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INTRODUCTION TO ANATOMY
INSTRUCTION: Use the table as your GUIDE
Mucocutane
ous
junctions
these are
regions of
the body
where there
is a transition
from mucosa
to skin. At
such regions,
epithelium
transitions to
epidermis,
lamina
propria
changes to
dermis and
smooth
muscle
becomes skel
etal system
Pelvic serve
as a
transition
from the
axial
skeleton and
the
appendicular
skeleton of
the lower
body
Joints
provide
stability to
the skeleton,
and allow
movement
MUSCULAR SKELETAL MUSCLES Skeletal Skeletal
SYSTEM SMOOTH MUSCLES muscle is muscles
CARDIAC MUSCLES found maintain
DELTOID between posture,
PECTORALIS bones stabilize
MAJOR Smooth bones and
muscle joints,
fibers are control
located in internal
walls of movement,
hollow and generate
visceral heat
organs
(such as Smooth
the liver, muscle is
pancreas, present
and throughout
intestines) the body,
Cardiac where it
muscle serves a
cells are variety of
located in functions. It
the walls is in the
of the stomach and
heart, intestines,
appear where it
striped helps with
(striated), digestion
and are and nutrient
under collection. It
involuntar exists
y control throughout
Deltoid is the urinary
inferior to system,
cervical where it
Pectoralis functions to
major help rid the
extends body of
across the toxins and
upper works in
part of the electrolyte
chest balance
Cardiac
muscle
rapid,
involuntary
contraction
and
relaxation of
the cardiac
muscle are
vital for
pumping
blood
throughout
the
cardiovascul
ar system
Deltoid in
humans is
preventing
the
dislocation of
the humeral
head when a
person
carries heavy
loads
Pectoralis
major acts as
a strong
adductor and
internal
rotator of
the humerus
at the
shoulder
joint.
Thyroid
gland
regulate
many body
functions by
constantly
releasing a
steady
amount of
thyroid
hormones
into the
bloodstream
Pancreas is
an exocrine
gland as it
has a duct to
store
pancreatic
juice
secreted by
the pancreas
and use it
whenever
required. It is
considered
as a
endocrine
gland as it
does not
have a duct
to store the
hormones
insulin and
glucagon
which are
directly
supplied to
the blood
stream
Arteries
carry blood
away from
the heart.
The function
of capillaries
is the
exchange of
substances
between the
blood and
interstitial
fluid
The
esophagus
receives food
from your
mouth when
you swallow
Small
intestine
helps to
further
digest food
coming from
the stomach.
It absorbs
nutrients
(vitamins,
minerals,
carbohydrate
s, fats,
proteins) and
water from
food so they
can be used
by the body
Large
intestine
absorbs
water and
electrolytes,
producing
and
absorbing
vitamins, and
forming and
propelling
feces toward
the rectum
for
elimination
Rectum the
lower end of
the large
intestine, the
rectum,
stores stool
until it
pushes stool
out of the
anus during a
bowel
movement.
URINARY KIDNEYS The Kidneys filter
SYSTEM URETER kidneys wastes and
URINARY BLADDER can be excess fluids
URETHRA found from blood,
underneat which are
h the then
ribcage, excreted in
on each urine
side of the
spine The ureters
Ureter is carry the
superior urine away
to urinary from kidneys
bladder to the
Urinary urinary
bladder is bladder,
inferior to which is a
kidney temporary
The reservoir for
urethra is the urine
inferior to
ureter The function
of the
urinary
bladder is to
serve as a
reservoir for
urine before
it leaves the
body and
drain urine
from the
renal pelvis
and also
serve as a
reservoir for
urine before
it leaves the
body.
The urethra
is a tubular
structure
that carries
the urine
from the
urinary
bladder to
the outside
MALE & MALE MALE MALE
FEMALE SEMINAL REPRODUCTIVE REPRODUCTI
REPRODUC VESICLES SYSTEM VE SYSTEM
TIV SYSTEM PROSTRATE
GLAND The seminal
TESTES The seminal vesicles
SCROTUM vesicles are make a
PENIS located in the sugar-rich
FEMALE pelvis superior fluid
MAMMA to the rectum, (fructose)
RY inferior to the that provides
GLANDS fundus of the sperm with a
UTERINE bladder and source of
TUBE posterior to the energy and
OVARY prostate helps with
UTERUS the sperms'
The prostate is ability to
VAGINA
located just move
below the (motility)
bladder and in
front of the The
rectum prostate's
primary
The testes is function is to
located deep of produce the
the scrotum fluid that
nourishes
The scrotum is and
inferior to penis transports
sperm
The penis is (seminal
superior to the fluid)
scrotum
The testes
FEMALE are
REPRODUCTIVE responsible
SYSTEM for making
testosterone,
Mammary the primary
glands, is male sex
located deep of hormone,
the breast and for
producing
The uterine sperm
tubes are
uterine Scrotum the
appendages bag of skin
located that holds
bilaterally at the and helps to
superior portion protect the
of the uterine testicles
cavity
Penis the
Ovary is located organ used
on either side of for urination
the uterus and sexual
within the broad intercourse
ligament below
the uterine FEMALE
(fallopian) tubes REPRODUCTI
VE SYSTEM
The uterus is
located within The
the pelvic region mammary
immediately gland is a
behind and highly
almost overlying evolved and
the bladder, and specialized
in front of the organ
sigmoid colon present in
pairs, one on
Vagina is each side of
located in the anterior
anterior of the chest wall.
rectum and The organ's
prosterior to the primary
bladder function is to
secrete milk.
Uterine tube
or Fallopian
tube these
are narrow
tubes that
are attached
to the upper
part of the
uterus and
serve as
pathways for
the ova (egg
cells) to
travel from
the ovaries
to the
uterus.
The function
of the ovary
is to
generate and
release
female
gametes,
that is, the
eggs that
combine
with sperm
to create a
fetus.
Ovaries also
release many
vital
hormones.
The ovaries
release at
least one egg
each month
for possible
fertilization
The main
function of
the uterus
is to nourish
the
developing
fetus prior to
birth
The vagina
serves three
purposes: It's
where the
penis is
inserted
during sexual
intercourse.
It's the
pathway (the
birth canal)
through
which a baby
leaves a
woman's
body during
childbirth.
It's the route
through
which
menstrual
blood leaves
the body
during
periods.