anatomy chapter 1

what are the characteristics that classify humans?

what is anatomy?

• the study of body structures

• the study of the functios behind the structures

• study of the human body

what is physiology?

• the study of body structures

• endothermy

• the study of the functions behind the structures

what do primates have?

• 2 clavicals

  (collarbones)

• stereoscopic vision

  forward facing eyes

• opposable thumbs to grab

• bipedal

• mammary glands 2

hominids are:

• bipedal

  walk on 2 legs

• heterodonty

  (teeth with different functions)

• endothermic

  (geneate heat internally)

• 3 middle ear bones

heterodonty means

endothermy means to

mammals have

• hair

• endothermy

  heterodonty

• mammary glands

• opposable thumbs

• 2 clavicals

gross anatomy

• examines large visible structures

• ex: cytology and histology

• examines cells and molecules

• ex: surface anatomy, regional anatomy

microscopic anatomy

• examines cells and molecules

• ex: surface anatoy and regional anatomy

• examines large, visible structures

• ex: cytology, hystology