Anatomy

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Why this level? The basic structure of the human body is long established. The organ systems (skeleton, muscles, nerves, heart and blood vessels, lungs, gut, kidneys and reproductive organs) are each drawn from two institutions: the Human Anatomy Lab Manual published by Mavs Open Press at the University of Texas at Arlington and the anatomy training modules of the US National Cancer Institute's SEER program. The heart also draws on the CDC (US) and the Applied Human Anatomy manual of Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, and MedlinePlus (US National Library of Medicine) gives the definition and the CT and MRI section. Some parts still rest on one source: the skin, the special senses and the anatomical position on the UTA lab manual, and the body cavities on the SEER modules. The page keeps to named structures and plain functions and leaves out the lab manual's estimated figures. It does not cover named muscles and nerves, the endocrine, lymphatic and immune organs, the heart's fine structure and electrical system, development, ageing or any disease or treatment. This page explains; it is not medical advice.

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