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What is anatomy?
What is anatomy?
Anatomy is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts.
How is anatomy inherently tied to other scientific disciplines?
How is anatomy inherently tied to other scientific disciplines?
Anatomy is inherently tied to developmental biology, embryology, comparative anatomy, evolutionary biology, and phylogeny, as these are the processes by which anatomy is generated, both over immediate and long-term timescales.
What are the two related disciplines often studied together with anatomy?
What are the two related disciplines often studied together with anatomy?
Anatomy and physiology, which study the structure and function of organisms and their parts respectively, make a natural pair of related disciplines, and are often studied together.
Why is human anatomy considered essential in medicine?
Why is human anatomy considered essential in medicine?
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How is anatomy described as a field?
How is anatomy described as a field?
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