This article contains a list of glands of the human body There are several specialized glands within the human integumentary system that are derived from...

hair, nails, sweat glands and oil glands. Defends the body against pathogens that may harm the body. The system contains a network of lymphatic vessels...

This article contains a list of organs of the human body. It is widely believed that there are 79 organs (this number goes up if you count each bone and...

in a "complex mammary gland", all the simple mammary glands serve one nipple. Humans normally have two complex mammary glands, one in each breast, and...

except the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. In the eyelids, meibomian glands, also called tarsal glands, are a type of sebaceous gland that secrete...

List of skeletal muscles of the human body List of nerves of the human body Circulatory system Blood vessel Human Body (206). Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute...

Exocrine glands are one of two types of glands in the human body, the other being endocrine glands, which secrete their products directly into the bloodstream...

primarily generate the lining and glands of the digestive tube. There are nerve cells, also known as neurons, present in the human body. They are branched...

The human body is the entire structure of a human being. It is composed of many different types of cells that together create tissues and subsequently...

sweat. Sweat glands are a type of exocrine gland, which are glands that produce and secrete substances onto an epithelial surface by way of a duct. There...

is a list of arteries of the human body. The aorta The arteries of the head and neck The common carotid artery The external carotid artery The triangles...

sweat glands (/ˈɛkrən, -ˌkraɪn, -ˌkriːn/; from Greek ek(s)+krinein 'out(wards)/external+secrete') are the major sweat glands of the human body. Eccrine...

muscle List of bones of the human skeleton List of nerves of the human body Circulatory system Blood vessel The UK English names differ mainly by the addition...

Humans have approximately 500–600 lymph nodes distributed throughout the body, with clusters found in the underarms, groin, neck, chest, and abdomen....

produce ear wax; and the mammary glands, which produce milk. They are distinct from eccrine sweat glands which cover the whole body. Most non-primate mammals...

This article lists foramina that occur in the human body. The human skull has numerous openings (foramina), through which cranial nerves, arteries, veins...

The following is a list of nerves in the human body: Structure of the nervous system Development of the nervous system The spinal cord or medulla spinalis...

Development of the human body is the process of growth to maturity. The process begins with fertilization, where an egg released from the ovary of a female...

The Bartholin's glands (named after Caspar Bartholin the Younger; also called Bartholin glands or greater vestibular glands) are two pea-sized compound...

The bulbourethral glands or Cowper's glands (named for English anatomist William Cowper) are two small exocrine and accessory glands in the reproductive...

The adrenal glands (also known as suprarenal glands) are endocrine glands that produce a variety of hormones including adrenaline and the steroids aldosterone...

Glands of mouth Major salivary glands Parotid gland Sublingual gland Submandibular gland Minor salivary glands Teeth Incisor tooth Tongue Muscles of tongue...

atlanto-occipital joint Longus capitis muscle Longus colli muscle List of extensors of the human body Anderson, Kenneth N.; et al., eds. (1994). Mosby's Medical...

Gastric glands are glands in the lining of the stomach that play an essential role in the process of digestion. Their secretions make up the digestive...

The list below describes such skeletal movements as normally are possible in particular joints of the human body. Other animals have different degrees...

A list of veins in the human body: Veins of the heart Coronary sinus Great cardiac vein Oblique vein of left atrium Middle cardiac vein Small cardiac...

meaning glands. Other terms include Latin: malleus, Spanish: muermo, German: Rotz and Norwegian: snive. Signs of glanders include the formation of nodular...

The urethral or periurethral glands (also Littré glands after Alexis Littré) are glands that branch off the wall of the urethra of mammals. The glands...

intermedius of toes Extensor hallucis longus Extensor digitorum longus Extensor digitorum brevis Extensor hallucis brevis List of flexors of the human body Shoulder...

muscle List of external rotators of the human body Standring, Susan, ed. (2016). Gray's anatomy: the anatomical basis of clinical practice (41st ed.). Philadelphia...