what is anatomy and branches

What Is Anatomy?

Before we jump into the history of anatomy, let's take a minute to talk about anatomy itself. Anatomy is the term for any scientific study focusing on the physical structures and parts of organisms.

There are several branches of anatomy, including:

• Histology, or the study of the microscopic structure of organs, tissues, and cells.
• Embryology, also known as developmental anatomy, which is the study of embryo development from a single-celled zygote to a fully formed fetus.
• Gross anatomy, or the branch of anatomy has a large-scale focus on organs and body structures as a whole.
• Zootomy, or the anatomical study of animals.
• Phytotomy, or the anatomical study of plants.
• Human anatomy, also known as anthropotomy, which is the anatomical study of the human body.
• Comparative anatomy, or the comparative study of the anatomy of different organisms.