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Anatomy
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Basics
110 articles
Terminology
- 8 steps to create your own anatomy flashcards
- Anatomical and Medical Prefixes and Suffixes
- Anatomical spaces of the pectoral region
- Anatomical spaces of the pelvic cavity
- Anatomical terminology
- Applied and clinical anatomy
- Articular capsule
- Axillary region
- Basic anatomy and terminology
- Basic medical terminology 101: Learn with quizzes
- Body regions: Learn with quizzes and labeled diagrams
- Brain orientation difficulties
- Bursa
- Central
- Clavipectoral fascia
- Clinical case: Sister Mary Joseph nodule
- Coronal plane
- Deep
- Directional terms and body planes
- Distal
- Dorsal body cavity
- Endosteum
- Fascia
- Gluteal region
- Human anatomy
- Inferior
- Infracolic compartment
- Intergluteal cleft
- Internal
- Lateral
- Learn anatomy while playing games
- Linea alba
- Lobes of the brain
- Lumen
- Median plane
- Medical terminology course
- Midclavicular line
- Nuchal region
- Parts of the brain: Learn with diagrams and quizzes
- Peripheral
- Plane joint
- Pleural cavity
- Proximal
- Regions of the abdomen
- Regions of the lower limb
- Regions of the upper limb
- Right upper quadrant of the abdomen
- Sacral region
- Saddle joint
- Superficial
- Superior
- Supracolic compartment
- Terminologia Anatomica
- Types of joints: Arthrology
- Types of movements in the human body
Introduction to the musculoskeletal system
- Actin
- Ball and socket joint
- Complete list of bone markings
- Ellipsoid joint
- Head and neck anatomy
- Hinge-joint
- How to learn all muscles with quizzes and labeled diagrams
- Intercostal muscles
- Lateral abdominal muscles
- Learn skull anatomy with skull bones quizzes and diagrams
- Lower limb anatomy
- Muscle anatomy reference charts
- Muscles of the neck: An overview
- Muscles of the trunk
- Musculoskeletal system development
- Parietal bone
- Pectoralis minor muscle
- Perimysium
- Periosteum
- Pivot joint
- Rectus abdominis muscle
- Synovial membrane
- Upper limb muscles and movements
Introduction to the other systems
- Adenoids
- Anatomy of breathing
- Autonomic nervous system
- Bones
- Central nervous system and brain lymphatics
- Circulatory (cardiovascular) system
- Clinical case: Schwannoma of the nasal cavity
- Development of the central nervous system
- Development of the digestive system
- Digestive system
- Digestive system quizzes and free learning tools
- Embryology: 3rd week of development
- Endocrine system: Quiz questions, diagrams and study tools
- Epidermis
- Glands
- How many bones can you find in the human body?
- Human body systems
- Integumentary system
- Learn the bones of the body with skeletal system quizzes
- Lymphatic system
- Lymph nodes of the head, neck and arm
- Main bones, joints and muscles of the body
- Musculoskeletal system
- Nervous system anatomy practice: Quizzes and more!
- Organs of the endocrine system
- Parasympathetic nervous system
- Respiratory system
- Respiratory system and lung development
- Respiratory system quizzes and labeled diagrams
- Subcutaneous tissue
- Think you know the integumentary system? Quiz yourself!
- What is a nerve?
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Upper limb
164 articles
Shoulder and arm
- Acromioclavicular (AC) joint
- Anconeus muscle
- Arm and shoulder anatomy
- Arm muscles
- Biceps brachii muscle
- Brachialis muscle
- Capitulum of humerus
- Clavicle
- Clinical case: Dislocated shoulder
- Coracoacromial ligament
- Coracobrachialis muscle
- Coracoclavicular ligament
- Coracohumeral ligament
- Coracoid process of scapula
- Deltoid muscle
- Deltoid tuberosity of humerus
- Fascias and spaces of the shoulder girdle region
- Glenohumeral joint
- Greater tubercle of humerus
- Humerus
- Infraspinatus muscle
- Joints and ligaments of the upper limb
- Lateral epicondyle of humerus
- Medial epicondyle of humerus
- Rotator cuff
- Scapula
- Scapulothoracic joint
- Shoulder girdle
- Shoulder muscles
- Spine of scapula
- Sternoclavicular joint
- Subacromial bursa
- Subscapularis muscle
- Supraspinatus muscle
- Surgical neck of humerus
- Teres major muscle
- Teres minor muscle
