what is the difference between morphology and anatomy?

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 MORPHOLOGY 

IT IS THE SHAPE OR DESIGN OF THINGS. 

ANATOMY 

IT IS HOW THINGS ARE CONSTRUCTED OR PUT TOGETHER

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 Morphology, the study of structure , includes gross morphology , which examines entire structures or systems, such as muscles or bones ; histology , which examines body  tissues ; and cytology , which focuses on cells and their components.

For many years anatomists (even those of the modern era) were concerned mainly with the accumulation of a vast amount of information known as descriptive morphology. Descriptive morphology has been supplemented, and to a certain extent supplanted, by the development of experimental morphology, which attempts to identify the hereditary and environmental determinants in morphology and their relationships by controlled-environment and grafting experiments on embryos

Anatomy ( Greek anatomÄ“ , “ dissection ” ) , branch of natural science dealing with the structural organization of living things. It is an old science, having its beginnings in prehistoric times. For centuries anatomical knowledge consisted largely of observations of dissected plants and animals. The  proper  understanding  of structure , however, implies a knowledge of  function in the living organism .  Anatomy is therefore almost   inseparable  from  physiology * *  which is sometimes called functional anatomy . As one of the basic life sciences , anatomy is closely related to medicine and to other branches of  biology .

* * Physiology , study of the physical and chemical processes that take place in living organisms during  the  performance of life functions. It is concerned with such basic activities as  growth , metabolism as they are carried out  within  the fine structure , the cells , tissues , organs , and organ systems of  the body.




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In biology, morphology is a branch of bioscience dealing with the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features.

This includes aspects of the outward appearance (shape, structure, colour, pattern) as well as the form and structure of the internal parts like bones and organs. This is in contrast to physiology, which deals primarily with function. Morphology is a branch of life science dealing with the study of gross structure of an organism or Taxon and its component parts.

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Anatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy (zootomy) and plant anatomy (phytotomy). In some of its facets anatomy is closely related to embryology, comparative anatomy and comparative embryology, through common roots in evolution.

Anatomy is subdivided into gross anatomy (or macroscopic anatomy) and microscopic anatomy. Gross anatomy (also called topographical anatomy, regional anatomy, or anthropotomy) is the study of anatomical structures that can be seen by unaided vision with the naked eye. Microscopic anatomy is the study of minute anatomical structures assisted with microscopes, which includes histology (the study of the organization of tissues),and cytology (the study of cells).

The history of anatomy has been characterized, over time, by a continually developing understanding of the functions of organs and structures in the body. Methods have also improved dramatically, advancing from examination of animals through dissection of cadavers (dead human bodies) to technologically complex techniques developed in the 20th century including X-ray, ultrasound, and MRI imaging.

Anatomy should not be confused with anatomical pathology (also called morbid anatomy or histopathology), which is the study of the gross and microscopic appearances of diseased organs.

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