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Human anatomy

(humananatomy)

Human anatomy or anthropotomy is a special field within anatomy . It studies organs and organ systems of the human body, leaving the study of tissues to histology and cells to cytology . The human body, like the bodies of all animals, is made upof systems, that are made up of organs , that are made up of tissues , that are made up of cells .

See History of anatomy for a history of anatomy, includinghuman anatomy.

Contents

1 Major systems of the human body

2 External Features

3 Internal organs

4 Brain anatomy terms

5 See also

Major systems of the human body

Cardiovascular system : blood circulations with heartand blood vessels
Digestive system : processing food with mouth, stomach andintestines
Endocrine system : communicating within the body usinghormones
Excretory system : eliminating wastes from the body
Immune system : defending against disease-causing agents
Integumentary system : skin, hair and nails
Muscular system : moving the body
Nervous system : collecting, transferring and processing informationwith brain and nerves
Reproductive system : the sex organs
Respiratory system : the organs used for breathing, thelungs
Skeletal system : structural support and protection throughbones

External Features

Common names of well known parts of the human body, from top to bottom :

Skin

Head -- Forehead -- Eye -- Ear -- Nose -- Mouth -- Tongue -- Teeth -- Mandible -- Face -- Cheek -- Chin

Neck -- Throat -- Adam's apple -- Shoulders

Arm -- Elbow -- Wrist -- Hand -- Fingers -- Thumb

Spine -- Chest -- Breast -- Ribcage

Abdomen -- Sex organs ( Penis / Scrotum or Vagina ) -- Rectum -- Anus

Hip -- Buttocks -- Leg -- Thigh -- Calf -- Knee -- Heel -- Ankle -- Foot -- Toes

Internal organs

Common names of internal organs (in alphabetical order) :

Adrenal glands -- Appendix -- Bladder -- Brain -- Duodenum -- Gall bladder -- Heart -- Intestines -- Kidney -- Liver -- Lungs -- Ovaries -- Pancreas -- Parathyroid gland-- Pituitary gland -- Prostate gland -- Spleen -- Stomach -- Thymus gland -- Thyroid gland -- Testicles -- Womb

Brain anatomy terms

Amygdala -- Brainstem -- Cerebellum -- Cerebralcortex -- Hypothalamus -- Limbic system -- medulla -- midbrain -- Pituitary gland -- pons

See also: Human brain , List of regions in the human brain

human biology
List of human anatomicalfeatures
Terms for anatomical location
List of muscles of the humanbody
List of bones of the humanskeleton
List of distinct cell types in the adult human body
List of regions in the humanbrain
List of humananatomical parts named after people
Body orifices
for physiological consequences of death, see Death

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