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THE HUMAN BODY

Body organs MAJOR INTERNAL Larynx
STRUCTURES
Thyroid gland
Heart
ALL THE VITAL BODY ORGANS except for
the brain are enclosed within the trunk
or torso (the body apart from the head
and limbs). The trunk contains two
large cavities separated by a muscular
sheet called the diaphragm. The upper
cavity, known as the thorax or chest cavity, contains
the heart and lungs. The lower cavity, called the
abdominal cavity, contains the stomach, intestines,
liver, and pancreas, which all play a role in digesting Right
lung Left
food. Also within the trunk are the kidneys and
lung
bladder, which are part of the urinary system, and
the reproductive organs, which hold the seeds of new Diaphragm Liver
human life. Modern imaging techniques, such as
contrast X-rays and different types of scans, make Stomach
Large
it possible to see and study body organs without the
intestine
need to cut through their protective coverings of skin,
fat, muscle, and bone. Small
intestine
IMAGING THE BODY

SCINTIGRAM OF ANGIOGRAM OF CONTRAST X-RAY OF
HEART CHAMBERS RIGHT LUNG GALLBLADDER

Greater
omentum

DOUBLE CONTRAST ULTRASOUND SCAN ANGIOGRAM OF
X-RAY OF COLON OF TWINS IN UTERUS KIDNEYS

SCINTIGRAM OF ANGIOGRAM OF CT SCAN THROUGH THERMOGRAM OF ANGIOGRAM OF MRI SCAN THROUGH
NERVOUS SYSTEM ARTERIES OF HEAD FEMALE CHEST CHEST REGION ARTERIES OF HEART HEAD AT EYE LEVEL

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