This article contains a list of organs of the human body. It is widely believed that there are 79 organs; however, there is no universally standard definition of what constitutes an organ, and some tissue groups' status as one is debated. 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.
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
- Liver
- Gallbladder
- Mesentery
- Pancreas
Respiratory system
- Nasal cavity
- Pharynx
- Larynx
- Trachea
- Bronchi
- Lungs
- Diaphragm
Urinary system
- Kidneys
- Ureters
- Bladder
- Urethra
Reproductive organs
Female reproductive system
- Internal reproductive organs
- Ovaries
- Fallopian tubes
- Uterus
- 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 glands
- Pituitary gland
- Pineal gland
- Thyroid gland
- Parathyroid glands
- Adrenal glands
- Pancreas
Circulatory system
Cardiovascular system
- Heart
- Arteries
- Veins
- Capillaries
Lymphatic system
- Lymphatic vessel
- Lymph node
- Bone marrow
- Thymus
- Spleen
- Gut-associated lymphoid tissue
- Tonsils
Nervous system
- Brain
- Cerebrum
- Cerebral hemispheres
- Diencephalon
- Cerebrum
- 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
- Eye
- Cornea
- Iris
- Ciliary body
- Lens
- Retina
- Ear
- Outer ear
- Earlobe
- Eardrum
- Middle ear
- Ossicles
- Inner ear
- Cochlea
- Vestibule of the ear
- Semicircular canals
- Outer ear
- Olfactory epithelium
- Tongue
- Taste buds
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