- Triceps brachii muscle
- Upper limb anatomy
Elbow and forearm
- Abductor pollicis longus muscle
- Anterior interosseous nerve
- Brachioradialis muscle
- Clinical case: Dupuytren's contracture
- Clinical case: Volkmann’s ischemic contracture
- Colles fracture
- Coronoid process of ulna
- Deep anterior forearm muscles
- Deep posterior forearm muscles
- Distal radioulnar joint
- Elbow and forearm
- Elbow joint
- Extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle
- Extensor carpi radialis longus muscle
- Extensor carpi ulnaris muscle
- Extensor digiti minimi muscle
- Extensor digitorum muscle
- Extensor pollicis brevis muscle
- Extensor pollicis longus muscle
- Flexor carpi radialis muscle
- Flexor carpi ulnaris muscle
- Flexor digitorum profundus muscle
- Flexor digitorum superficialis muscle
- Flexor pollicis longus muscle
- Head of radius
- Palmaris longus muscle
- Pronation and supination
- Pronator quadratus muscle
- Pronator teres muscle
- Proximal radioulnar joint
- Radial muscles of the forearm
- Radial tuberosity
- Radius and ulna
- Styloid process of radius
- Styloid process of ulna
- Superficial anterior forearm muscles
- Superficial posterior forearm muscles
- Supinator muscle
Wrist and hand
- Abductor digiti minimi muscle of hand
- Abductor pollicis brevis muscle
- Adductor pollicis muscle
- Anatomical snuffbox
- Anatomy of grip
- Capitate bone
- Carpal bones
- Carpal tendinous sheaths
- Carpal tunnel
- Carpometacarpal (CMC) joints
- Clinical case: Glomus tumor of the hand misdiagnosed as carpal tunnel syndrome
- Dorsal interossei muscles of the hand
- Extensor indicis muscle
- Flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle of hand
- Flexor pollicis brevis muscle
- Hamate bone
- Hand anatomy
- Hypothenar eminence
- Hypothenar muscles
- Intercarpal joints
- Interphalangeal joints of the hand
- Little finger
- Lumbrical muscles of the hand
- Lunate bone
- Metacarpal bones
- Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints
- Midcarpal joint
- Opponens digiti minimi muscle of hand
- Opponens pollicis muscle
- Palmar aponeurosis
- Palmar interossei muscles
- Palmaris brevis muscle
- Phalanges of the hand
- Pisiform bone
- Proximal interphalangeal joints of the hand
- Radiocarpal joint
- Scaphoid bone
- Thenar muscles
- Trapeziometacarpal joint
- Trapezium bone
Nerves and vessels
- Antebrachial cutaneous nerves
- Anterior interosseous artery
- Arterial anastomoses of the upper extremity
- Axillary artery
- Axillary nerve
- Axillary vein
- Basilic vein
- Brachial artery
- Brachial plexus
- Brachial vein
- Cephalic vein
- Circumflex scapular artery
- Clinical case: Brachial artery injury
- Clinical case: Brachial plexus injury
- Clinical case: Pectoralis minor syndrome
- Clinical case: Raynaud’s syndrome
- Clinical case: Ulnar nerve subluxation
- Common interosseous artery
- Cubital fossa
- Deep brachial artery
- Deep palmar arch
- Dorsal scapular nerve
- Lateral pectoral nerve
- Long thoracic nerve
- Medial pectoral nerve
- Median antebrachial vein
- Median cubital vein
- Median nerve
- Musculocutaneous nerve
- Neurovasculature of the upper limb
- Posterior circumflex humeral artery
- Posterior interosseous artery
- Radial artery
- Radial nerve
- Radial veins
- Recurrent branch of median nerve
- Subclavian artery: Regional approach and mnemonic
- Subclavian vein
- Subscapular artery
- Superficial palmar arch
- Suprascapular nerve
- Thoracoacromial artery
- Thoracodorsal nerve
- Ulnar artery
- Ulnar nerve
- Ulnar veins
- Veins of the upper limb
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Lower limb
181 articles
Hip and thigh
- 3D muscle anatomy videos
- Acetabular labrum
- Adductor brevis muscle
- Adductor canal
- Adductor longus muscle
- Adductor magnus muscle
- Anterior inferior iliac spine
- Anterior superior iliac spine
- Biceps femoris muscle
- Bony pelvis
- Fasciae of the hip and thigh
- Femur
- Gluteal muscles
- Gluteus maximus muscle
- Gluteus medius muscle
- Gluteus minimus muscle
- Gracilis muscle
- Greater trochanter of femur
- Head of femur
- Hip adductors
- Hip and thigh anatomy
- Hip and thigh muscles
- Hip bone
- Hip joint
- Iliac crest
- Iliac fossa
- Iliacus muscle
- Iliofemoral ligament
