- •Preface to the First English Edition
- •Contents
- •1 Biology of the Cell
- •2 Genetics and Evolution
- •3 Tissues
- •4 The Locomotor System (Musculoskeletal System)
- •5 The Heart and Blood Vessels
- •6 Blood, the Immune System, and Lymphoid Organs
- •7 The Endocrine System
- •8 The Respiratory System
- •9 The Digestive System
- •10 The Kidneys and Urinary Tract
- •11 The Reproductive Organs
- •12 Reproduction, Development, and Birth
- •13 The Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems
- •14 The Autonomic Nervous System
- •15 Sense Organs
- •16 The Skin and Its Appendages
- •17 Quantities and Units of Measurement
- •Index
- •Anterior view of the human skeleton
- •Posterior view of the human skeleton
Skull (cranium)
Eye socket (orbit)
Upper jaw (maxilla)
Lower jaw (mandible)
Sternoclavicular joint
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Ischial tubercle |
Anterior view of the human skeleton
The left forearm is turned inward (pronated), the left and right foot bent toward the sole (plantarflexed) LV = lumbar vertebrae
Jaw joint (temporomandibular joint; TMJ)
Coracoid process
Acromion
Greater tubercle (tuberculum majus)
Lesser tubercle (tuberculum minus)
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Sacroiliac joint
Ilium
Hip bone
Pubis (os coxae)
Ischium
Wrist joint (articulatio radiocarpalis)
Midcarpal
Carpal bones Hand (ossa carpi) (manus)
Metacarpal bones
Phalanges of fingers (ossa digitorum manus)
Femoropateallar joint (articulatio femoropatellaris)
Kneecap (patella)
Tibial tuberosity
Fibula
Tibia
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Navicular bone
Cuneiform bones
Cuboid bone
1st metatarsal bone (os metatarsi I)
Proximal phalanx
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Phalanges of foot (ossa digitorum pedis)
Posterior view of the human skeleton
The left arm is turned inward (pronated), the left and right
Parietal bone foot bent toward the sole (plantarflexed)
Occipital bone
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Head of humerus |
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Shoulder joint |
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Spine of scapula |
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Shoulderblade (scapula) |
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Thoracic spine |
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Upper arm bone |
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Elbow joint (articulatio cubiti)
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Lateral femoral condyle
Medial femoral condyle
Head of fibula (caput fibulae)
Head of tibia (caput tibiae)
Medial malleolus
Tibiofibular syndesmosis
Lateral malleolus
Proximal joint of toes
Middle joint of toes Distal joint of toes
Knee joint (articulatio genu)
Proximal tibiofibular joint
Tibia plateau
Fibula
Tibia
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Ankle joint (articulatio talocruralis)
Intertarsal joint (articulatio subtalaris and articulatio talocalcaneonaviscularis)
Heel bone (calcaneus)