Plant Anatomy Word. The wide flat part of a leaf is called the blade or lamina. The term anatomy as applied to plants generally deals with structures that are observed under a high-powered light microscope or electron microscope.
Another major contributor to the beginnings of plant anatomy was the Italian Marcello Malpighi who like Grew was a physician though Grew practiced medicine while Malpighi taught in a medical school and also did a great deal of research on animal anatomy. In zoology the term anatomy refers to the study of internal organs. Originally it included plant morphology the description of the physical form and external structure of plants but since the mid-20th century plant anatomy has been considered a separate field referring only to.
The study of human and animal tissues is known as histology or in connection with disease as histopathology.
The terms dicot monocot and polycot are summarized in the following table. Opening on underside of leaf that allow gas exchange. Any of a number of organized or specialized structures within a living cell. The shape of the leaf blade is very useful in plant identification as is the way those leaves are arranged along a stem and the pattern of veins within a leaf.
