Difference Between Anatomy And Physiology
Anatomy and Physiology are probably 2 of many different sciences necessary for the best understanding of the human body and how it functions. So I believe that in order to compare two things, you need to explain what each are first. ANATOMY is the study of the human body. It can also be defined as being the study of how various parts of the body interact and work together. PHYSIOLOGY is the study of how living organisms function. That includes nutrition, movement, and reproduction.
So you are pretty much studying how living things, including humans, do what they do. It often involves how systems of the body interact such as the muscular system interacting with the skeletal system to (for example) produce movement.
Honestly, it is impossible to really understand the physiology of an organism (such as the human body) without developing a good understanding of the anatomy of that particular organism and its various parts. For example, you cannot understand how the lungs extract oxygen from the air we breathe without understanding that the lung is made up of a bronchial tree and alveoli, which allow for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
*Give an example of how a physician, nurse, or allied health professional would use this information to deliver quality care.
It is important for a nurse, physician or allied health profession to be knowledgeable about all organs, how each develops, functions, and how each is situated within the human body. If a nurse for example, has a thorough understanding of how the body works, he/she will be better prepared to give safe, quality patient care. The nurse would able to completely understand the specific ways illness affects patients and the rationale behind treatment modalities. Anatomy and physiology is also very useful in understanding diagnostic testing and the body’s metabolism of drugs this is useful for not only nurses but the pharmacists as well. Nurses are aware of signs and symptoms of serious illness so they really need to know this information about anatomy and physiology and the relationship between the both.
