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Study anatomy with educational materials about bones, muscles, nerves and other body systems.

Skeletal system

Foot: arches, bones and step biomechanics

26 bones, three arches and complex biomechanics - how the foundation of the body is structured.

Foot: arches, bones and step biomechanics

Endocrine system

Adrenal glands: cortisol, adrenaline and stress

Hormones of stress, blood pressure and sexual function are two small organs above the kidneys with enormous influence.

Adrenal glands: cortisol, adrenaline and stress

Lymphatic system

Lymphatic system: lymph nodes, blood vessels and immunity

600 lymph nodes, thymus, spleen - protective network, tissue drainage and immune surveillance.

Lymphatic system: lymph nodes, blood vessels and immunity

Skeletal system

Shoulder joint: structure, rotator cuff and mobility

The most flexible joint in the body is the ball-and-socket joint, the rotator cuff, with 360° freedom of movement.

Shoulder joint: structure, rotator cuff and mobility

Skeletal system

Elbow joint: three joints in one capsule

A complex joint of three joints - flexion, extension and rotation of the forearm in one joint capsule.

Elbow joint: three joints in one capsule

Muscular system

Chest muscles: pectoralis major, pectoralis minor and intercostal muscles

The pectoralis major and minor, intercostals and serratus anterior are the muscles that move the arm and expand the chest.

Chest muscles: pectoralis major, pectoralis minor and intercostal muscles

Lymphatic system

Spleen: blood filter and immune organ

The blood filter and immune cell depot are the red and white pulp in the left hypochondrium.

Spleen: blood filter and immune organ

Skeletal system

Hip joint: anatomy, ligaments and endoprosthetics

The most powerful joint in the body can withstand loads of up to 8 body weights when running. Structure, blood supply and prosthetics.

Hip joint: anatomy, ligaments and endoprosthetics

Sensory organs

Ear: hearing, vestibular apparatus and three sections

Hearing and balance are three sections in the temporal bone, from the auricle to the organ of Corti.

Ear: hearing, vestibular apparatus and three sections

Sensory organs

Eye: anatomy, optical system and vision

Optical system with 130 million photoreceptors - from the cornea to the visual cortex.

Eye: anatomy, optical system and vision

Skeletal system

Hand: 27 bones, joints and muscles

27 bones and 34 muscles - a tool for precise movements from wrist to fingertips.

Hand: 27 bones, joints and muscles

Skeletal system

Intervertebral disc: structure, hernias and protrusions

The shock absorber between the vertebrae is the nucleus pulposus, the fibrous ring and the mechanism of hernia formation.

Intervertebral disc: structure, hernias and protrusions