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  1. Abdomen (6929 bytes)
    2: ...in]], [[fat]], [[muscle]], and lining in the very front of the abdomen. Some consider the pelvis a sep...
    7: ...ansversalis fascia. It originates from Poupart's ligament, the inner lip of the ilium, the lumbar fascia an...
    9: ...hick sheath formed, as described above, by fibers from each of the three muscles of the lateral abdomi...
    11: ...triangular. It is located in the lower abdomen in front of the rectus abdominis. It originates at the ...
    19: In the mid-line a slight furrow extends from the ensiform cartilage/[[xiphoid process]] abov...
  2. Skeleton (2955 bytes)
    3: ...tic skeletal systems may be classified separately from the other two since they lack hardened support ...
    9: ...ones or other rigid structures are connected by [[ligament]]s and connected to the muscular system via [[ten...
    11: ...s to change their body shape as they move forward from long and skinny to short and stumpy.
  3. Human skeleton (3903 bytes)
    2: ...r, supported and supplemented by a structure of [[ligament]]s, [[tendon]]s, [[muscle]]s, and [[cartilage]].
    4: ...born with approximately 270. The difference comes from a number of small bones that fuse together duri...
    31: ...e [[Bible]] which states that [[Eve]] was created from one of [[Adam]]'s ribs. However, both men and w...
    35: ... can increase the likelihood of [[fracture (bone)|fracture]]s and broken bones, especially among [[men...
  4. Eye (21834 bytes)
    9: ...yonic development, while mollusk eyes grow inward from skin cells.
    13: ...rm the lenses of their eyes. In this, they differ from most other arthropods, which have soft eyes. Th...
    24: ...ours, the [[aqueous humour]]. Most of the light refraction occurs at the [[cornea]] which has a fixed ...
    25: ...from a single point of a distant object and light from a single point of a near object being brought t...
    27: ...rising from the shape of the cornea and lens, and from the length of the eyeball. These include [[myop...
  5. Larynx (2361 bytes)
    4: ...sembles a signet ring (Narrow in back, broader in front). Above the larynx is a supporting bone called...
    11: ...e larynx, while articulation of the sound derives from the use of [[teeth]], [[tongue]], [[palate]], a...
  6. Liver (11441 bytes)
    1: ...e liver often start in ''hepato-'' or ''hepatic'' from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word for liver, ''...
    7: ...liac trunk]]. The portal vein brings venous blood from the digestive tract, so that the liver can proc...
    9: ...to form the common hepatic duct. The cystic duct (from the gallbladder) joins with the common hepatic ...
    14: ...ments" are in no way related to the true anatomic ligaments in joints, and have essentially no functional im...
    16: The [[falciform ligament]] is visible on the front ([[anterior]] side) of the liver. This divides...
  7. Duodenum (1179 bytes)
    1: ...t starts with the duodenal bulb and ends at the [[ligament of Treitz]]. Two very important ducts open into t...
    5: The name ''duodenum'' is from the [[Latin]] ''duodenum digitorum'', twelve fi...
  8. Uterus (2272 bytes)
    7: ... the [[rectum]]. It is held in place by several [[ligament]]s. Outside of [[pregnancy]], its size is several...
    10: ...be cycles set as widely apart as six months or as frequently as a few days.
    14: ...ted into the endometrium, and derives nourishment from blood vessels which develop exclusively for thi...
  9. Bone (11388 bytes)
    27: Osteocytes originate from osteoblasts which have migrated into and become...
    29: ...d'' surfaces. Because the osteoclasts are derived from a [[monocyte stem-cell lineage]], they are equi...
    40: ... in long bones, such as limbs; the bone is formed from [[cartilage]].
    46: ...of calcium and the repair of micro-damaged bones (from everyday stress). Repeated stress results in th...
    48: ...d to muscles via [[tendon]]s and other bones by [[ligament]]s.
  10. Humerus (13486 bytes)
    1: ...e in the [[arm]] or fore-legs (animals) that runs from the [[shoulder]] to the [[elbow]]. On a [[skele...
    6: ...sa'') allow the ulna room to move, but prevent it from over-flexing/extending.
    33: ...al neck which is frequently the seat of fracture. Fracture of the anatomical neck rarely occurs.
    35: ...epresented by a narrow groove separating the head from the tubercles. It affords attachment to the art...
    39: ...sertion to the Supraspinatus; the middle to the Infraspinatus; the lowest one, and the body of the bon...
