12 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY FOR NURSES 



become familiar with the technical terms that will be 

 employed in the general work: 



The word anatomy is derived from two Greek words, 

 dvd, apart, and T[iutv, to cut, meaning literally dis- 

 section. 



The science of anatomy comprises the study of the 

 body as a whole and the relations of its various organs. 

 It is divided into the following branches: osteology, the 

 anatomy of the bones; syndesmology, that of the joints; 

 myology, that of the muscles; angiology, that of the 

 vessels; neurology, that of the nerves; splanchnology, that 

 of the internal viscera; adenology, that of the glands; 

 dermatology, that of the skin; genesiology, that of the 

 generative organs. 



