Human anatomy

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 up of 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, including human anatomy.

Index for Human Anatomy

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Major systems of the human body:

• Cardiovascular system: the blood circulation with heart and veins
• Digestive system: processing food with mouth, stomach and intestines
• Endocrine system: communicating within the body using hormones
• 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 information with brain and nerves
• Reproductive system: the sex organs
• Respiratory system: the organs used for breathing, the lungs
• Skeletal system: structural support and protection through bones

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

Head -- Eye -- Ear -- Nose -- Mouth -- Tongue -- Teeth -- Mandible

Neck -- Throat -- Shoulders[?]

Arm -- Elbow[?] -- Wrist -- Hand -- Finger -- Thumb

Spine -- Chest -- Breast -- Ribcage

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

Hip -- Buttocks -- Leg -- Knee -- Ankle[?] -- Foot -- Toes

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 -- Cerebral cortex -- Hypothalamus -- Limbic system -- medulla[?]-- midbrain[?] -- Pituitary gland -- pons

See also:

• List of human anatomical features
• List of muscles of the human body
• List of bones of the human skeleton
• Terms for anatomical location
• for physiological consequences of death, see Death