Thespinalcord:Extendedfromthebaseofthebrainanddownthecenteroftheback, thespinalcordhelpswithmanyautomaticfunctions,suchasreflexes.Italsosends
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Thep Thepons:Locatedabovethemedulainthebrainstem,thisareahelpscontroleyeand facialmovement.
arietalobe:Situatedinthemiddleofthebrain,theparietalobesupportsthe identificationofobjectsandspatialreasoning.Italsoplaysaroleininterpretingpainand touchsignals.
Thefrontalobe:Thefrontalobe,whichisinthefrontofthehead,isthelargestsection ofthebrain.Itplaysaroleinmanyconsciousfunctions,includingpersonalityand movement.Italsohelpsthebraininterpretsmels.
Theocipitalobes:Positionednearthebackofthebrain,theocipitalobeprimarily interpretsvisionsignals.
Themedula:Thisisthelowestpartofthebrainstem.Ithelpscontrolheartandlung function.
Thetemporalobes:Locatedoneithersideofthebrain,thetemporalobesplayarolein numerousfunctions,includingspech,scentrecognition,andshort-termmemory
LUNGS
Theleftandrightbronchi:Thetracheasplitsintothesetubes,whichextendintothe lungsandhavebranches.Thesesmalerbronchisplitintoevensmalertubescaled bronchioles.
Thealveoli:Thealveoliaretinyairsacsatheendofthebronchioles.Theyworklike baloons,expandingwhenapersoninhalesandcontractingwhentheyexhale.
Thebloodvesels:Therearenumerousbloodveselsinthelungsforcaryingbloodto andfromtheheart.
LIVER
producingbile
helpingthebodyfilteroutoxicsubstances,includingalcohol,drugs,andharmful metabolites
regulatingbloodlevelsofvariousimportantchemicals,includingaminoacids
makingcholesterol
removingsomebacteriafromtheblood
makingsomeimmunefactors
clearingbilirubinfromtheblood
regulatingtheprocesofbloodcloting,sothatapersondoesnotbledtoomuchand doesnotdevelopdangerousbloodclots
KIDNEYS
Theyhelpfilterbloodandremovewastefromthebody.
Bloodflowsfromtherenalarteryintothekidneys.Eachkidneycontainsaboutmiliontinyunits forfiltrationknownasnephrons.Theyhelpfilterwastetotheurineandthenreturnthefiltered bloodtothebodythroughtherenalvein.
Thekidneysalsoproduceurinewhentheyremovewastefromtheblood.Urineflowsoutofthe kidneysthroughtheureters,thendowntotheurinarybladder
GALLBLADDER
Inahealthyperson,thelivereleasesbileintothegalbladder,whichthegalbladderstoresand [Show Less]