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Organs by body system

39 organs and skeletal groups assembled from the pieces of the 3D atlas, grouped by the system they belong to. Each opens its anatomy page: structure, function, a live 3D model and every clinical topic that concerns it.

Skeleton

Skull

22 bones forming the cranium that protects the brain and the facial skeleton.

23 structures · 1 topics · Head

Vertebral column

33 vertebrae with their discs: the flexible pillar that carries the head and protects the spinal cord.

48 structures · 18 topics · Thorax

Rib cage

Twelve pairs of ribs, their costal cartilages and the sternum protect the heart and lungs and move with breathing.

41 structures · 8 topics · Thorax

Bony pelvis

The two hip bones with the sacrum and coccyx transfer body weight to the legs and protect pelvic organs.

3 structures · 16 topics · Pelvis

Shoulder girdle

Clavicle and scapula link each arm to the trunk.

4 structures · 5 topics · Upper limb

Hand skeleton

27 bones per hand: 8 carpals, 5 metacarpals and 14 phalanges.

54 structures · 22 topics · Upper limb

Foot skeleton

26 bones per foot: 7 tarsals, 5 metatarsals and 14 phalanges.

52 structures · 24 topics · Lower limb

Knee joint

The largest joint in the body: femur, tibia and patella held by four ligaments and cushioned by two menisci, with the fibula alongside.

10 structures · 2 topics · Lower limb

Muscles

Diaphragm

The dome-shaped muscle separating chest from abdomen; the main muscle of breathing.

1 structures · 9 topics · Thorax

Heart

Heart

The four-chambered pump that drives blood around the body.

20 structures · 105 topics · Thorax

Arteries

Coronary vessels

The arteries and veins that supply and drain the heart muscle itself.

26 structures · 34 topics · Thorax

Aorta

The largest artery, carrying blood from the left ventricle to the whole body.

7 structures · 34 topics · Thorax

Nervous system

Brain

The cerebrum, cerebellum and brainstem: about 1.4 kg of tissue that controls thought, movement, sensation and every organ.

95 structures · 73 topics · Head

Cerebellum

The 'little brain' behind the brainstem coordinates balance, posture and the timing of movements.

1 structures · 5 topics · Head

Brainstem

Midbrain, pons and medulla connect the brain to the spinal cord and run breathing, heart rate and consciousness.

4 structures · 20 topics · Head

Sensory organs

Eye

The eyeball and its parts: cornea, lens, iris, retina and the tissues that protect and move it.

34 structures · 13 topics · Head

Ear

The external ear gathers sound; the middle and inner ear (not modelled here) convert it to nerve signals and sense balance.

1 structures · 10 topics · Head

Respiratory

Nose

Nasal bones and cartilages shape the nose; the conchae inside warm and filter the air.

10 structures · 14 topics · Head

Larynx

The voice box: a cartilage frame with the vocal ligaments, guarding the airway and producing sound.

40 structures · 17 topics · Neck

Trachea & bronchial tree

The windpipe and the branching airways that carry air into every segment of the lungs.

25 structures · 22 topics · Thorax

Lungs

Two spongy organs of gas exchange. This dataset models the lungs through their segmental bronchial trees and pulmonary vessels rather than as solid lobes.

81 structures · 66 topics · Thorax

Digestive

Tongue

A muscular organ for taste, chewing, swallowing and speech.

1 structures · 8 topics · Head

Oesophagus

A muscular tube carrying swallowed food from the pharynx to the stomach.

1 structures · 14 topics · Thorax

Stomach

A muscular bag that churns food with acid and enzymes before releasing it into the duodenum.

1 structures · 28 topics · Abdomen

Small intestine

Duodenum, jejunum and ileum: about six metres where most digestion and absorption happens.

9 structures · 32 topics · Abdomen

Large intestine

Caecum, appendix, colon and rectum absorb water and form stool.

11 structures · 24 topics · Abdomen

Liver

The body's chemical factory: it processes nutrients, detoxifies blood and makes bile. Modelled as eight hepatovenous segments with the biliary tree.

22 structures · 88 topics · Abdomen

Gallbladder & bile ducts

Stores and concentrates bile, releasing it into the duodenum through the cystic and common bile ducts.

14 structures · 10 topics · Abdomen

Pancreas

Makes digestive enzymes and the hormones insulin and glucagon.

4 structures · 31 topics · Abdomen

Urinary

Kidneys

Paired filters that clean the blood and regulate fluid and salts.

2 structures · 87 topics · Abdomen

Urinary bladder & urethra

The bladder stores urine; the urethra carries it out of the body.

2 structures · 20 topics · Pelvis

Ureters

Muscular tubes carrying urine from the kidneys to the bladder.

4 structures · 6 topics · Abdomen

Reproductive

Prostate

A walnut-sized gland below the bladder that adds fluid to semen.

1 structures · 6 topics · Pelvis

Testes & epididymis

The testes produce sperm and testosterone; the epididymis stores maturing sperm.

8 structures · 4 topics · Pelvis

Penis

Erectile bodies (corpora cavernosa and spongiosum) and the glans.

3 structures · 1 topics · Pelvis

Endocrine

Adrenal glands

Glands on top of each kidney producing cortisol, aldosterone and adrenaline.

2 structures · 21 topics · Abdomen

Pituitary gland

The master gland at the base of the brain, controlling growth, thyroid, adrenal and reproductive hormones.

1 structures · 22 topics · Head

Lymphatic & immune

Spleen

Filters blood, recycles red cells and houses immune cells.

1 structures · 22 topics · Abdomen

Thymus

Behind the sternum; trains T lymphocytes in childhood and shrinks with age.

2 structures · 4 topics · Thorax

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