Anatomy is 'the study of the structures of the body'... Is that just bones? Or everything above 2 mil in size

Question

Any better way of defining it? More encompasing.

Answer 1

It's the study of all the structures: bones, connective tissue, nervous system, organs, everything.

Answer 2

The study of the bones is called osteology. Anatomy covers all macroscopic structures of the body.

Answer 3

In general anatomy is the study of the structures of a living organism this includes bones, muscles and organs. However, there are many different types of anatomy if you want to get specific.

anatomy /anat·o·my/ (ah-nat´ah-me) the science of the structure of living organisms.
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applied anatomy: anatomy as applied to diagnosis and treatment.

clinical anatomy: anatomy as applied to clinical practice.

comparative anatomy: comparison of the structure of different animals and plants, one with another.

developmental anatomy the field of study concerned with the changes that cells, tissues, organs, and the body as a whole undergo from fertilization of a secondary oocyte to the resulting offspring; it includes both prenatal and postnatal development.

gross anatomy that dealing with structures visible with the unaided eye.

histologic anatomy histology.

homologic anatomy the study of the related parts of the body in different animals.

macroscopic anatomy gross a.

microscopic anatomy histology.

morbid anatomy , pathological anatomy anatomic pathology.
physiological anatomy the study of the organs with respect to their normal functions.

radiological anatomy the study of the anatomy of tissues based on their visualization on x-ray films.

special anatomy the study of particular organs or parts.
topographic anatomy the study of parts in their relation to surrounding parts.

x-ray anatomy radiological a.

Answer 4

No the structure of everything, e/g kidneys ,lungs basically errrrething.all the best