- Iliopsoas muscle
- Ilium
- Inferior gemellus muscle
- Inferior gluteal artery
- Ischial tuberosity
- Ischiofemoral ligament
- Lesser trochanter of femur
- Obturator externus muscle
- Obturator internus muscle
- Pectineus muscle
- Piriformis muscle
- Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve
- Posterior hip musculature
- Posterior superior iliac spine
- Posterior thigh muscles (hamstrings)
- Psoas major muscle
- Psoas minor muscle
- Pubic tubercle
- Pubofemoral ligament
- Quadratus femoris muscle
- Quadriceps femoris muscle
- Sacroiliac joint
- Sacrospinous ligament
- Sartorius muscle
- Semimembranosus muscle
- Semitendinosus muscle
- Superior gemellus muscle
- Superior gluteal artery
- Superior gluteal nerve
- Tensor fasciae latae muscle
Knee and leg
- Anterior cruciate ligament
- Anterior muscles of the leg
- Anterolateral ligament
- Deep posterior muscles of the leg
- Extensor digitorum longus muscle
- Extensor hallucis longus muscle
- Fascias of the leg and foot
- Fibula
- Fibularis brevis muscle
- Fibularis (peroneus) longus muscle
- Fibularis tertius muscle
- Fibular/peroneal muscles of the leg
- Flexor digitorum longus muscle
- Flexor hallucis longus muscle
- Gastrocnemius muscle
- Iliotibial tract
- Knee joint
- Lateral epicondyle of femur
- Lateral meniscus
- Leg and knee anatomy
- Leg muscles: Overview
- Medial meniscus
- Patella
- Patellar tendon
- Patellofemoral joint
- Plantaris muscle
- Popliteal fossa
- Popliteus muscle
- Posterior cruciate ligament
- Soleus muscle
- Tibia
- Tibialis anterior muscle
- Tibialis posterior muscle
- Tibial plateau
- Tibial tuberosity
- Tibiofibular joints
- Triceps surae muscle
Ankle and foot
- Abductor digiti minimi muscle of foot
- Abductor hallucis muscle
- Achilles tendon
- Adductor hallucis muscle
- Ankle and foot anatomy
- Ankle joint
- Anterior talofibular ligament
- Arches of the foot
- Calcaneal tuberosity
- Calcaneofibular ligament
- Calcaneus
- Central plantar muscles of the foot
- Cuboid bone
- Cuneiform bones
- Dorsal interossei muscles of the foot
- Dorsal muscles of the foot
- Dorsiflexion of the foot
- Extensor digitorum brevis muscle
- Extensor hallucis brevis muscle
- Flexor digiti minimi brevis of the foot
- Flexor digitorum brevis muscle
- Flexor hallucis brevis muscle
- Great toe
- Interphalangeal joints of the foot
- Inversion of foot
- Joints and ligaments of the foot
- Lateral plantar muscles of foot
- Lumbrical muscles of the foot
- Medial plantar muscles of the foot
- Medial plantar nerve
- Metatarsal bones
- Metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joints
- Navicular bone
- Opponens digiti minimi muscle of foot
- Phalanges of the foot
- Plantar interossei muscles
- Quadratus plantae muscle
- Sole of foot
- Subtalar joint
- Talocalcaneonavicular joint
- Talonavicular joint
- Talus
- Tarsometatarsal joints
- Tendon sheaths in the foot
- Transverse tarsal joint
- What is a ligament?
Nerves and vessels
- Anterior tibial artery
- Anterior tibial vein
- Arcuate artery of the foot
- Arterial anastomoses of the lower extremity
- Arteries of the leg and foot
- Common fibular (peroneal) nerve
- Cruciate anastomosis
- Deep femoral artery
- Deep fibular (peroneal) nerve
- Dorsalis pedis artery
- Femoral artery
- Femoral cutaneous nerves
- Femoral nerve
- Femoral triangle
- Femoral vein
- Fibular (peroneal) artery
- Gluteal nerves
- Great saphenous vein
- Inferior gluteal nerve
- Lateral circumflex femoral artery
- Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
- Lower limb arteries and nerves
- Lumbar plexus
- Medial circumflex femoral artery
- Obturator nerve
- Popliteal artery
- Popliteal lymph nodes
- Popliteal vein
- Posterior tibial artery
- Posterior tibial vein
- Saphenous nerve
- Saphenous opening
- Small saphenous vein
- Superficial circumflex iliac artery
- Superficial epigastric artery
- Superficial fibular (peroneal) nerve
- Sural nerve
- Tibial nerve
- Veins, lymphatics and nerves of the pelvis
- Veins of the lower limb
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Spine and back
63 articles
Spine
- Anatomy of the back: spine and back muscles
- Anterior longitudinal ligament
- Atlantoaxial joint
- Atlantooccipital joint
- Atlas
