Today we will talk about the location of human organs. It is worth noting that anatomy is a rather fascinating subject, not only for medical personnel. Interest in this issue wakes up at least once in a lifetime in every person on our planet.
Have you ever wondered:
- where is the liver, appendix;
- why colitis in the side;
- why women in an "interesting" position feel nauseous and so on.
How the organs are located, photos with descriptions will be presented in this article. Even a cursory knowledge of anatomy can help you get emergency specialist help over the phone before the ambulance arrives.
Knowledge of anatomy is the key to understanding internal processes and malfunctions. It is very important to take into account the fact that knowledge of the internal structure of a person is constantly expanding. But for this it is necessary to clearly understand how our body functions and how the internal organs are interconnected. Without this basic knowledge, all scientific progress is simply useless.
What is anatomy?
Now we will briefly talk about what anatomy is. Let's turn to the Greek roots of the origin of the word, the translation sounds something like this:
- cut;
- autopsy;
- dissection.
This branch of biology studies the structure of the human body, but, in addition, it covers the issues of origin, formation and evolution. Anatomy studies the appearance of body parts and the location of human organs.
It is also important to note that there are several forms of this science:
- Normal.
- Pathological.
- Topographic.
We propose to cover this issue very briefly. Consider each type of anatomy separately.
Normal anatomy
Let's start with the fact that there is a lot of material on the structure of the human body. As a result, some difficulties arose in the study of this science. That is why the human body was divided into parts, that is, systems.
It is the organ systems that are considered by systematic (or normal) anatomy. The whole point is to divide complex parts into simpler ones. It is also important to note that this section of anatomy studies a person in a he althy state. This is the main difference between normal and pathological anatomy.
Pathological Anatomy
As well as physiology, pathological anatomy studies the changes that occur to the human body during any disease. Studies are carried out microscopically, which helps to identify pathologicalstatus:
- fabrics;
- bodies.
It is definitely worth mentioning that in this case, the object of the study is a person who died of an illness, that is, a corpse.
It is also important that all anatomical knowledge can be divided into two parts:
- General.
- Private.
The first group includes knowledge that reflects the research methods of the anatomy of pathological processes. To the second - morphological manifestations of diseases (for example, with tuberculosis, cirrhosis, rheumatism, and so on).
Surgical Anatomy
This kind of such a vast science began its development only when there was a need for practical medicine. Who became the founder of surgical anatomy (it is also called topographic)? Quite famous doctor Pirogov N. I.
This section studies the location of organs and other elements in humans relative to each other. The following questions are also covered here:
- building by layers;
- lymph flow;
- blood supply (provided that the body is he althy).
It is also important to note that some factors are taken into account in all this, namely:
- gender;
- age changes and so on.
Anatomical structure of a human
Before moving on to the location of the internal organs of a person, it is necessary to clarify one more point. Everyone knows from childhood that a functional element of all humanbodies are cells. It is the accumulation of these smallest particles that form tissues and organs. All parts of the body are combined into systems. We propose to list which ones.
- Let's start with the one that is considered the most difficult - digestive. The organs included in this system provide the process of digestion of food.
- The organs of the cardiovascular system provide blood supply to the whole body. It is important to note that this also includes the lymphatic vessels.
- The endocrine system regulates nervous and biological processes.
- The only system that differs between men and women is the genitourinary system. It provides two functions at the same time: reproductive, excretory.
- The integumentary system is engaged in protecting internal organs from the external environment.
- Life would be impossible without breathing. The respiratory system enriches the blood with oxygen and processes it into carbon dioxide.
- Finally, we got to the musculoskeletal system, which allows us to move and maintain the body in a certain position.
- The nervous system is also very important, where the brain (head and spinal) is included. It is the brain that controls and coordinates the work of all body systems.
Chest region
In this section you can see a photo of the location of the organs of the chest region. Let's analyze the function of each of them:
- The heart is pumping blood.
- The lungs saturate the blood with oxygen.
- Bronchi protect against foreign bodies and transmitoxygen to the alveoli of the lungs.
- The trachea moves oxygen to the bronchi, and carbon dioxide in the opposite direction.
- The esophagus is essential for delivering food to the stomach.
- The diaphragm plays an important role during breathing. Namely, the control of lung volume.
- The thymus produces white blood cells and performs a number of functions, including maintaining immunity, being responsible for growth and blood composition.
Abdomen
The location of the abdominal organs can be seen in the photo presented in this section. Organs:
- alimentary tract;
- pancreas;
- liver;
- gall bladder;
- kidneys;
- spleen;
- pancreas;
- intestines.
The digestive system includes:
- stomach;
- intestines (small, large and rectum);
- liver (the largest gland in our body) and other organs involved in digestion.
Small and large pelvis
Let's start with what a pelvis is. This is the part of the skeleton that is located in the lower part of the body. Let's list the bones that make up the base:
- pelvic (2 pcs);
- sacrum;
- coccyx.
The small and large pelvis consists of the following organs:
- intestines;
- bladder;
- sexual organs.
The latter are different for men and women. In men, to the genitalsrefer to:
- prostate;
- testes;
- vas deferens;
- penis.
Women:
- womb;
- appendages;
- ovaries;
- vagina.
It is worth paying attention to the fact that the location of the organs in this area is quite close, and they are all interconnected. If there is a problem with one of the organs, then it is likely that this will lead to damage to others.
Women in an "interesting" position
It would seem that the location of human organs in an "interesting" position changes only in the abdominal cavity. However, this is not the case. Changes apply to other organs:
- heart now works for two (increases in size);
- breast enlargement;
- fallopian tubes thicken.
All changes can be seen in the photo of this section of the article. It is also important that the body of a woman after the birth of a child gradually returns to its previous state, however, the uterus will be slightly, but enlarged.
Human anatomy is a rather interesting topic, but we only touched on some (general) points in the article. In addition, to this day, man has not been able to know all the possibilities of the human body.
