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Human anatomy (gr. ἀνατομία, "dissection", from ἀνά, "up", and τέμνειν, "cut") is primarily the scientific study of the morphology of the human body. [1]
Female (left) and male (right) adult human bodies photographed in ventral (above) and dorsal (below) perspectives. Naturally-occurring pubic, body, and facial hair have been deliberately removed to show anatomy.
The head rests on the top part of the vertebral column, with the skull joining at C1 (the first cervical vertebra known as the atlas).The skeletal section of the head and neck forms the top part of the axial skeleton and is made up of the skull, hyoid bone, auditory ossicles, and cervical spine.
Anatomy (from Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ) 'dissection') is the branch of morphology concerned with the study of the internal structure of organisms and their parts. [1]
Standard anatomical terms of location are used to describe unambiguously the anatomy of animals, including humans.The terms, typically derived from Latin or Greek roots, describe something in its standard anatomical position.
The abdomen (colloquially called the gut, belly, tummy, midriff, tucky, or stomach [citation needed]) is the front part of the torso between the thorax (chest) and pelvis in humans and in other vertebrates.