- Axis
- Cervical spine
- Clinical Case: Degenerative Sacrolisthesis
- Clinical case: Radiculopathy and surgical treatment
- Coccyx
- Curvature and movements of the vertebral column
- Interspinous ligament
- Intervertebral discs
- Intervertebral foramen
- Intervertebral joints
- Joints and ligaments of the vertebral column
- Ligaments of the lower limb
- Lumbar vertebrae
- Lumbosacral joint
- Posterior longitudinal ligament
- Sacral hiatus
- Sacrococcygeal joint
- Sacrum
- Suboccipital muscles
- Supraspinous ligament
- Thoracic vertebrae
- Uncovertebral joints
- Veins of the vertebral column
- Vertebral arch
- Vertebral canal
- Vertebral column (spine)
- Vertebral foramen
Back
- Anterior intertransversarii colli muscles
- Back
- Deep back muscles
- Erector spinae muscles
- Iliocostalis muscle
- Interspinales muscles
- Intertransversarii lumborum muscles
- Latissimus dorsi muscle
- Levatores costarum muscles
- Levator scapulae muscle
- Longissimus muscle
- Multifidus muscle
- Obliquus capitis inferior muscle
- Obliquus capitis superior muscle
- Overview of the back muscles
- Posterior intertransversarii colli muscles
- Rectus capitis posterior major muscle
- Rectus capitis posterior minor muscle
- Rhomboid muscles
- Rotatores muscles
- Semispinalis capitis muscle
- Semispinalis cervicis muscle
- Semispinalis thoracis muscle
- Serratus posterior muscles
- Spinalis muscle
- Splenius capitis muscle
- Splenius cervicis muscle
- Suboccipital triangle
- Thoracolumbar fascia
- Trapezius muscle
- Triangle of auscultation
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Thorax
125 articles
Thoracic wall
- Arteries and veins of the thoracic wall
- Brachiocephalic vein (Innominate vein)
- Clinical case: Giant first rib tumor
- Costal margin
- Costochondral joint (junction)
- Costovertebral and costotransverse joints
- External intercostal muscles
- False ribs
- Innermost intercostal muscles
- Interchondral joints
- Intercostal nerves
- Intercostal spaces
- Intercostal veins
- Internal intercostal muscles
- Internal thoracic artery
- Manubriosternal joint
- Manubrium of sternum
- Musculophrenic artery
- Pectoralis major muscle
- Ribs
- Serratus anterior muscle
- Sternocostal joints
- Sternum
- Subclavius muscle
- Subcostal muscles
- Superior thoracic artery
- Thoracic cage
- Thorax
- Transversus thoracis muscle
- Tubercle of rib
- Xiphoid process of sternum
Female breast
Mediastinum
- Azygos vein
- Brachiocephalic trunk
- Clinical case: Postpneumonectomy syndrome
- Esophagus
- Hemiazygos vein
- Left common carotid artery
- Lymph nodes of the thorax and abdomen
- Mediastinal lymph nodes
- Mediastinum
- Neurovascular supply and lymphatic drainage of the esophagus
- Precordium
- Right lymphatic duct
- Thoracic duct
- Thymus
Lungs
- Alveoli
- Bronchi
- Bronchial artery
- Bronchial veins
- Bronchiole
- Bronchopulmonary segments
- Carina of trachea
- Clinical case: Incidental pneumonectomy
- Clinical case: Penetration of the pericardium
- Clinical case: Pulmonary embolism
- Common lung diseases
- Costophrenic angle
- Hilum of the lung
- Lung
- Parietal pleura
- Pleura
- Pulmonary arteries and veins
- Pulmonary trunk
- Trachea
Heart
- Anterior cardiac veins
- Anterior interventricular sulcus
- Aorta
- Aortic valve
- Apex of the heart
- Ascending aorta
- Atria of the heart
- Atrioventricular node
- Blood supply of the heart
- Circumflex artery
- Clinical case: Chronic thoracic aneurysm
- Clinical case: Long ectopic left main coronary artery
- Conduction system of the heart
- Conus arteriosus
- Coronary sinus
- Coronary sulcus
- Crista terminalis
- Diagrams, quizzes and worksheets of the heart
- Disorders of coronary vessels
- Embryology of the heart
- Fetal circulation
- Fibrous skeleton of the heart
- Great cardiac vein
- Heart
- Heart auscultation and percussion
- Heart valves
- Inferior vena cava
- Innervation of the heart
- Interatrial septum
- Interventricular septum
- Layers of the heart
- Left anterior descending artery (LAD artery)
- Left coronary artery
- Ligamentum arteriosum and ductus arteriosus
- Middle cardiac vein
- Myocardium
- Pectinate muscles
- Pericardial cavity
- Pericardium
- Posterior interventricular artery
- Pulmonary circulation
