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Latin cerebellum, little brain cerebellum: cerebr(o)-of or pertaining to the brain: Latin cerebrum, brain cerebrology cervic-of or pertaining to the neck or the cervix: Latin cervix, cervīc-), neck, cervix cervical vertebrae, cervicodorsal cheil-of or pertaining to the lips Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos), lip, mouth, beak angular cheilitis ...
This article contains a list of organs in the human body. It is widely believed that there are 79 organs (this number goes up if you count each bone and muscle as an organ on their own, which is becoming a more common practice [1] [2]); however, there is no universal standard definition of what constitutes an organ, and some tissue groups' status as one is debated. [3]
Most famous parts of the brain highlighted in different colours The human brain anatomical regions are ordered following standard neuroanatomy hierarchies. Functional , connective , and developmental regions are listed in parentheses where appropriate.
Circle of Willis – arterial circle in base of brain – Dr. Thomas Willis (1621–1675), English physician; Foramen of Winslow – Jean-Jacques Bénigne Winslow (1669–1760), Danish-born French anatomist; Duct of Wirsung – Johann Georg Wirsung (1589–1643), German anatomist
Many noted body parts are of dubious provenance [1] and most were separated from their bodies post-mortem. [2] In some faiths, veneration of the dead may include the preservation of body parts as relics. Body parts supposed to belong to major religious figures are kept in temples, including the tooth of the Buddha, Muhammad's beard, and Jesus's ...
Human brain; H. Lung; O. List of organs of the human body This page was last edited on 7 August 2019, at 00:11 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
The human brain is the central organ of the nervous system, and with the spinal cord, comprises the central nervous system. It consists of the cerebrum, the brainstem and the cerebellum. The brain controls most of the activities of the body, processing, integrating, and coordinating the information it receives from the sensory nervous system ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 February 2025. List of organ systems in the human body Part of a series of lists about Human anatomy General Features Regions Variations Movements Systems Structures Arteries Bones Eponymous Foramina Glands endocrine exocrine Lymphatic vessels Nerves Organs Systems Veins Muscles Abductors Adductors ...