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Study of human anatomy is the base of all medical research. Invention of medical devices and formulation of life-saving drugs all depend on this area of biological knowledge.

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Hair begins in the dermis layer of the skin and pushes outward. It is made up primarily of protein keratin. Unlike other portions of the body, the hair is only alive at the root, where the sebaceous ...

Domain: Anatomy; Industri/Domain: Gross anatomy

Oral cavity (mouth) contains teeth, tongue, and major and minor salivary glands. It forms the food bolus and aids the swallowing of the food bolus. The tongue manipulates food to aid chewing and ...

Domain: Anatomy; Industri/Domain: Surface anatomy

Liver is the largest gland in the human body. It is divided, although incompletely, into four lobes. Right lobe is the largest. Liver is attached to the inferior surface of the diaphragm and to the ...

Domain: Anatomy; Industri/Domain: Human body

Large intestine (colon) has the major function of absorbing most of the water remaining in food residue that has not been absorbed by the small intestine while feces are formed. The large intestine ...

Domain: Anatomy; Industri/Domain: Digestive

The matrix we call bone is made of inorganic mineral salts, primarily calcium and phosphorous, within a netwrk of callogenous fibers. Bone dominant-cell is an osteocyte, which developed from an ...

Domain: Anatomy; Industri/Domain: Skeletal

Blood is a form of tissue. The average-sized adult has about 10 pints of blood ( called units by blood banks). Almost half the volume of blood consists of cells, including red blood cells ...

Domain: Anatomy; Industri/Domain: Cardiovascular

Our brain consists of about 100 billion neurons, or nerve cells, that communicate with one another using chemical and electrical signals. Each neuron is the structural and functional unit of the ...

Domain: Anatomy; Industri/Domain: Nervous system

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