- Pulmonary valve
- Pulmonary veins
- Right coronary artery
- Right marginal artery
- Sinoatrial node
- Small cardiac vein
- Smallest cardiac veins (Thebesian veins)
- Superior vena cava
- Surface projections of the heart
- Trabeculae carneae
- Tributaries of the inferior vena cava
- Valvular heart disease
- Ventricles of the heart
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Abdomen
144 articles
Abdominal wall
- Abdominal wall
- Anterior abdominal muscles
- Clinical case: Giant inguinal hernia
- External abdominal oblique muscle
- Iliohypogastric nerve
- Inguinal canal
- Inguinal ligament
- Internal abdominal oblique muscle
- Pyramidalis muscle
- Quadratus lumborum muscle
- Spermatic cord
- Subcostal nerve
- Transversus abdominis muscle
Peritoneum
- Clinical case: Necrotizing fasciitis of the anterior abdominal wall
- Clinical case: Urachal cyst
- Fasciae and ligaments of the abdominal wall
- Greater and lesser omentum
- Ileum
- Ligament of Treitz
- Lymphatics of the retroperitoneal space
- Mesentery
- Omental bursa
- Parietal peritoneum
- Peritoneum and peritoneal cavity
- Recesses of the peritoneal cavity
- Visceral peritoneum
Liver
- Bile duct
- Common disorders of the biliary system
- Common hepatic artery
- Common hepatic duct
- Cystic artery
- Cystic duct
- Functional division of the liver
- Gallbladder
- Hepatic duct
- Hepatic veins
- Hepatocytes
- Hepatoduodenal ligament
- Liver anatomy
- Liver and gallbladder
- Liver ligaments
- Porta hepatis
- Proper hepatic artery
- Umbilical vein
Small intestine
Large intestine
- Anal canal
- Ascending colon
- Cecum and vermiform appendix
- Clinical case: Large bowel obstruction as a delayed complication of pancreatitis
- Clinical case: Subhepatic cecum with subhepatic appendicitis
- Colon
- Descending colon
- Inferior mesenteric artery
- Inferior rectal artery
- Large intestine
- Neurovascular supply of the large intestine
- Rectum
- Sigmoid colon
- Teniae coli
- Transverse colon
Kidneys and ureters
- Adrenal glands
- Clinical case: Horseshoe kidney transplantation
- Coronal section of the kidney
- Development of the urinary system
- Distal convoluted tubule
- Glomerular capsule
- Glomerulus
- Juxtaglomerular apparatus
- Kidneys
- Kidneys, ureters and suprarenal glands
- Neurovascular supply of the kidney
- Proximal convoluted tubule
- Renal capsule
- Renal corpuscle
- Renal cortex
- Renal medulla
- Renal papilla
- Renal pelvis
- Ureters
- Urinary system
- Urinary system quizzes and labeled diagrams
Nerves, vessels and lymphatics of the abdomen
- Blood supply and innervation of the liver
- Blood vessels of the abdomen and pelvis
- Celiac trunk
- Cisterna chyli
- Common iliac artery
- Common iliac vein
- External iliac vein
- Gastroduodenal artery
- Gastroepiploic arteries
- Genitofemoral nerve
- Hepatic portal vein
- Hypogastric nerve
- Iliolumbar artery
- Inferior epigastric artery
- Inferior mesenteric vein
- Inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery
- Inferior phrenic artery
- Left colic artery
- Left gastric artery
- Left gastric vein
- Lumbar arteries
- Lumbar veins
- Marginal artery of Drummond
- Median sacral artery
- Median umbilical ligament
- Middle colic artery
- Middle rectal artery
- Myenteric plexus (Auerbach plexus)
- Nerves, vessels and lymphatics of the abdomen
- Portosystemic anastomosis
- Renal artery
- Renal vein
- Right colic artery
- Right gastric artery
- Right hepatic artery
- Submucosal plexus (Meissner plexus)
- Superior epigastric artery
- Superior mesenteric vein
- Superior rectal artery
- Thoracic splanchnic nerves
- Umbilical artery
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Pelvis and perineum
99 articles
Pelvic girdle and floor
- Bulbospongiosus muscle
- Clinical case: Female genital mutilation
- Clinical case: Iliac Vein Compression Syndrome
- Coccygeus muscle
- Deep circumflex iliac artery
- Dorsal veins of penis
- Epididymis
- External anal sphincter
- External female genitalia
- External iliac artery
- Homology of the male and female genitalia
- Iliac arteries
- Ilioinguinal nerve
- Internal iliac artery
- Internal iliac vein
- Internal pudendal artery
- Ischial spine
- Ischiocavernosus muscle
- Levator ani muscle
