Anatomy and physiology of the human body

Scott Sheffield has been teaching anatomy at the university level for over 21 years. He has passionately and carefully produced the site "Get Body Smart - Human Anatomy and Physiology".

This site covers in dynamic detail the various parts of the human body, from the cell on up to the increasingly complex organization of systems to the higher organs.

Although the site is in English, the terms are technical enough to be understood in just about any language that shares the Latin alphabet. Don't go looking for explanations; anatomy is essentially about naming the different parts of a living body and physiology is about assigning functions.

The whole site is clear and dynamic, it really makes it easy to learn about the hundreds of parts that make up our bodies. A beautiful achievement.

Content

• SKELETAL SYSTEM
  • APPENDICULAR SKELETON
    • LIMBS
  • AXIAL SKELETON
    • SKULL BONES
    • VERTEBRAL COLUMN
    • RIBS
    • STERNUM
• MUSCLE TISSUE PHYSIOLOGY
  • MUSCLES & MUSCLE FIBERS
  • NERVE SUPPLY
  • CONTRACTION
  • MUSCULAR SYSTEM
  • ARM (HUMERUS)
  • SHOULDER (SCAPULA)
  • FOREARM (RADIUS & ULNA)
  • WRIST, PALM, & DIGITS
  • ANTERIOR THIGH (FEMUR)
  • POSTERIOR THIGH (FEMUR)
  • LEG (TIBIA & FIBULA)
  • ABDOMINAL WALL
• NERVOUS SYSTEM
  • GENERAL ORGANIZATION
  • NERVE & SUPPORT CELLS
  • NERVE CELL PHYSIOLOGY
  • CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS)
  • PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (PNS)
  • SENSATION
  • MOVEMENT
• CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
  • THE BLOOD
  • RED BLOOD CELLS (ERYTHROCYTES)
  • WHITE BLOOD CELLS (LEUKOCYTES)
  • COAGULATION
  • THE HEART
• RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
  • MAJOR DIVISIONS
  • THE NOSE
  • THE PHARYNX
  • THE LARYNX
  • THE TRACHEA & BRONCHI
  • THE LUNGS, BRONCHIOLES, & PLEURAE
  • RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY
• URINARY SYSTEM
  • GROSS EXTERNAL ANATOMY
  • GROSS INTERNAL ANATOMY
  • HISTOLOGY OF THE CORTEX REGION
  • HISTOLOGY OF THE MEDULLA REGION

Human Anatomy and Physiology

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