Chapter 1 Passage 1 Human BodyIn this passage you will learn:1
Classification of organ systems2
Structure and function of each organ system3
Associated medical terms To understand the human body it is necessary to understand how its parts are put together and how they function
The study of the body's structure is called anatomy; the study of the body's function is known as physiology
Other studies of human body include biology, cytology, embryology, histology, endocrinology, hematology, immunology, psychology etc
了解人体各部分的组成及其功能,对于认识人体是必需的
研究人体结构的科学叫解剖学;研究人体功能的科学叫生理学
其他研究人体的科学包括生物学、细胞学、胚胎学、组织学、内分泌学、血液学、遗传学、免疫学、心理学等等
Anatomists find it useful to divide the human body into ten systems, that is, the skeletal system, the muscular system, the circulatory system, the respiratory sy