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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