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Study of human anatomy is the base of all medical research. Invention of medical devices and formulation of life-saving drugs all depend on this area of biological knowledge.

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Lacrimal glands are present lateral and superior to the eyes. They excrete tears into ducts that carry the tears onto the conjunctival surface. These tears empty into the lacrimal sacs in the medial ...

Domain: Anatomy; Category: Endocrine

The knee joint joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two articulations. It is the largest joint in the human body. The knee is a mobile joint which permits flexion and extension as well as a ...

Domain: Anatomy; Category: Skeletal

These are part of the urinary system, which removes wastes from the body, the job they do is too often described merely as one of "trash disposal". Not only do they chemically filter the blood to ...

Domain: Anatomy; Category: Urinary system

The jaw is any opposable articulated structure at the entrance of the mouth, typically used for grasping and manipulating food. In the evolution od mammalian jaw, two of the bones of the jaw ...

Domain: Anatomy; Category: Skeletal

A nail is horn- like envelope covering the dorsal aspect of the terminal phalanges of fingers and toes in humans. Nails are similar to claws in other animals. The eponychium is the small band of ...

Domain: Anatomy; Category: Surface anatomy

Heart is a pump-four pumps, in fact. Blood from all parts of the body collects in veins and flows to the right atrium and the right ventricle, the two pumps that send blood to the lungs. Blood passes ...

Domain: Anatomy; Category: Cardiovascular

Hair begins in the dermis layer of the skin and pushes outward. It is made up primarily of protein keratin. Unlike other portions of the body, the hair is only alive at the root, where the sebaceous ...

Domain: Anatomy; Category: Gross anatomy

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