The mouth is the beginning of the digestive tract; and, in The head contains sensory organs: two eyes,

The head contains sensory organs: two eyes, two ears, a

fact, digestion starts here when taking the first bite of It's important for communication, since The ear's function is to transmit and transduce
nose and tongue inside of the mouth. It also houses the
food. Chewing breaks the food into pieces that are more the forehead helps people express basic emotions — sound to the brain through the parts of the ear:
brain. Together, these organs function as a processing
easily digested, while saliva mixes with food to begin the muscles in your forehead control the movement of your the outer ear, the middle ear and the inner ear.
center for the body by relaying sensory information to the
process of breaking it down into a form your body can eyebrows, which help you express concern and anger, brain.
absorb and use. among other feelings.
They provide animals with vision, the The chin "helps buttress the The neck supports the weight of the
The nose is the body's primary organ of smell and also ability to receive and process visual detail, jaw against certain mechanical head and protects the nerves that
functions as part of the body's respiratory system. Air as well as enabling several photo stresses," including chewing, carry sensory and motor information
comes into the body through the nose. As it passes over response functions that are independent of which produces a great deal of from the brain down to the rest of
the specialized cells of the olfactory system, the brain vision. force. the body.
recognizes and identifies smells. Hairs in the nose clean
the air of foreign particles The primary function of the shoulder
girdle is to give strength and range of
Lips are soft, movable, and serve as the motion to the arm.
opening for food intake and in the articulation
of sound and speech. Human lips are a tactile
sensory organ, and can be an erogenous zone Your arms contain many muscles that
when used in kissing and other acts of work together to allow you to perform Buttocks serve to cushion the
intimacy. all sorts of motions and tasks. ischial tuberosity of your pelvis
The back, complex group of muscles work when you sit down.
The chest wall is comprised of skin, fat,
together to support the trunk and hold the body
muscles, and the thoracic skeleton. It
upright
provides protection to vital organs (eg,
heart and major vessels, lungs, liver) and The elbow allows for the flexion and extension of the forearm
provides stability for movement of the relative to the upper arm, as well as rotation of the forearm and
shoulder girdles and upper arms. wrist.

The nipple becomes erect because of such stimuli as a cold

This cord is a soft, bendable tube that carried nutrients — vitamins and minerals
environment, breastfeeding, and sexual activity.
— from your mother to you, back when you were in her belly (womb). A belly
The nipple of the post-partum female is used by the infant to
button is also called a navel.
breastfeed. The small darkened (pigmented) area around
the nipple is called the areola.

The abdomen contains all the digestive organs,

including the stomach, small and large intestines,
pancreas, liver, and gallbladder. These organs are held
together loosely by connecting tissues (mesentery) that
allow them to expand and to slide against each other. The hip joint, scientifically referred to as the
The abdomen also contains the kidneys and spleen. acetabulofemoral joint (art. coxae), is the joint between the
femur and acetabulum of the pelvis and its primary function
The hand is the distal functional tool of the upper is to support the weight of the body in both static (e.g.
limb an important organ for day-to-day functions. It is standing) and dynamic (e.g. walking or running) postures.
designed for grasping, for precise movements and
serving as a tactile organ. Hand anatomy is complex The function of human Along with the soleus muscle, the
and intricate. This enables hands to do gross as well as Your toenails serve a purpose, which is to fingers is to grip any object, gastrocnemius forms half of the calf
precise functions. protect your toes. They're made from keratin, such as food or tools, that we muscle. Its function is plantar flexing the
which is the same protein that makes up your find necessary. foot at the ankle joint and flexing the leg at
It is the terminal portion of a limb which The head of the femur articulates with the
skin, hair, and fingernails. It's keratin that the knee joint. The gastrocnemius is
bears weight and allows locomotion. In acetabulum in the pelvic bone forming the It is responsible for the
makes them tough and resilient to daily wear primarily involved in running, jumping and
many animals with feet, the foot is a hip joint, while the distal part of the femur visible projection of the
and tear. other "fast" movements of leg, and to a
separate organ at the terminal part of the articulates with the tibia and kneecap foot that constitutes the lesser degree in walking and standing.
leg made up of one or more segments or The gracilis muscle is one of the muscles found forming the knee. heel.
bones, generally including claws or nails. in the groin. It starts at the external point of the The forearms are commonly known as the extensor muscles. The general
ischiopubic ramus (on the pubic bone) and As the knee is a synovial hinge joint, its function is to The ankle joint allows up-and-down function of these muscles is to produce extension at the wrist and fingers.
extends down to the upper medial (middle) shaft permit the flexion and extension of the lower leg relative movement of the foot. The subtalar joint They are all innervated by the radial nerve.
of the tibia, or shinbone. The gracilis is to the thigh. The range of motion of the knee is limited by sits below the ankle joint, and allows
responsible for hip adduction and assists knee the anatomy of the bones and ligaments, but allows around side-to-side motion of the foot.
flexion. 120 degrees of flexion.