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- Circulatory system (8794 bytes)
15: ...gans, allowing the tissues to exchange materials with the hemolymph. The hemolymph is drawn back into ...
20: ...to two pumps, for a total of four heart chambers; it is thought that the four-chambered heart of birds...
25: ...ll is able to obtain nutrients, water and oxygen without the need of a transport system.
35: ... arteries carry the blood to the [[lung]]s, where it passes through a capillary network close to air-f...
38: ...ricle]], which then pumps the blood through the [[aorta]], the major artery which supplies blood to the b... - Abdomen (6929 bytes)
2: ...oneum]], and the rear part of it is the [[retroperitoneum]]. The abdominal wall is the [[skin]], [[fat...
5: ...[rib]]s, and then curves down and forward towards its insertion on the outer anterior crest of the [[I...
7: ...face of the [[cartilage]]s of the six lower ribs. It inserts into the linea alba behind the [[rectus a...
9: ...ate at the [[pubic bone]], run up the abdomen on either side of the linea alba, and insert into the ca...
11: ...e lower abdomen in front of the rectus abdominis. It originates at the pubic bone and is inserted into... - Diaphragm (anatomy) (1536 bytes)
2: ...f the lung and the tissues lining the thoracic cavity.
4: ...occurs when the diaphragm contracts periodically without voluntary control.
7: ...cked out of you". In some [[martial art]]s, practitioners are trained to do this.
9: ...ior vena cava]] (the ''Foramen Venae Cavae''), [[aorta]] (the ''Hiatus Aorticus'') and [[oesophagus]]. - Artery (6875 bytes)
3: ...n as the ''[[tunica adventitia]]'' or the ''adventitia''. This layer is composed of [[connective tiss...
5: ... cycle. This pressure and blood volume variation within the artery produces the pulse which is palpabl...
11: ...c, cholinergic, other locally produced peptides, nitrous oxide, etc. (See epinephrine, norepinephrine,...
13: ...beat, stroke volume, versus the volume and elasticity of the major arteries.
15: ...n, termed 100% saturation if all four O2 binding sites have bound oxygen. Blood returning from the lun... - Heart (10132 bytes)
7: ...s. In adults, it weighs about 300-350 [[gram|g]]. It consists of four chambers, the two upper ''atria'...
11: ...ventricle pumps blood to the [[lung]]s. Compared with the walls of the atria, the ventricle walls are ...
13: ...ft|Anterior (frontal) view of the opened heart. White arrows indicate normal blood flow. ([[Media:Hear...
15: ...left ventricle then pumps the blood through the [[aorta]] to the entire body except the [[lung]]s.
17: ... ventricle needs to pump blood only to the lungs, it requires less muscle. - Kidney (12846 bytes)
3: ...ea]]) from the [[blood]] and excrete them, along with [[water]], as [[urine]]. The medical field that ...
9: ... [[peritoneum]], the lining of the [[abdominal cavity]]. They are approximately at the [[vertebra]]l l...
11: ... fat and the pararenal fat) which help to cushion it.
13: ...ehind.jpg|thumb|250px|Kidneys viewed from behind with spine removed]]
15: ... kidney is an opening, called the hilus, which admits the renal [[artery]], the renal [[vein]], [[nerv... - Vertebral column (7072 bytes)
1: ...''' or '''spine''') is a column of [[vertebra]]e situated in the dorsal aspect of the [[abdomen]].
5: ...natomy)|head]] (at three or four months), and to sit upright (at nine months), the latter at twelve or...
7: ...sed and the aorta is on the right side, the convexity of the curve is directed to the left side.
17: ...ransverse processes in the thoracic region, where it is deep and broad; these grooves lodge the deep m...
21: ... lumbar. They transmit the spinal nerves and are situated between the transverse processes in the cerv... - Adrenal gland (7544 bytes)
1: ...re the triangle-shaped [[endocrine gland]]s that sit atop the [[kidney]]s. They are chiefly responsibl...
5: ...he adrenal gland, while the adrenal cortex covers its surface.
7: ...adrenal cortex'' belong to the [[hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis]] and are the source of [[cortiso...
11: ...in cell]]s, the adrenal medulla is the principal site of the conversion of the [[amino acid]] [[tyrosi...
18: ...erone]] and [[cortisol]]. It is also a secondary site of [[androgen]] synthesis. - Chest (3592 bytes)
2: ...atomy)|diaphragm]], [[esophagus]], [[trachea]], [[aorta]], [[superior vena cava]], [[inferior vena cava]]...
7: ...efly_parts.png|drawing of an insect indicating position of the thorax]]''
12: ...in up to 1/4 of all deaths due to trauma in the United States {{fn|1}}.
17: ...ere is often a depression popularly known as the pit of the [[stomach]].
19: ... not so constant. A little below it the lower limit of the great pectoral muscle is seen running upwa... - Thymus (6028 bytes)
5: ...hich surrounds the follicle, the other lies just within the margin of the medulla, click image for mor...
8: ...pment of the [[immune system]] in early life, and its cells form a part of the body's normal immune sy...
13: ...e passed into the bloodstream where they perform vital immune functions. Others remain in the thymus t...
16: ..., at puberty it weighs about 35 grams; after this it gradually decreases to 25 grams at twenty-five ye...
19: ...e original diverticula and their subdivisions. Additional portions of thymus tissue are sometimes deve... - Grasshopper (7846 bytes)
14: ...shoppers have short [[antenna]]e. "Grasshoppers" with antennae that are as long as or longer than thei...
16: ...fertilized egg pod in the ground, using her ovipositor to insert the eggs about one to two inches unde...
18: ...s fo the first abdomenal segment, and the [[ovipositor]] is short. Taxonomic descriptions of the famil...
21: ...posedly, some [[country|countries]] instruct [[military]] personnel to collect grasshoppers to eat as ...
23: ...aries, but sometimes they are pan-fried, with or without oil, after removing the wings and legs. They ... - Grasshoppers and Crickets (8917 bytes)
44: [[Lithidiidae]]<br>
55: ...shoppers have short [[antenna]]e. "Grasshoppers" with antennae that are as long as or longer than thei...
57: ...fertilized egg pod in the ground, using her ovipositor to insert the eggs about one to two inches unde...
59: ...s fo the first abdomenal segment, and the [[ovipositor]] is short. Taxonomic descriptions of the famil...
62: ...posedly, some [[country|countries]] instruct [[military]] personnel to collect grasshoppers to eat as ...
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