Open full size image Open full size image Overview The eye or organ of sight (Organum visus) is often referred to as the ‘gateway to the soul’ and is considered by many people to be the body's most important sensory…
Open full size image Open full size image Open full size image Overview The head (caput) is flexibly connected to the torso (trunk, Truncus) via the neck area. This allows one to direct the sensory organs of the head towards…
Open full size image Open full size image Overview There are good reasons to deal with the retroperitoneal situs of the abdomen (i. e. the organs which are not located in the peritoneal cavity, but at the dorsal wall) in…
Open full size image Open full size image Overview Opening the abdominal wall reveals a cavity filled with some smooth and some partially solid organs (viscera). In its entirety it is called the ‘situs’ of the abdominal organs. The inside…
Open full size image Open full size image Overview In a dissection course, the opening of the thoracic cavity is one of the key processes which is met by teachers and students with a mixture of awe, suspense and interest.…
Open full size image Overview The lower limb can be divided into the pelvic girdle and the leg. The pelvic girdle consists of the sacrum and the two hip bones. The leg is divided according to its joints into the…
Open full size image Open full size image Overview The upper limb includes the shoulder girdle and arm. The shoulder girdle consists of the clavicle and the shoulder blade on each side. The arm is subdivided by joints into the…
Overview The torso supports the head and upper extremities, which are secured in a flexible manner. The spine is the support structure of the torso, with its vertebrae increasing in size from top to bottom to support the weight of…
Overview The Greek word ‘ανατɛμνɛιν’ (anatemnein) means ‘cut open’ and describes the oldest method in the subject of anatomy, already practised in ancient times. Anatomy is the study of the structure of the healthy body. Without the knowledge of anatomy,…
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