Talk:Human anatomy

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wats up with this page? wats up with this page?this page? Vandalism anyone. I hope its reversible or there are going to be some angry people out there that have spent hours in trying to form or better this article for it to come down to what I see now at this point in time. Coolguy1368 03:20, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Tissues

Perhaps the main wiki page: "Human Anatomy" is in need of a tissues section, or at least a link to the wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_tissue The link could be placed under "See also." I volunteer to place it there, but would like other opinions before doing so, having never before made a wiki submission.

The "List of distinct cell types in the adult human body" link under "See also" almost satisfies this need, imho, but not quite.

Proposed addition to the wiki page "Human Anatomy":

under see also, add: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_tissue (Four basic tissue types: Epithelium, Connective, Muscle and Nervous.)

very best regards, sgsmith, New Orleans Sgsmith, nola 01:00, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Could someone add diagrams to these pages ? Anatomy is much more comprehensible that way. --Taw

I'm a bit of an artist, what kind of diagrams?
- Zanimum Nicholas Moreau howdoyoudotheremate@yahoo.com
You could add images about the anatomy parts ( in PNG and SVG preferly, because they are open standards ).We need something similar -but simplier in the beginning- to Gray´s Anathomy).
(Above comment is unsigned).
If you are interested in helping, you might want to check out the Anatomy project. As far as diagrams go, what is needed is schematics...that is, not necessarily a life-like representation of an anatomical feature, but rather a diagram that illustrates certain (idealized) aspects of that structure. --Mauvila 00:14, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Section/-s changed

The section "External Organs" has been changed to "External Features". Wonder which of the items listed there are organs and which are not. Jay 18:40, 26 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Well, let's see:
Skin -- organ
Head -- not
Forehead -- not
Eye -- organ
Ear -- questionable, probably not
Nose -- questionable, probably not
Mouth -- not
Tongue -- muscle (not external, either)
Teeth -- questionable, not external
Mandible -- bone, not external
Face -- not
Cheek -- not
Chin -- not
Neck -- not
Throat -- not
Adam's apple -- not
Shoulders -- not
Arm -- not
Elbow -- not
Wrist -- not
Hand -- not
Fingers -- not
Thumb -- not
Spine -- set of bones, not external
Chest -- not
Breast -- not
Ribcage -- set of bones, not external
Abdomen -- not
Sex organs (Penis/Scrotum or Vagina) -- organs
Rectum -- part of colon, not external
Anus -- not
Hip -- not
Buttocks -- not
Leg -- not
Thigh -- not
Calf -- not
Knee -- not
Heel -- not
Ankle -- not
Foot -- not
Toes -- not
--dcf 21:35, 2004 Jun 26 (UTC)
Interesting! Thanks for the analysis. By the way ear article claims it is an organ. Jay 12:23, 27 Jun 2004 (UTC)
As far as this list goes, the ear and nose are in the same situation - they are both definitely sense organs, but little of the specialized tissues that allow them to do their jobs are externally located. Only the pinna of the ear is external - and really, none of what's externally visible of the nose has anything to do with the sense of smell. Or maybe it's just my inner pedant emerging yet again. --dcf 12:40, 2004 Jun 27 (UTC)


[edit] Definition of "organ"

I found it interesting that the OED lists the following citation in its definition of "organ":

1578 Banister Hist. Man viii. 108 The hand, beyng..the organ of organes, and an organ before all other organs.

I think the definition of organ, like most English anatomical terms, is fairly vague. Better to avoid it when possible. These questions are often analogs to the whole "is the thumb a finger" debate. --Mauvila 07:05, 26 June 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Major Systems

Should the links under "Major Systems of the Human Body" be changed? For example, the link for "Skeletal System" leads to a general article about skeletal systems in animals, when IMHO it might be better to link to the Human_skeleton article instead. All the other links appear to be the same way. -- Miss Puffskein 20:44, Jul 12, 2004 (UTC)

shouldnt there be subsections which resemble most anatomy textbooks like Head&Neck, Upper Limb, Lowe Limb, Abdomen, Thorax etc? PhatRita 29 June 2005 17:18 (UTC)

[edit] Immune system?

I'm not anatomist or physician, but I've learned there are 11 organ systems. From my memorised list, I cannot recall immune system. I thought it was more a generic term used to include many parts of different systems and used when we refer to our body defense.

