomy is the study of anatomy at the visible or macroscopic level. 

2- Microscopic level 

Microscopic anatomy (micro: small) is a branch of anatomy that relies on the use of microscope to examine the smallest structures of the body; tissues, cells, organelles and molecules . This study of tissues is called as histology. 

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