List of organs of the human body

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This article contains a list of organs of the human body. It is widely believed that there are 100 organs; however, there is no universally standard definition of what constitutes an organ, and some tissue groups' status as one is debated.^[1] Since there is no single standard definition of what an organ is, the number of organs varies depending on how one defines an organ. For example, this list contains much more than 79 different organs.^{[vague][citation needed]}

Musculoskeletal system[]

• Human skeleton
• Joints
• Ligaments
• Muscular system
• Tendons

Digestive system[]

• Mouth
  • Teeth
  • Tongue
• Salivary glands
  • Parotid glands
  • Submandibular glands
  • Sublingual glands
• Pharynx
• Esophagus
• Stomach
• Small intestine
  • Duodenum
  • Jejunum
  • Ileum
• Large intestine
  • Cecum
  • Ascending colon
  • Transverse colon
  • Descending colon
  • Sigmoid colon
• Rectum
• Liver
• Gallbladder
• Mesentery
• Pancreas
• Anal canal

Respiratory system[]

• Nasal cavity
• Pharynx
• Larynx
• Trachea
• Bronchi
• Bronchioles and smaller air passages
• Lungs
• Muscles of breathing

Urinary system[]

• Kidneys
• Ureter
• Bladder
• Urethra

Reproductive organs[]

Female reproductive system[]

• Internal reproductive organs
  • Ovaries
  • Fallopian tubes
  • Uterus
  • Cervix
  • Vagina

• External reproductive organs
  • Vulva
  • Clitoris
• Placenta

Male reproductive system[]

• Internal reproductive organs
  • Testes
  • Epididymis
  • Vas deferens
  • Seminal vesicles
  • Prostate
  • Bulbourethral glands
• External reproductive organs
  • Penis
  • Scrotum

Endocrine system[]

• Pituitary gland
• Pineal gland
• Thyroid gland
• Parathyroid glands
• Adrenal glands
• Pancreas

Circulatory system[]

Circulatory system[]

• Heart
• Arteries
• Veins
• Capillaries

Lymphatic system[]

• Lymphatic vessel
• Lymph node
• Bone marrow
• Thymus
• Spleen
• Gut-associated lymphoid tissue
  • Tonsils
• Interstitium

Nervous system[]

• Brain
  • Cerebrum
    • Cerebral hemispheres
  • Diencephalon
• The brainstem
  • Midbrain
  • Pons
  • Medulla oblongata
• Cerebellum
• The spinal cord
• The ventricular system
  • Choroid plexus

Peripheral nervous system[]

• Nerves
  • Cranial nerves
  • Spinal nerves
  • Ganglia
  • Enteric nervous system

Sensory organs[]

• • skin

Integumentary system[]

• Mammary glands
• Skin
• Subcutaneous tissue

See also[]

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

• Terminologia Anatomica
• List of systems of the human body
• List of distinct cell types in the adult human body

References[]