Essential Atlas of Anatomy

by Parramon Studios,

• ISBN13: 9780764118333
• ISBN10: 0764118331
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Services

Summary

The human body—with all of its parts, organs, and functions—is shown in detailed, scientifically correct full-color illustrations. Fifteen separate sections examine both male and female bodies as follows: Human cell structure... General anatomical features ... Skeleton and musculature ... Digestive system ... Respiratory system ... Circulatory system ... Blood ... Lymphatic system ... Nervous system ... Sensory organs ... Urinary system ... Genital organs ... Human reproduction ... Endocrine system ... Immunological system. Hundreds of illustrations make this book a handy home reference, as well as a fine supplement to school science textbooks.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 6
The cell	p. 10
Components of the human cell	p. 10
The human body	p. 12
Male anatomy	p. 12
Female anatomy	p. 13
The locomotive system	p. 14
The skeletal system	p. 14
Bone tissue	p. 14
Formation and growth of bone	p. 14
Types of bone	p. 15
Osseous blood supply	p. 15
Bone fractures	p. 15
The skeleton (anterior view)	p. 16
The skeleton (dorsal view)	p. 17
The skull bones	p. 18
Vertebral column	p. 19
Skeleton of the upper limb	p. 20
Skeleton of the lower limb	p. 21
Joints	p. 22
Types of joints	p. 22
Dislocations	p. 22
Knee joint	p. 23
Shoulder joint	p. 23
Hip bone	p. 23
Meniscus	p. 23
The muscular system	p. 24
Muscle structure	p. 24
Muscle shapes	p. 24
Muscles of the human body (anterior view)	p. 25
Muscles of the human body (posterior view)	p. 26
Muscles of the human head	p. 27
Muscles of the upper limb	p. 28
Muscles of the lower limb	p. 29
The digestive system	p. 30
The digestive process	p. 30
Buccal cavity	p. 31
Section of a tooth (molar)	p. 31
Deciduous teeth	p. 31
Permanent teeth	p. 31
Esophagus	p. 32
Swallowing	p. 32
Stomach	p. 33
Small intestine	p. 34
Pancreas	p. 35
Liver	p. 36
Gallbladder and bile ducts	p. 36
Large intestine	p. 37
The respiratory system	p. 38
Organs of the respiratory apparatus	p. 38
Mechanism of breathing	p. 38
Bones and cartilage of the nasal pyramid	p. 39
Nose	p. 39
Lateral section of pharynx	p. 39
Larynx and trachea	p. 40
Bronchial tree	p. 41
The lungs	p. 41
The circulatory system	p. 42
Diagram of the circulatory system	p. 42
Heart	p. 43
Cardiac valves	p. 44
Coronary blood vessels	p. 45
Coronary system of electric impulses	p. 45
Cardiac cycle	p. 45
Main arteries of the organism	p. 46
Main veins of the organism	p. 47
Blood	p. 48
The composition of blood	p. 48
Blood cells	p. 48
Bone marrow	p. 49
Spleen	p. 49
Lymph	p. 50
Relationship between the lymphatic system and the circulatory system	p. 50
Lymphatic capillary	p. 50
Lymphatic vessels	p. 51
Schematic representation of the lymphatic system	p. 51
Lymph node	p. 51
The nervous system	p. 52
Components of the nervous system	p. 52
Structure of a neuron	p. 52
Types of neurons	p. 52
The brain	p. 53
Cerebrum	p. 54
Meninges	p. 55
Areas of the brain	p. 55
Vertebral column and spinal cord	p. 56
Peripheral nervous system	p. 57
The senses	p. 58
Sight	p. 58
The eye	p. 58
Projection of images onto the retina	p. 58
Lacrimal apparatus	p. 59
Conjunctiva	p. 60
Optic nerve	p. 60
Visual pathways	p. 61
Principal defects of sight and methods of correcting them	p. 61
Hearing	p. 62
External ear	p. 62
Ossicles of the middle ear	p. 62
The auditory process	p. 63
Labyrinth	p. 63
Smell	p. 64
Taste	p. 65
The tongue	p. 65
Areas of perception of different tastes	p. 65
Touch	p. 66
Section of the skin	p. 66
Sensory receptors	p. 66
Reflex action to pain stimulus	p. 67
Hair follicle and root	p. 67
Nail	p. 67
The urinary system	p. 68
Components of the urinary system	p. 68
Renal circulation	p. 68
Kidneys and blood supply	p. 69
Section of a kidney	p. 69
Blood vessels of the kidney	p. 70
Nephron	p. 70
Urinary bladder	p. 71
Urethra	p. 71
The reproductive system	p. 72
Male genital organs	p. 72
Penis	p. 73
Testicle and epididymis	p. 73
Prostate	p. 73
Female genital organs	p. 74
Vagina	p. 75
Ovary and ovarian follicle	p. 76
Breasts	p. 76
Menstrual cycle	p. 77
Human reproduction	p. 78
Coitus	p. 78
Union of an ovum and a spermatozoon	p. 78
Fertilization and implantation	p. 79
Gestation	p. 80
Development of the embryo	p. 80
Development of the fetus	p. 81
Placenta	p. 82
Abdomen of a pregnant woman	p. 83
Birth	p. 84
Positioning of the fetus	p. 84
Fetal positions	p. 84
The delivery process	p. 85
The endocrine system	p. 86
Glands of the endocrine system	p. 86
Hypothalamus and pituitary gland	p. 86
Functions of the hypothalamus	p. 87
Hormonal secretion of the pituitary gland	p. 87
Thyroid gland	p. 88
Parathyroid glands	p. 88
Suprarenal glands	p. 89
The immune system	p. 90
Organs of the immune system	p. 90
Location of the thymus	p. 90
Mechanism of nonspecific immunity	p. 91
Active immunization: vaccination	p. 91
Alphabetical index of subjects	p. 92
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