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- Adductor brevis.gif by BodyParts3D/Anatomography, cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Adductor longus.gif by BodyParts3D/Anatomography, cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Adductor magnus.gif by BodyParts3D/Anatomography, cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Adductores femoris.png by colorized by Michael Gasperl, public-domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gray — musculus anconeus.png by Henry Vandyke Carter, public-domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- ASIS 01 anterior view.png by BodyParts3D is made by DBCLS, cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Biceps brachii muscle06.png by Anatomography, cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Grays anatomy 1918 plate 434 biceps femoris muscle both heads marked.png by Fredrik x nilsson, cc-by-sa-4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Brachialis muscle01.png by Anatomography, cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gray — musculus brachioradialis.png by Henry Vandyke Carter, public-domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Buccinator muscle lateral.png by Anatomography, cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Left Calcaneus01 lateral view.png by BodyParts3D is made by DBCLS., cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Coracobrachialis muscle01.png by Anatomography, cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Deltoid muscle lateral.png by Anatomography, cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Human diaphragm.png by Anatomography, cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gray389 - Erector spinae.png by Henry Vandyke Carter, public-domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gray — musculus extensor carpi radialis brevis.png by Henry Vandyke Carter, public-domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gray — musculus extensor carpi radialis longus.png by Henry Vandyke Carter, public-domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gray — musculus extensor carpi ulnaris.png by Henry Vandyke Carter, public-domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gray — musculus extensor digitorum.png by Henry Vandyke Carter, public-domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Extensor digitorum longus muscle - anteriror view.png by Polygon data were generated by Database Center for Life Science (DBCLS), cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Extensor hallucis longus muscle - anteriror view.png by Was a bee., cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gray392.png by Henry Vandyke Carter, public-domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lateral compartment of leg - Fibularis brevis.png by Polygon data were generated by Database Center for Life Science (DBCLS)[2], cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lateral compartment of leg - Fibularis longus.png by Polygon data were generated by Database Center for Life Science (DBCLS)[2], cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gray — musculus flexor carpi radialis.png by Henry Vandyke Carter, public-domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gray — musculus flexor carpi ulnaris.png by Henry Vandyke Carter, public-domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Posterior compartment of leg - flexor digitorum longus.png by Polygon data were generated by Database Center for Life Science (DBCLS)[2], cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gray — musculus flexor digitorum profundus.png by Henry Vandyke Carter, public-domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gray — musculus flexor digitorum superficialis.png by Henry Vandyke Carter, public-domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Posterior compartment of leg - flexor hallucis longus.png by Polygon data were generated by Database Center for Life Science (DBCLS)[2], cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Frontalis muscle fronal.png by Anatomography, cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gray243.png by Henry Vandyke Carter, public-domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Iliac crest 01 - anterior view.png by BodyParts3D is made by DBCLS, cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Infraspinatus muscle back.png by Anatomography, cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- External intercostal muscles frontal.png by Anatomography, cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gray395.png by Henry Vandyke Carter, public-domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ischial tuberosity 01 posterior view.png by BodyParts3D is made by DBCLS, cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Latissimus dorsi muscle back.png by Anatomography, cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Levator scapulae muscle lateral.png by Anatomography, cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gray — musculus longus colli.png by Henry Vandyke Carter, public-domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Masseter muscle - lateral view.png by Anatomography, cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Multifidi.png by Uwe Gille, public-domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Occipitalis muscle back.png by Anatomography, cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gray — musculus orbicularis oculi.png by Henry Vandyke Carter, public-domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gray — musculus orbicularis oris.png by Henry Vandyke Carter, public-domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gray — musculus palmaris longus.png by Henry Vandyke Carter, public-domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Patella - facies anterior et posterior patellae.jpg by MAKY.OREL, cc0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Pectoralis minor muscle frontal.png by Anatomography, cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gray — platysma.png by Henry Vandyke Carter, public-domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gray — musculus pronator teres.png by Henry Vandyke Carter, public-domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- PSIS 01 posterior view.png by BodyParts3D is made by DBCLS, cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sacrum - posterior view02.png by BodyParts3D is made by DBCLS, cc-by-sa-2.1-jp, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gray258.png by Henry Vandyke Carter, public-domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Tutorial illustrations and body diagrams are original to this site.
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Each page lists its sources. Main references: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, 20th ed. (1918, public domain), training.gov.au (HLT42021 unit information), and cited research reviews.