List of human anatomical features 168206 222026589 2008-06-27T05:45:57Z 67.186.144.176 /* See also */ The major systems of the [[human body]] are: *[[Cardiovascular system]]: the blood circulation with [[heart]], [[artery|arteries]] and [[vein]]s *[[Digestive system]]: processing food with [[mouth]], [[esophagus]], [[stomach]] and [[intestine]]s. *[[Endocrine system]]: communicating within the body using [[hormone]]s *[[Urinary system]]: eliminating wastes from the body *[[Immune system]]: defending against disease-causing agents *[[Integumentary system]]: [[skin]], [[hair]] and [[nail (anatomy)|nail]]s *[[Lymphatic system]] *[[Muscular system]]: moving the body with [[muscle]]s *[[Nervous system]]: collecting, transferring and processing information with [[brain]] and [[nerve]]s *[[Reproductive system]]: the [[sex organ]]s *[[Respiratory system]]: the organs used for breathing, the [[lung]]s *[[Skeletal system]]: structural support and protection through [[bone]]s The detailed list of [[human anatomy|human anatomical]] features below is adapted from the table of contents of the 1918 [[public domain]] edition of [[Gray's Anatomy]]. == [[Embryology]] == * The [[cell (biology)|cell]] * The [[ovum]] * The [[spermatozoön]] * Fertilization of the ovum * Segmentation of the fertilized ovum * The [[neural groove]] and [[neural tube]] * The [[notochord]] * The primitive segments * Separation of the [[embryo]] * The yolk-sac * Development of the fetal membranes and [[placenta]] * The branchial region * Development of the body cavities * The form of the embryo at different stages of its growth == [[Osteology]] == * [[Bone]] * The [[vertebral column]] ** General characteristics of a vertebra *** The [[cervical vertebrae]] *** The [[thoracic vertebrae]] *** The [[lumbar vertebrae]] *** The [[sacral vertebrae]] *** The [[coccygeal vertebrae]] ** The vertebral column as a whole * The [[thorax]] ** The [[sternum]] ** The [[ribs]] ** The [[costal cartilages]] * The [[skull]] ** The [[cranial bone]]s *** The [[occipital bone]] *** The [[parietal bone]] *** The [[frontal bone]] *** The [[temporal bone]] *** The [[sphenoid bone]] *** The [[ethmoid bone]] ** The [[facial bone]]s *** The [[nasal bone]]s *** The [[maxillae]] (upper jaw) *** The [[lacrimal bone]] *** The [[zygomatic bone]] *** The [[palatine bone]] *** The [[inferior nasal concha]] *** The [[vomer]] *** The [[mandible]] (lower jaw) *** The [[hyoid bone]] ** The exterior of the skull ** The interior of the skull * The extremities ** The bones of the upper extremity *** The [[clavicle]] *** The [[scapula]] *** The [[humerus]] *** The [[ulna]] *** The [[radius (bone)|radius]] ** The [[hand]] *** The [[carpus]] *** The [[metacarpus]] *** The [[phalanges of the hand]] ** The bones of the lower extremity *** The [[hip bone]] *** The [[pelvis]] *** The [[femur]] *** The [[patella]] *** The [[tibia]] *** The [[fibula]] ** The [[foot]] *** The [[tarsus (skeleton)|tarsus]] *** The [[metatarsus]] *** The [[phalanges of the foot]] *** The [[sesamoid bone]]s == [[Syndesmology]] == * Development of the joints * Classification of joints * The kind of movement admitted in joints * Articulations of the trunk ** Articulations of the vertebral column ** Articulation of the atlas with the epistropheus or axis ** Articulations of the vertebral column with the cranium ** Articulation of the mandible ** Costovertebral articulations ** Sternocostal articulations ** Articulation of the manubrium and body of the sternum ** Articulation of the vertebral column with the pelvis ** Articulations of the pelvis * Articulations of the upper extremity ** Sternoclavicular articulation ** Acromioclavicular articulation ** Humeral articulation or shoulder-joint ** Elbow-joint ** Radioulnar articulation ** Radiocarpal articulation or wrist-joint ** Intercarpal articulations ** Carpometacarpal articulations ** Intermetacarpal articulations ** Metacarpophalangeal articulations ** Articulations