Definition of Functional anatomy

1. Noun. The study of anatomy in its relation to function.


Medical Definition of Functional anatomy

1. Anatomy studied in its relation to function. Synonym: morphophysiology, physiological anatomy. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Functional Anatomy

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function tables
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functional
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functional analysis
functional anatomy (current term)
functional aphasia
functional apoplexy
functional blindness
functional calculus
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functional deafness
functional dependency
functional disease
functional disorder
functional dysmenorrhoea

Literary usage of Functional anatomy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Gait Analysis in the Science of Rehabilitation edited by Joel A. DeLisa (2000)
"functional anatomy included the teaching of kinesiology and biomechanics, which became predominant as I taught both normal and abnormal gait to these ..."

2. Diseases of the heart by James Mackenzie (1908)
"functional anatomy of the heart. 21. The nerve supply of the heart. WHILE I take it for granted that the reader is familiar with the ordinary textbook ..."

3. American Physical Education Review by American Physical Education Association (1920)
"(b) Anatomy—a special laboratory course in functional anatomy, emphasizing the anatomy of growth and development and the facts essential for skill in ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Ready September 1970 Hollinshead: functional anatomy of the Limbs and Back, 3rd Ed. 420 pp. 170 ill. $12.50. August 1969. Jacob & Francone: Structure and ..."

5. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"... individual muscle actions are described Hollingshead WH: functional anatomy of the Limbs and Back — A Text for Students of the Locomotor Apparatus Ed 4, ..."

6. The British and Foreign Medical Review Or Quarterly Journal of Practical (1840)
"This constitutes physiological or functional anatomy ; and it appears to us important that it should be early studied with close attention. ..."

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