The study of body structure is:

A) homeostasis
B) hemostasis
C) anatomy
D) physiology


C
Explanation: The term was first used by the Greeks, who used cadaver dissection to explore body structure. Anatomy is constructed from three word parts. The prefix ana- means "up, toward," the word root tom means "cut," and the suffix -y means "process of."

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