- Male reproductive organs
- Medial umbilical ligament
- Muscles of the pelvic floor
- Neurovascular supply of the testes
- Obturator artery
- Pelvic arteries
- Pelvis and perineum
- Perineal artery
- Perineal region
- Pubic arch
- Pubic crest
- Pubis
- Sacral plexus
- Sacrotuberous ligament
- Sciatic nerve
- Seminal vesicles
- Vas deferens (ductus deferens)
Female pelvis and reproductive organs
- Amniotic sac
- Anatomical changes during pregnancy
- Cardinal ligament
- Chorion
- Clinical case: Müllerian cyst
- Clinical case: Ovarian torsion
- Clitoris
- Corpus luteum
- Decidua
- Development of the reproductive system
- Embryology: 1st week of development
- Embryology: 2nd week of development
- Endometrium
- Fallopian tubes
- Female reproductive organs
- Fundus of uterus
- Ligaments of the uterus
- Ovarian artery
- Ovaries (female gonads)
- Placenta
- Round ligament of uterus
- Suspensory ligament of ovary
- Umbilical cord
- Urogenital diaphragm
- Uterine artery
- Uterosacral ligament
- Uterus
- Vagina
- Vaginal artery
- Vaginal fornix
- Vaginal orifice
- Vulva
Male pelvis and reproductive organs
Urinary bladder and urethra
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Head and neck
312 articles
Skull
- Angle of mandible
- Anterior and lateral views of the skull
- Calvaria
- Carotid canal
- Coronal suture
- Development of the skull
- Diploic veins
- Ethmoid bone
- External occipital protuberance
- Facial bones (viscerocranium)
- Foramen cecum of frontal bone
- Foramen lacerum
- Foramen magnum
- Foramen ovale
- Foramen rotundum
- Foramen spinosum
- Foramina and fissures of the skull
- Frontal bone
- Frontal sinus
- Hypoglossal canal
- Incisive foramen
- Inferior view of the base of the skull
- Infratemporal fossa
- Jugular foramen
- Lambdoid suture
- Mandible
- Mandibular foramen (inferior alveolar foramen)
- Mandibular notch
- Mastoid process
- Maxilla
- Maxillary sinus
- Nasal bone
- Neurocranium
- Occipital bone
- Occipital condyle
- Palatine bone
- Posterior and lateral views of the skull
- Sagittal suture
- Skull
- Skull joints
- Sphenoid bone
- Squamous suture
- Stylomastoid foramen
- Superior view of the base of the skull
- Sutures of the skull
- Temporal bone
- Temporal fossa
- Vomer
- Wormian bones
- Zygomatic bone
Face and scalp
- Buccinator muscle
- Corrugator supercilii muscle
- Depressor anguli oris muscle
- Depressor labii inferioris muscle
- Facial artery
- Facial lymph nodes
- Facial muscles
- Facial vein
- Frontalis muscle
- Great auricular nerve
- Head anatomy
- Human face
- Inferior orbital fissure
- Internal carotid artery
- Lens
- Levator anguli oris muscle
- Levator labii superioris muscle
- Lingual artery
- Major arteries, veins and nerves of the body
- Maxillary artery
- Mentalis muscle
- Nasalis muscle
- Occipital artery
- Occipitalis muscle
- Occipital nerves
- Occipitofrontalis muscle
- Orbicularis oculi
- Orbicularis oris muscle
- Posterior auricular artery
- Procerus muscle
- Retromandibular vein
- Risorius muscle
- Superficial arteries and veins of the face and scalp
- Superficial nerves of the face and scalp
- Superficial temporal artery
- Supraorbital artery
- Supratrochlear artery
- Temporal muscle
- Zygomaticus major muscle
- Zygomaticus minor muscle
Infratemporal region and pterygopalatine fossa
Orbit and contents
- Arteries and veins of the orbit
- Blood vessels and nerves of the eye
- Bones of the orbit
- Bulbar conjunctiva
- Canal of Schlemm
- Central retinal artery
- Choroid
- Ciliary body
- Ciliary muscle
- Clinical case: Horner's syndrome
- Clinical case: Oculomotor nerve palsy and distal myopathy
- Conjunctiva
- Cornea
- Extraocular muscles
- Eye anatomy
- Eyelid
- Fovea centralis
- Inferior oblique muscle
- Inferior rectus muscle
- Iris
- Lacrimal apparatus
- Lacrimal bone
- Lacrimal caruncle
- Lacrimal gland
- Lacrimal sac
- Lateral rectus muscle
- Learn the anatomy of the eye with quizzes and diagrams
- Levator palpebrae superioris muscle
- Medial rectus muscle
- Nasolacrimal duct
- Nerves of the orbit
- Ophthalmic artery
- Ophthalmic veins
- Optic canal
- Optic disc
- Ora serrata
- Orbital septum
- Palpebral conjunctiva
- Pupil
- Retina
- Sclera
- Sphincter pupillae
- Structure of the eyeball
