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Here are some drawings that may be helpful in your studies of the body.
Click on the thumbnail images to enlarge.

Please feel free to use them as you wish - I shall be happy if you acknowledge me (Richard Dryden)
or this website if you do use them. I shall be adding more drawings from time to time.

 

Nervous system


sympathetic
nervous system


parasympathetic
nervous system


circulation of
CSF


synapse


brain
development


autonomic
neurotransmitters


pain
pathway


pain pathways


pain nerve
ending in skin


nerve fibre
diameters


pain pathways
in spinal cord


pain pathways
in brain


sensory neuron

myelin sheath

synapse

neuron and
synapse

lobes of brain

side view of
brain

sensory & motor
areas of cortex

hypothalamus
and pituitary

hypothalamus
and pituitary
   

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Ear


sound
transmission


balance - inner
ear


arrangement of
ear


cochlea


ear
development

 

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Digestive system


large intestine


small intestine


stomach


salivary gland:
microscopic
structure


salivary glands:
parotid, sublingual,
and submandibular


pancreas

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Head


nose


blood supply
to nose


nasal cavity
and paranasal
 sinuses


olfactory
pathways


base of
skull


bones forming
base of skull


sense of smell

speech

taste

taste pathway

tongue
 

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Inguinal region


inguinal canal


spermatic cord
and testis


femoral triangle

   

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Urinary system


bladder


innervation of
the bladder


section through
male pelvis to
show bladder


kidneys
posterior view

  

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Cells


diagram of cell

dimensions of
cells and
microorganisms
compared

comparison of
prokaryote and
eukaryote

cell sociology
  

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Muscles

shapes of
muscles

nerve supply to
skeletal muscle

neuromuscular
junction

muscles of
facial expression

diaphragm

posterior wall
of abdomen

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Pharynx and Larynx

larynx

pharynx -
lateral view

pharynx -
posterior view

larynx -
movements
  

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Respiratory system

muscles of
respiration

alveolus

upper respiratory
tract
   

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Cardiovascular system

heart

mediastinum

cardiac vessels

heart valves

veins of head
and neck

arterial supply
to the head

cerebral
arterial circle

arterial supply
to lower limb

reflex control of
blood pressure

interior of heart

deep and
superficial veins
of the leg

lymphatic capillary
and blood capillary
plexus

heart valves
     

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Abdomen

nine regions of
the abdomen
     

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Pelvis and Perineum

pelvic floor
from below
     

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Skeletal system

section through
synovial joint
     

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Eye

Section through
the eye; visual
pathways
     

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