  11. Mandible (13717 bytes)
    9: ...al vessels and nerve. Running backward and upward from each mental tubercle is a faint ridge, the obli...
    12: ...c]]. Extending upward and backward on either side from the lower part of the symphysis is the mylohyoi...
    15: ...rounded, longer than the superior, and thicker in front than behind; at the point where it joins the l...
    24: ...d is surmounted by two processes, the coronoid in front and the condyloid behind, separated by a deep ...
    25: ...s a thin, triangular eminence, which is flattened from side to side and varies in shape and size. Its ...
  12. Radius (bone) (8551 bytes)
    3: ...' is the [[bone]] of the [[forearm]] that extends from the inside of the [[elbow]] to the [[thumb]] si...
    7: ...t of its extent, which is embraced by the annular ligament. The head is supported on a round, smooth, and co...
    14: ...or quadratus, and attachment to the dorsal carpal ligament; it ends in a small tubercle, into which the tend...
    15: ...f the styloid process; it separates the posterior from the lateral surface. It is indistinct above and...
    17: ...ronator quadratus. This crest separates the volar from the dorsal surface, and gives attachment to the...
  13. Tibia (10700 bytes)
    3: ... can also refer to a type of primitive flute made from a (usually Human) shinbone, such as that of a d...
    7: ...Extensor digitorum longus takes origin and a slip from the tendon of the Biceps femoris is inserted.
    18: ...., and insertion to some fibers of the Popliteus; from its middle third some fibers of the Soleus and ...
    19: ...h surface, for the attachment of the interosseous ligament connecting the tibia and fibula.
    24: ...medialward, is covered by the aponeurosis derived from the tendon of the Sartorius, and by the tendons...
  14. Ulna (12105 bytes)
    16: ...ts lower extremity being very small, and excluded from the wrist-joint by the interposition of an arti...
    24: ...t medially, and the posterior ligament laterally. From the medial border a part of the [[flexor carpi ...
    30: ...Frequently, the [[flexor pollicis longus]] arises from the lower part of the coronoid process by a rou...
    34: ...l and a lateral portion by a smooth ridge running from the summit of the olecranon to the tip of the c...
    38: ...tremities serve for the attachment of the annular ligament.
  15. Connective tissue (1646 bytes)
    5: * [[Fibrous connective tissue]] forms [[ligament]]s and [[tendon]]s.
  16. Religion (72319 bytes)
    10: ...owever, some take the Latin term "ligio" (as in [[ligament]]) in the sense of "bind" rather than "connect," ...
    25: ...sion, see [[approaches to distinguishing religion from non-religion]].
    38: *An ethical framework, including a definition of activities whic...
    53: ... Commandments]] of the [[Old Testament]], flowing from the beliefs rather than being defined by the be...
    54: ...xt|texts they hold as sacred]] uniquely different from other writings, and which records or is the bas...
  17. Knee (3925 bytes)
    6: ...ior thigh muscles, and the patellar groove on the front of the [[femur]] through which it slides. The...
    8: ===Ligaments===
    9: ... The critically important ACL prevents the tibia from being pushed too far forward relative to the fe...
    14: ...oint which serve to protect the ends of the bones from rubbing on each other and to effectively deepen...
    17: ...cking]], [[unlocking]], and slight rotation. The ligaments and menisci, along with the muscles which traver...
  18. Adam's apple (940 bytes)
    1: ...he [[thyroid cartilage]] creating the lump at the front of the [[neck]] known as the '''laryngeal prom...
    7: ...om a notion that it was caused by the [[forbidden fruit]] (an apple) sticking in the throat of our [[A...
  19. Shoulder (2182 bytes)
    2: ...in a circular fashion or to hinge out and up away from the body. (The "ball" is the top, rounded porti...
    4: ...e joint capsule is anchored by three glenohumeral ligaments.
    8: ...tendon. They cushion and protect the rotator cuff from the bony arch of the acromion.
    16: ...Problems", NIH Publication No. 01-4865, available from URL http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/shoulder...
  20. Elbow-joint (10539 bytes)
    2: ...ckened portions are usually described as distinct ligaments under the following names:
    9: ...lbow-joint, showing anterior and ulnar collateral ligaments.</center>
    11: ...ow-joint, showing posterior and radial collateral ligaments.</center>
    13: == The Anterior Ligament ==
    14: ... right angles. This ligament is in relation, in ''front,'' with the [[Brachialis]], except at its most...

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