List of human anatomical features
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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]]
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