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==Origin==
Late Latin ''anatomia'' [[dissection]], from [[Greek]] ''anatomē'', from ''anatemnein'' to dissect, from ''ana''- + ''temnein'' to cut
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: a branch of morphology that deals with the [[structure]] of [[organisms]]
*2: a treatise on anatomical [[science]] or art
*3: the art of separating the parts of an organism in order to ascertain their position, relations, structure, and [[function]] : [[dissection]]
*4obsolete : a body dissected or to be dissected
*5: structural makeup especially of an organism or any of its parts
*6: a separating or dividing into parts for detailed [[examination]] : [[analysis]]
*7a (1) : skeleton (2) : mummy
:b : the human [[body]]
==Description==
'''Anatomy''' (from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek Ancient Greek] ἀνατέμνειν, ''anatemnein'': ana, "[[separate]], apart from", and ''temnein'', "to cut up, cut open") is a branch of [[biology]] and [[medicine]] that considers the [[structure]] of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy (zootomy), and plant anatomy (phytotomy). In some of its [[facets]] anatomy is closely related to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embryology embryology], comparative anatomy and comparative embryology,[1] through common roots in [[evolution]].
Anatomy is subdivided into gross anatomy (or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroscopic_scale macroscopic anatomy]) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microscopic_scale microscopic anatomy]. Gross anatomy is the [[study]] of anatomical [[structures]] that can, when suitably presented or [[dissected]], be seen by unaided [[vision]] with the naked eye. Microscopic anatomy is the study of minute anatomical structures on a [[microscopic]] scale. It includes [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histology histology] (the study of tissues),[1] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_biology cytology] (the study of [[cells]]). The terms microanatomy and histology are also sometimes used synonymously (in which case the distinction between histology and cell biology isn't strictly made as described here).
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_anatomy history of anatomy] has been characterized, over time, by a continually developing [[understanding]] of the [[functions]] of organs and structures in the body. [[Methods]] have also improved dramatically, advancing from [[examination]] of [[animals]] through [[dissection]] of cadavers (dead human bodies) to technologically complex techniques developed in the 20th century including X-ray, ultrasound, and MRI.
Anatomy should not be confused with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatomical_pathology anatomical pathology] (also called morbid anatomy or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histopathology histopathology]), which is the study of the gross and microscopic appearances of diseased organs. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatomy]
[[Category: Biology]]
==Origin==
Late Latin ''anatomia'' [[dissection]], from [[Greek]] ''anatomē'', from ''anatemnein'' to dissect, from ''ana''- + ''temnein'' to cut
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: a branch of morphology that deals with the [[structure]] of [[organisms]]
*2: a treatise on anatomical [[science]] or art
*3: the art of separating the parts of an organism in order to ascertain their position, relations, structure, and [[function]] : [[dissection]]
*4obsolete : a body dissected or to be dissected
*5: structural makeup especially of an organism or any of its parts
*6: a separating or dividing into parts for detailed [[examination]] : [[analysis]]
*7a (1) : skeleton (2) : mummy
:b : the human [[body]]
==Description==
'''Anatomy''' (from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek Ancient Greek] ἀνατέμνειν, ''anatemnein'': ana, "[[separate]], apart from", and ''temnein'', "to cut up, cut open") is a branch of [[biology]] and [[medicine]] that considers the [[structure]] of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy (zootomy), and plant anatomy (phytotomy). In some of its [[facets]] anatomy is closely related to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embryology embryology], comparative anatomy and comparative embryology,[1] through common roots in [[evolution]].
Anatomy is subdivided into gross anatomy (or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroscopic_scale macroscopic anatomy]) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microscopic_scale microscopic anatomy]. Gross anatomy is the [[study]] of anatomical [[structures]] that can, when suitably presented or [[dissected]], be seen by unaided [[vision]] with the naked eye. Microscopic anatomy is the study of minute anatomical structures on a [[microscopic]] scale. It includes [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histology histology] (the study of tissues),[1] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_biology cytology] (the study of [[cells]]). The terms microanatomy and histology are also sometimes used synonymously (in which case the distinction between histology and cell biology isn't strictly made as described here).
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_anatomy history of anatomy] has been characterized, over time, by a continually developing [[understanding]] of the [[functions]] of organs and structures in the body. [[Methods]] have also improved dramatically, advancing from [[examination]] of [[animals]] through [[dissection]] of cadavers (dead human bodies) to technologically complex techniques developed in the 20th century including X-ray, ultrasound, and MRI.
Anatomy should not be confused with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatomical_pathology anatomical pathology] (also called morbid anatomy or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histopathology histopathology]), which is the study of the gross and microscopic appearances of diseased organs. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatomy]
[[Category: Biology]]
