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==Origin==

==Origin==

Late Latin ''anatomia'' [[dissection]], from [[Greek]] ''anatomē'', from ''anatemnein'' to dissect, from ''ana''- + ''temnein'' to cut

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]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: a branch of morphology that deals with the [[structure]] of [[organisms]]

*1: a branch of morphology that deals with the [[structure]] of [[organisms]]

:b : the human [[body]]

:b : the human [[body]]

==Description==

==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''' (from the [https://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 [https://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).

Anatomy is subdivided into gross anatomy (or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macroscopic_scale macroscopic anatomy]) and [https://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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histology histology] (the study of tissues),[1] and [https://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.

The [https://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]

Anatomy should not be confused with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatomical_pathology anatomical pathology] (also called morbid anatomy or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histopathology histopathology]), which is the study of the gross and microscopic appearances of diseased organs. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatomy]

[[Category: Biology]]

[[Category: Biology]]