From my point of view, the immune system is a bit part of the skeletal and cardiovascular systems but mostly the lymphatic system(secondary lymphoid organs with lymphocytes).

Is it possible that it is not "officially" part of the human organ systems? Any comments or feedback would be much appreciated. --Enigma 00:35, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

I've not ever seen any discussion over this point, but would argue that it would be considered a system. I'm also not sure of the precise difinition of an organ system in the body, but I'm sure it will have something to do with carrying out a specific function. As the immune system has a well defined and contiguous function it could therefore be considered a system. If I was to name the components of the system they would include several organs or tissues associated with other systems also (such as the primary and secondary lymph organs, bone marrow), but I don't see this as a barrier to calling it a system.
At the very least, if not a system in the strict sense, it is a very useful way of grouping together the components and functions associated with it.
It is also probable that different book authors and editors disagree on this matter, leading to a degree of comfusion and disagreement between sources. |→ Spaully°τ 11:41, 2 March 2006
It is true that many authors and editors disagree on what is a system and what is not, but I have never heard of the immune system being its individual organ system. I think it's actually more of a misnomer for it has the word "system" attached to it. Even Wikipedia articles contradict each other (e.g., Human anatomy & Major systems of the human body, a link on the Immune system). The template at the bottom of the immune system even has it listed as a part of the lymphatic system. I really doubt the immune system is its own organ system of the human body. --I Are Scientists 19:50, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
I totally agree. It's a bit like talking about the excretory system. It does exist, it is critical and it is part of many systems. Thanks for your prompt answer Spaully! --Enigma 07:56, 9 March 2006 (UTC)


hey u know the imune system iare tiny cells fighting battles in ur body trying to fend off virisas(so in the layman terms it is a system because i laerned that 2 yeas ago in 4th grade

[edit] Excretion

Shouldn't excretion be a system, and the urinary system a part of this? I am sure there are different ways to do this subdivision, though. // Habj 15:28, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

It has been included now. Snowman 16:36, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] human anatomy image

Shouldn't the woman's genetalia be labeled in this image as well? Or, shouldn't both genetialia be labeled with a more generic term, such as "pubic"?

The difficulty here is that the vagina, which most people think of as the female sex organ, is not externally visible, or in the image, for that matter. I agree that a more general term should be used to indicate the placement of the sex organs on both genders. Perhaps "pubic region" or "groin" would be appropriate. Music&Medicine

Most people might think of the vagina as the female sex organ, but it's not-it's the clitoris. The clitoris is on the outside, as well as the vulva, so there should be an arrow pointing to the clitoris and/or the vulva. If it's labeled like this, you don't even need to use a generic term. The difficulty here is not that the vagina is on the inside, it is that the person who made the diagram doesn't know that the clitor


[edit] Size of human body

What is the size of the human body? (More specifically, how many cubic meters is the average adult (male and female), what is the surface area of the skin, etc.)

It is more usual to measure height and weight. Snowman 16:40, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Human Organ System

Which "Human Organ System" does the liver belong? I didn't see it listed in any of the Human Organ Systems links.

Liver is usually considered along with the digestive system. Snowman 16:34, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Why dont you have anything on the pipes in your body

You should have things about the inside of your body like your orgons and you should also have things to help people if they need it.Like if some one cant find out what something is for example if some one cant find out what they need like what pipe carries air deep into your body.

More detail is on linked pages. Snowman 16:33, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] temprature

shouldn't this article have something about average tempriture? Fwed66 09:58, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Body temperature is a physiology topic. Snowman 16:31, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] merge?

could this page be merged with Human body? Fwed66 16:57, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

I'd recommend against it -- while today there is a lot of overlap, an ideal article on the body would provide an overview of anatomy, physiology, pathology, cultural aspects, etc., while leaving the details to the more specific pages. --Arcadian 22:07, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
No merge: "human body" has a much wider meaning than "human anatomy".Snowman 10:27, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Problem with cg image

In the licensing information for the cg image:
"Attribution must appear super-imposed on the image itself, fully legible when at the full published resolution."
Since that isn't being done, doesn't that make it a copyvio? 139.57.100.104 20:04, 14 November 2007 (UTC)