Portal:Anatomy
Anatomy (from the Greek ἀνατέμνω – anatemnō, "I cut up, cut open", from ἀνά – ana, "on, upon", and τέμνω – temnō, "I cut") is the study of the body plan of animals. In some of its facets, anatomy is closely related to embryology, comparative anatomy and comparative embryology, through common roots in evolution. Human anatomy is important in medicine.
The discipline of anatomy is subdivided into gross (or macroscopic) anatomy and microscopic anatomy. Gross anatomy is the study of structures that can, when suitably presented or dissected, be seen by unaided vision with the naked eye. Microscopic anatomy is the study of structures on a microscopic scale, including histology (the study of tissues) and cytology (the study of cells).
The history of anatomy is characterized by a continual development in understanding of the functions of the organs and structures of the human body. Methods have also improved dramatically, advancing from examination of animals through dissection of cadavers (dead human bodies) to 20th-century techniques including X-ray, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging. Template:/box-footer
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The human brain has the same general structure as the brains of other mammals, but is larger than any other in relation to body size. Large animals such as whales and elephants have larger brains in absolute terms, but when measured using the encephalization quotient which compensates for body size, the human brain is almost twice as large as the brain of the bottlenose dolphin, and three times as large as the brain of a chimpanzee. Much of the expansion comes from the part of the brain called the cerebral cortex, especially the frontal lobes, which are associated with executive functions such as self-control, planning, reasoning, and abstract thought. The portion of the cerebral cortex devoted to vision is also greatly enlarged in humans. (More...)
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Andreas Vesalius (31 December 1514 – 15 October 1564) was an anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy, De humani corporis fabrica (On the Fabric of the Human Body). Vesalius is often referred to as the founder of modern human anatomy. He was born in Brussels, which though now part of Belgium, was then part of the Habsburg Netherlands. He was professor at the University of Padua and later became Imperial physician at the court of Emperor Charles V.
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Some Wikipedians have formed a project to better organize information in articles related to Anatomy. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page or on those of the project subpages. Template:/box-footer
To do
- Improve page on Klippel–Feil syndrome.
- Improve, update, and edit the page on ulnar collateral ligament of elbow joint.
- Update terminology for pre-existing articles (where appropriate).
- Go to List of human anatomical parts named after people for a list of eponyms to shift.
- Flesh out list on articles page. Missing major structures, especially near the end.
- Go through the articles and get rid of old terminology (and weird capitalization).
- Add information – even non-stubs lack important facts that medical/basic medical science students are required to retain in their heads.
- Consider the merge proposal in Talk:Vertebra which raises the issue of the need for integration (if not a merge, at least a clear division of material) between that article and the Vertebral column one.
- Wikipedia:Requested_articles/Natural_sciences/Biology#Anatomy could use an update/prune/check.
- Improve the page on Dislocation of jaw.
- Improve the page on Rotator cuff tear.
Subproject: Gray's Anatomy
Subproject: Sobotta's Atlas and text-book of Human Anatomy
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