of the digits * Articulations of the lower extremity ** Coxal articulation or hip-joint ** The knee-joint ** Articulations between the tibia and fibula ** Talocrural articulation or ankle-joint ** Intertarsal articulations ** Tarsometatarsal articulations ** Intermetatarsal articulations ** Metatarsophalangeal articulations ** Articulations of the digits ** Arches of the foot == [[Myology]] == * Mechanics of [[muscle]] * Development of the muscles * Tendons, aponeuroses, and fasciae * The fasciae and muscles of the head. ** The muscles of the [[scalp]] ** The muscles of the [[eyelid]] ** The muscles of the [[nose]] ** The muscles of the [[mouth]] ** The muscles of [[mastication]] * The fasciae and muscles of the [[anterolateral region of the neck]] ** The [[superficial cervical muscle]] ** The [[lateral cervical muscle]]s ** The supra- and [[infrahyoid muscle]]s ** The [[anterior vertebral muscle]]s ** The [[lateral vertebral muscle]]s * The fasciae and muscles of the trunk ** The deep muscles of the back ** The [[suboccipital muscle]]s ** The [[muscles of the thorax]] ** The muscles and fasciae of the [[abdomen]] ** The muscles and fasciae of the [[pelvis]] ** The muscles and fasciae of the [[perineum]] * The fascia and muscles of the upper extremity ** The muscles connecting the upper extremity to the vertebral column ** The muscles connecting the upper extremity to the anterior and lateral thoracic walls ** The muscles and fasciae of the [[shoulder]] ** The muscles and fasciae of the [[arm]] ** The muscles and fasciae of the [[forearm]] ** The muscles and fasciae of the [[hand]] * The muscles and fasciae of the lower extremity. ** The muscles and fasciae of the [[iliac region]] ** The muscles and fasciae of the [[thigh]] ** The muscles and fasciae of the [[leg]] ** The fasciae around the [[ankle]] ** The muscles and fasciae of the [[foot]] == [[Angiology]] == * The [[blood]] * Development of the [[vascular system]] * The [[thoracic cavity]] ** The [[pericardium]] ** The [[heart]] ** Peculiarities in the vascular system in the [[fetus]] == The [[Artery|Arteries]] == * The [[aorta]] * The arteries of the [[head (anatomy)|head]] and [[neck]] ** The [[common carotid artery]] *** Relations *** The [[external carotid artery]] *** The [[triangles of the neck]] *** The [[internal carotid artery]] ** The arteries of the brain * The arteries of the upper extremity ** The [[subclavian artery]] ** The [[axilla]] *** The [[axillary artery]] *** The [[brachial artery]] *** The [[radial artery]] *** The [[ulnar artery]] * The arteries of the trunk ** The [[descending aorta]] *** The [[thoracic aorta]] *** The [[abdominal aorta]] ** The common iliac arteries *** The [[hypogastric artery]] *** The [[external iliac artery]] * The arteries of the lower extremity ** The [[femoral artery]] ** The [[popliteal fossa]] ** The [[popliteal artery]] ** The [[anterior tibial artery]] ** The [[arteria dorsalis pedis]] ** The [[posterior tibial artery]] == The [[Vein]]s == * The [[pulmonary vein]]s * The [[systemic vein]]s ** The veins of the heart ** The veins of the head and neck *** The veins of the exterior of the head and face *** The veins of the neck *** The [[diploic veins]] *** The veins of the brain *** The sinuses of the dura mater. ophthalmic veins and emissary veins ** The veins of the upper extremity and thorax ** The veins of the lower extremity, abdomen, and pelvis * The portal system of veins == The [[Lymphatic system]] == * The [[thoractic duct]] * The lymphatics of the head, face, and neck * The lymphatics of the upper extremity * The lymphatics of the lower extremity * The lymphatics of the [[abdomen]] and [[pelvis]] * The lymphatic vessels of the thorax == [[Neurology]] == * Structure of the [[nervous system]] * Development of the nervous system * The [[spinal cord]] or medulla spinalis * The [[human brain|brain]] or encephalon ** The [[hindbrain]] or [[rhombencephalon]] ** The [[midbrain]] or [[mesencephalon]] ** The [[forebrain]] or [[prosencephalon]] ** Composition and central connections of the [[spinal nerve]]s ** Composition and central connections of the spinal nerves ** Pathways from the brain to the spinal cord ** The [[meninges]] of the brain and medulla spinalis ** The [[cerebrospinal fluid]] * The [[cranial nerve]]s ** The [[olfactory nerve]]s ** The [[optic nerve]] ** The [[oculomotor nerve]] ** The [[trochlear nerve]] ** The [[trigeminal nerve]] ** The [[abducent nerve]] ** The [[facial nerve]] ** The [[vestibulocochlear nerve]] ** The [[glossopharyngeal nerve]] ** The [[vagus nerve]] ** The [[accessory nerve]] ** The [[hypoglossal nerve]] * The [[spinal nerve]]s ** The posterior divisions ** The anterior divisions ** The thoracic nerves ** The [[lumbosacral plexus]] ** The sacral and coccygeal nerves * The [[sympathetic nerve]]s ** The cephalic portion of the sympathetic system ** The cervical portion of the sympathetic system ** The thoracic portion of the sympathetic system ** The abdominal portion of the sympathetic system ** The pelvic portion of the sympathetic system ** The great plexuses of the sympathetic system == The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument == * The peripheral organs of the special senses ** The organs of [[taste]] ** The organ of [[olfaction|smell]] ** The organ of [[Visual_Perception|sight]] *** The tunics of the [[eye]] *** The refracting media *** The accessory organs of the eye ** The organ of [[hearing (sense)|hearing]] *** The external [[ear]] *** The [[middle ear]] or [[tympanic cavity]] *** The [[auditory ossicle]]s *** The [[labyrinth (inner ear)|internal ear]] or [[labyrinth (inner ear)|labyrinth]] ** Peripheral terminations of nerves of general sensations * The common integument == [[Splanchnology]] == * The respiratory apparatus ** The [[larynx]] ** The [[vertebrate trachea|trachea]] and [[bronchi]] ** The [[pleura]]e ** The [[mediastinum]] ** The [[lung]]s * The digestive apparatus ** The [[mouth]] ** The [[fauces]] ** The [[pharynx]] ** The [[esophagus]] ** The [[abdomen]] ** The [[stomach]] ** The [[small intestine]] ** The [[large intestine]] ** The [[liver]] ** The [[pancreas]] * The urogenital apparatus ** Development of the urinary and generative organs ** The urinary organs *** The [[kidney]]s *** The [[ureter]]s *** The [[urinary bladder]] *** The male [[urethra]] *** The female urethra ** The male genital organs *** The [[testes]] and their coverings *** The [[ductus deferens]] *** The [[vesiculae seminales]] *** The [[ejaculatory duct]]s *** The [[penis]] *** The [[prostate]] *** The [[bulbourethral gland]]s ** The female genital organs *** The [[ovary|ovaries]] *** The uterine tube *** The [[uterus]] *** The [[vagina]] *** The [[clitoris]] *** [[Bartholin's gland]]s *** The external organs *** The [[mammae]] * The [[ductless gland]]s ** The [[thyroid gland]] ** The [[parathyroid gland]]s ** The [[thymus]] ** The [[hypophysis cerebri]] ** The [[pineal body]] ** The chromaphil and cortical systems ** The [[spleen]] == Surface Anatomy and Surface Markings == * Surface anatomy of the head and neck * Surface markings of special regions of the head and neck * Surface anatomy of the back ** The [[lozenges of Aphrodite]] * Surface markings of the back * Surface anatomy of the thorax * Surface markings of the thorax * Surface anatomy of the abdomen * Surface markings of the abdomen * Surface anatomy of the perineum * Surface markings of the perineum * Surface anatomy of the upper extremity * Surface markings of the upper extremity * Surface anatomy of the lower extremity * Surface markings of the lower extremity ==See also== * [[List of human anatomical parts named after people]] * [[List of regions in the human brain]] * [[List of subjects in Grey's Anatomy: Alphabetical]] [[Category:Human anatomy]] [[Category:Biology lists|Anatomical features, human]] [[lt:Žmogaus organų sistemos]] [[th:รายชื่อโครงสร้างทางกายวิภาคมนุษย์]]