- Superior oblique muscle
- Superior orbital fissure
- Superior rectus muscle
- Tarsal bones
Nasal region
Ear
- Auditory ossicles
- Auditory pathway
- Basilar membrane
- Cochlea
- Cochlear duct
- Cochlear nerve
- Ear
- Eustachian (auditory) tube
- External acoustic meatus
- Incus
- Internal acoustic meatus
- Internal ear
- Malleus
- Middle ear
- Outer ear
- Scala tympani
- Scala vestibuli
- Stapedius muscle
- Stapes
- Tensor tympani muscle
- Tympanic membrane
- Vestibular system
Oral cavity
- Development of the palate
- Disorders of the tongue
- Filiform papillae
- Foliate papillae
- Genioglossus muscle
- Gustation
- Hard palate
- Hyoglossus muscle
- Levator veli palatini muscle
- Lingual frenulum
- Muscles and taste sensation of the tongue
- Nerve and blood supply of the tongue
- Oral cavity
- Palate
- Parotid gland
- Salivary glands
- Soft palate
- Sublingual gland
- Submandibular gland
- Taste buds
- Tensor veli palatini muscle
- Tongue
- Vallate papillae
Teeth
Pharynx
- Clinical case: Pharyngeal diverticula
- Inferior pharyngeal constrictor
- Laryngopharynx
- Lingual tonsil
- Middle pharyngeal constrictor
- Muscles and walls of the pharynx
- Nasopharynx
- Oropharynx
- Palatine tonsil
- Palatopharyngeus muscle
- Parapharyngeal and retropharyngeal spaces
- Passavant’s ridge
- Pharyngeal arches
- Pharyngeal pouches, membranes and clefts
- Pharynx
- Salpingopharyngeus muscle
- Stylopharyngeus muscle
- Superior pharyngeal constrictor
- Tonsils
- Torus tubarius
Neck
- Alar ligament
- Ansa cervicalis
- Anterior jugular vein
- Anterior neck muscles
- Aryepiglottic fold
- Ascending pharyngeal artery
- Carotid sheath
- Carotid triangle
- Cartilages of the larynx
- Cervical fascias
- Cervical lymph nodes
- Cervical plexus
- Clinical case: Button battery ingestion
- Common carotid artery
- Costocervical trunk
- Cricoarytenoid and cricothyroid joints
- Cricothyroid muscle
- Digastric muscle
- Disorders of the thyroid gland
- Epiglottis
- External jugular vein
- Geniohyoid muscle
- Glottis
- Hyoid bone
- Inferior thyroid vein
- Infrahyoid muscles
- Internal jugular vein
- Larynx
- Lateral cricoarytenoid muscle
- Longus capitis muscle
- Longus colli muscle
- Lymphatic drainage of the oral and nasal cavities
- Muscles of the larynx
- Mylohyoid muscle
- Neck anatomy
- Neurovasculature of the head and neck
- Nuchal ligament
- Oblique arytenoid muscle
- Omoclavicular (subclavian) triangle
- Omohyoid muscle
- Parathyroid glands
- Platysma
- Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle
- Posterior neck muscles
- Prevertebral muscles
- Rectus capitis anterior muscle
- Rectus capitis lateralis muscle
- Recurrent laryngeal nerve
- Regions of the head and neck
- Scalene muscles
- Sternocleidomastoid muscle
- Sternohyoid muscle
- Sternothyroid muscle
- Stylohyoid muscle
- Submandibular lymph nodes
- Submandibular triangle
- Submental lymph nodes
- Submental triangle
- Suboccipital nerve
- Superior laryngeal nerve
- Superior thyroid artery
- Suprahyoid muscles
- Thyroarytenoid muscle
- Thyrocervical trunk
- Thyrohyoid muscle
- Thyroid cartilage
- Thyroid gland
- Transverse arytenoid muscle
- Transverse cervical nerve
- Triangles of the neck
- Tumor staging for cancers of the head and neck
- Vertebral vein
- Vestibular fold
- Vocalis muscle
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Neuroanatomy
191 articles
Cerebrum
- Alveus
- Angular gyrus
- Anterior commissure
- Basal view of the brain
- Blood–brain barrier
- Brodmann areas
- Calcarine sulcus
- Central nervous system
- Central sulcus
- Cerebral aqueduct
- Cerebral cortex
- Cerebrum
- Cingulate gyrus
- Claustrum
- Corpus callosum
- Corticonuclear and corticospinal tracts
- Frontal lobe
- Fusiform gyrus
- Grey matter of the spinal cord
- Habenula
- Insula
- Lateral sulcus
- Lateral view of the brain
- Midsagittal section of the brain
- Motor cortex
- Neurohypophysis
- Nucleus accumbens
- Occipital lobe
- Orbitofrontal cortex
- Parietal lobe
- Pineal gland (epiphysis)
- Pituitary gland (hypophysis)
- Postcentral gyrus
- Precentral gyrus
- Precuneus
- Prefrontal cortex
- Reticular formation
- Subthalamic nucleus
- Temporal lobe
- Topography of the cerebral hemispheres
- Uncus
- What is a gyrus?
