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Vintage anatomy chart showing front and back views of the human skeletal system and muscular system, with detailed illustrations of bones and muscles. Human body systems interactive Illustration of the human muscular system from a side view, showing detailed muscles throughout the body with labels identifying major muscles in the head, torso, arms, and legs. Infographic showing biological levels of organization from smallest to largest: a single cell, a block of tissue, a stomach as an organ, the digestive organ system, and a complete human organism.
How are different systems of the human body connected?
A swimmer wearing goggles and a swim cap turns their head to breathe while swimming in open water, emphasizing the act of breathing during exercise.
Elderly woman sitting in a wheelchair holds an elderly tabby cat on her lap in a home setting. Human anatomy. Lists of body parts, systems, and organs. Anterior anatomical illustration of the human muscular system, showing major muscles from the front with detailed labels identifying muscles of the face, chest, arms, abdomen, and legs. An anatomical illustration of the human hand and wrist bones from a dorsal view, showing labeled carpal bones, metacarpal bones, and the proximal, middle, and distal phalanges of each finger.
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Male muscle, man flexing arm, bicep curl.
Facts You Should Know: The Human Body Quiz
Superficial arteries and veins of face and scalp, cardiovascular system, human anatomy, (Netter replacement project - SSC)
The Human Body
Muscles of facial expression, human anatomy, (Netter replacement project - SSC). Human face, human head.
Characteristics of the Human Body
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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: Interesting Facts - 25 of Our Most Fascinating Facts About the Human Body. Oct 28, 2026
Add new Web site: Raritan Valley Community College Pressbooks - Human Biology - Introduction to the Human Body: From Cells to Organ Systems. Oct 24, 2026
Add new Web site: Interesting Facts - 25 of Our Most Fascinating Facts About the Human Body. Aug 07, 2026
Add new Web site: Interesting Facts - How Your Body Changes in Each Decade of Life. Aug 07, 2026
Add new Web site: Interesting Facts - 5 Organs Your Body Can Live Without. Aug 06, 2026
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - The Human Body. Jul 22, 2026
Add new Web site: Thompson Rivers University - Human Biology - Organization of the Body. Jun 12, 2026
Added top questions. Mar 23, 2026
Add new Web site: LOUIS Pressbooks - Human Anatomy and Physiology I - Body Structure. Dec 10, 2025
Cross-references added. Jun 22, 2025
Add new Web site: OpenStax - Anatomy and Physiology 2e - Structural Organization of the Human Body. Jun 16, 2025
Questions and answers added. Mar 13, 2025
Media added. Mar 21, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Different Cells of the Human Body: Categories and Morphological Characters. Jan 21, 2024
Added an interactive diagram of the major systems of the human body. Dec 01, 2023
Article revised. Nov 10, 2023
Add new Web site: Medicine LibreTexts - An Introduction to the Human Body. Dec 02, 2022
Add new Web site: MSD Manual - Consumer Version - The Human Body. Aug 30, 2022
Add new Web site: National Institutes of Health - National Cancer Institute - Introduction to the Human Body. Jul 15, 2021
Corrected display issue. Nov 05, 2020
Add new Web site: LiveScience - The Human Body: Anatomy, Facts and Functions. Feb 07, 2019
Add new Web site: National Geographic Kids - 15 Facts About The Human Body! May 25, 2018
Add new Web site: Healthline - The Human Body. May 10, 2018
Corrected display issue. Apr 20, 2018
In the discussion of human taxonomy, changed "order Mammalia" to "order Primates." Nov 21, 2017
Media added. Feb 16, 2017
Cross-references added. Feb 16, 2017
Add new Web site: Easy Science for Kids - Human Body. Dec 28, 2016
Added a video about human organ systems. Jul 17, 2014
Add new Web site: National Geographic - Human Body. Jul 03, 2014
Add new Web site: American Medical Association - Atlas of the Human Body. Jul 03, 2014
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Human Body System. Mar 21, 2014
Add new Web site: InnerBody.com - Human Anatomy. Feb 19, 2013
Add new Web site: Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Human Body. Mar 15, 2012
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Science - Your Body's Systems. Jul 22, 2011
Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Human Body. Nov 23, 2006
Added new Web site: KidsHealth - My Body. Sep 06, 2006
Added new Web site: ThinkQuest - Tour of the Human Body. Aug 09, 2006
Added new Web site: Stanford University - Human Evolution. Jun 21, 2006
Added new Web site: Exploratorium - Revealing Bodies. May 31, 2006
Article revised. Apr 13, 2001
Article revised. Nov 03, 2000
Article added to new online database. Jan 12, 2000
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