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.
Major systems of the human body
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 Clitoris/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
Anatomy of the brain
- Amygdala -- Brainstem -- Cerebellum -- Cerebral cortex -- Hypothalamus -- Limbic system -- medulla-- midbrain -- Pituitary gland -- pons
- See also: Human brain, List of regions in the human brain
See also