Diencephalon
- Amygdala anatomy
- Basal ganglia
- Basal ganglia pathways
- Commissural pathways
- Coronal sections of the brain
- Dentate gyrus
- Diencephalon
- Fornix of the brain
- Globus pallidus
- Hippocampus: Anatomy and functions
- Horizontal sections of the brain
- How to learn anatomy with mind maps
- Hypothalamus
- Internal capsule
- Limbic system
- Mammillary body
- Subcortical structures
- Suprachiasmatic nucleus
- Thalamic nuclei
- Thalamus
Cerebellum
Brainstem
Meninges, ventricular system and subarachnoid space
- Anterior cerebral artery
- Anterior choroidal artery
- Anterior communicating artery
- Arachnoid granulations
- Arachnoid mater
- Arteries of the brain
- Arteries of the brain: anterior circulation
- Arteries of the brain: posterior circulation
- Basilar artery
- Cavernous sinus
- Cerebrospinal fluid flow
- Choroid plexus
- Circle of Willis
- Confluence of sinuses
- Dural venous sinuses
- Dura mater
- Emissary veins
- Epidural space
- Falx cerebri
- Fourth ventricle
- Great cerebral vein of Galen
- Inferior petrosal sinus
- Inferior sagittal sinus
- Lateral ventricles
- Learn the circle of Willis with quizzes and unlabeled diagrams
- Lenticulostriate arteries
- Meninges of the brain and spinal cord
- Meninges, ventricles and brain blood supply
- Middle cerebral artery
- Occipital sinus
- Pia mater
- Posterior cerebral artery
- Posterior communicating artery
- Review of all human body organs
- Septum pellucidum
- Sigmoid sinus
- Straight sinus
- Subarachnoid cisterns
- Subarachnoid space
- Subdural space
- Superior petrosal sinus
- Superior sagittal sinus
- Tentorium cerebelli
- Third ventricle
- Transverse sinus
- Veins of the brain
- Ventricles of the brain
- Vertebral artery
Blood supply of the brain
Spinal cord
- Ascending and descending tracts of the spinal cord
- Ascending tracts of the spinal cord
- Blood supply of the spinal cord
- Cervical enlargement
- Conus medullaris (medullary cone) and cauda equina
- Extrapyramidal system
- Gate theory and pain pathway
- Neural pathways
- Neurological examination of the motor system
- Peripheral nervous system
- Posterior column - Medial lemniscus pathway
- Posterior median sulcus
- Reticulospinal tract
- Spinal cord
- Spinal nerves
- Spinothalamic tract
- Stretch reflex
- Sympathetic nervous system
- Withdrawal reflex
Pathways of the nervous system
Cranial nerves
- 12 cranial nerves
- Abducens nerve (cranial nerve VI)
- Accessory nerve
- Chorda tympani
- Clinical case: Malignancy along facial nerve
- Clinical case: Optic neuropathy due to optic nerve compression
- Cranial nerves examination: Optic nerve
- Cranial nerves examination: Trochlear & abducens nerves
- Cranial nerves quizzes and labeling exercises
- Facial nerve (cranial nerve VII)
- Glossopharyngeal nerve (Cranial nerve IX)
- Hypoglossal nerve
- Inferior alveolar nerve
- Mandibular nerve (CN V3)
- Maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve
- Mixed cranial nerves
- Motor cranial nerves
- Ocular motor cranial nerves
- Oculomotor nerve
- Olfactory bulb
- Olfactory pathway and nerve
- Olfactory tract
- Ophthalmic nerve (CN V1)
- Optic chiasm
- Optic nerve
- Optic tract
- Parasympathetic ganglia
- Sensory cranial nerves
- Trigeminal nerve (CN V)
- Trochlear nerve (cranial nerve IV)
- Vagus nerve
- Vestibulocochlear nerve
- Visual pathway
Peripheral nervous system
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Cross sections
1 article
Head and neck
Histology
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Types of tissues
97 articles
Introduction to cells and tissues
- Cell nucleus
- Cellular organelles
- Cilia
- Cytoplasm
- Eukaryotic cell: Structure and organelles
- Histology: An overview
- How to examine histology slides
- Interpretation of histological sections: Stains used in histology
- Macrophages
- Need help identifying tissues? Try our tissue quizzes!
- Nuclear pore
- Red bone marrow
- Tactile corpuscle
- Types of cells in the human body
Epithelial tissue
- Goblet cells
- Identifying epithelial tissue: Quizzes and free worksheets
- Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
- Overview and types of epithelial tissue
- Pseudostratified epithelium
- Simple columnar epithelium
- Simple epithelium
- Stereocilia
- Stratified cuboidal epithelium
- Stratified epithelium
- Urothelium
Connective tissue
- Adipocyte
- Adipose tissue
- Brown adipose tissue
- Chondrocyte
- Dense connective tissue
- Dense irregular connective tissue
- Eosinophil
- Fibroblast
- Ground substance
- Lamina propria
- Loose connective tissue
- Megakaryocyte
- Mesenchymal cells
- Neutrophil
- Overview and types of connective tissue
- Plasma cells
- Reticular connective tissue
- Reticular fibers
- Tendon
- Thrombocyte
Cartilage and bone
- Articular cartilage
- Bone formation: Ossification
- Bone histology
- Bone matrix
- Cartilage
- Cartilage and bone histology
- Elastic cartilage histology
- Endochondral ossification
- Fibrocartilage
- Hyaline cartilage histology
- Medullary cavity
- Osteoblast
- Osteoclast
- Osteoid
- Perichondrium
- Sharpey's fibers
- Spongy bone
- Types and parts of microscopes
- Yellow bone marrow
Muscle tissue
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Body systems
74 articles