Question

The branch of biology which specializes in the study of skin tissue is
A. Cardiology
B. Neurology
C. Genetics
D. Dermatology

Answer 1

Every branch of medicine or biology is named after the part body it treats. ‘ology’ means study, so any prefix to this means the study of that particular tissue or organ. For example Oncology, ’onc’ is a tumour and ‘ology’ is study – so oncology is the study of tumours that is cancer.

Complete answer:
Biology is the study of organisms. Their anatomy and physiology comprise the whole study. Every different cell in our body can be studied thoroughly, this gives us various branches of biology.

Let us read the options in the questions above.

Option A- Cardiology: It is a branch of biology that deals with the problems related to the heart. Cardio signifies heart. So its study is called cardiology. It includes the medical diagnosis and treatment of all the heart-related diseases.

Option B- Neurology: Neurons are the cells of our brain. So the branch of science dealing with the working, disorders, treatments of neurons is called neurology. It will comprise all mental health problems.

Option C- Genetics: Study of genes is called genetics. It will include the study of all the problems related to genes, that is, are hereditary. Genes are transferred from the parents to the children so any disease that can be transferred from our forefathers can be studied under this.

Option D- Dermatology: Derma means Skin. So the branch of biology that deals with the skin related problems and diseases is called dermatology. It deals with both medical and surgical aspects. Skin, Nails, Hair and cosmetic related problems are covered under the dermatology branch.

So the answer is option D: dermatology

Note: There are mainly three broad branches of biology- botany, zoology and microbiology Botany is the study of all the plants known or unknown to us. Zoology is the study of animals whereas the microbiology deals with the environment and conditions required for the development of microorganisms.