anatomy
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Anatomy is the study of the structure and organization of the human body and its parts. It matters because understanding how the body is built—as advanced through detailed scientific illustration and investigation—provides the foundation for medicine and treating human disease.
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- Etymology and definition
- Animal tissues
- Connective tissue
- Epithelium
- Muscle tissue
- Nervous tissue
- Vertebrate anatomy
- Fish anatomy
- Amphibian anatomy
- Reptile anatomy
- Bird anatomy
- Mammal anatomy
- Human anatomy
- Invertebrate anatomy
- Arthropod anatomy
- Other branches of anatomy
- History
- Ancient
- Medieval to early modern
- Late modern
- See also
- References
- External links
- Sources
thumb|350px|One of the large, detailed illustrations in Andreas Vesalius's [[De humani corporis fabrica 16th century, marking the rebirth of anatomy]]
Anatomy () is the branch of morphology concerned with the study of the internal and external structure of organisms and their parts. Anatomy is a branch of natural science that deals with the structural organization of living things. It is an old science, having its beginnings in prehistoric times.