human anatomy
Study of bodies
Human anatomy is the study of the structure of the human body—its organs, bones, muscles, and systems.
The term also refers to the body's structure itself: a textbook illustration of human anatomy, The course covers human anatomy and physiology.
In casual use, anatomy often means simply the body, especially with sexual undertones: admiring her anatomy.
- digestive systemOrgans processing ingested food
- respiratory systemOrgans facilitating breathing
- circulatory systemHeart, vessels, blood together
- cell membraneOuter layer of cytoplasm
- endocrine systemHormone-producing gland network
cardiovascular system · dissection · nervous system · spinal cord · gray matter · muscular system · cadaver · funny bone · viscera · organs · skeletal system · body parts · vital organs · neck · connective tissue · muscle tissue · head · pelvis
- anatomybrain, heart, bones, liver, stomach
- human originsHomo sapiens, hominins, hominids, Cro-Magnon, Neanderthals
- figure prints
- body measurementsheight, weight, waist circumference, head circumference, shoulder width
- comic book elementssuperheroes, villains, sidekicks, alter egos, secret identities
human anatomyhuman physiology
Study of body functions
physiology · biochemistry · metabolism · bodily function · bodily functions
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