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Anatomy is the study of structure, and physiology is the study of function. You really can't talk about one without the other.

If you are going into any field that involves the human body and its' functions, you must learn the language. By that I mean what the terms mean and how things work. All of the people you work with will also speak this 'language'.

It would be like going to Another Country and trying to talk to people there. Even the most basic terms have to be understood. Can you imagine being in surgery and trying to help the surgeon and you can't understand the difference between distal and proximal. The patient's life depends on your ability to work together and not just use sign language.

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