Torso is an anatomical term for the central part of the many animal bodies (including that of the human) from which extend the neck and limbs. It is sometimes referred to as the trunk. The torso includes the thorax and abdomen. The thorax is a division of an Animal 's body that lies between the head and the Abdomen. In Vertebrates such as Mammals the abdomen (belly constitutes the part of the body between the Thorax (chest and Pelvis.
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Anatomy
Major organs
Most critical organs are housed within the torso. In Biology, an organ ( Latin: organum, "instrument tool" from Greek όργανον - organon "organ instrument In the upper chest, the heart and lungs are protected by the rib cage, and the abdomen contains the majority of organs responsible for digestion: the liver, which respectively produces bile necessary for digestion; the large and small intestines, which extract nutrients from food; the anus, from which fecal wastes are excreted; the rectum, which stores feces; the gallbladder, which stores and concentrates bile and produces chyme; the ureters, which passes urine to the bladder; the bladder, which stores urine; and the urethra, which excretes urine and passes sperm through the seminal vesicles. The heart is a muscular organ in all Vertebrates responsible for pumping Blood through the Blood vessels by repeated rhythmic lung is the essential Respiration organ in air-breathing Animals including most Tetrapods a few Fish and a few Snails The most primitive The human rib cage, also known as the thoracic cage, is a bony and cartilaginous structure which surrounds the thoracic (chest cavity and supports the pectoral Digestion is the breaking down of chemicals in the body into a form that can be absorbed The liver is a vital organ in the human body and is present in Vertebrates and some other animals Bile or gall is a bitter yellow or green Alkaline fluid secreted by Hepatocytes from the Liver of most Vertebrates In many species The large intestine is the last part of the Digestive system: the final stage of the Alimentary canal in Vertebrate Animals Its function is to In Biology the small Intestine is the part of the Gastrointestinal tract (gut between the Stomach and the Large intestine, and comprises The anus is an opening at the opposite end of an Animal 's Digestive tract from the Mouth. Human Feces (also faeces &mdash see spelling differences) also known as stools, is the waste product of the human digestive system and varies significantly The rectum (from the Latin rectum intestinum, meaning straight intestine) is the final straight portion of the Large intestine in some Mammals Feces, faeces, or fæces (see spelling differences) is a waste product from an animal's digestive tract expelled through the Anus The gallbladder (or cholecyst sometimes gall bladder is a small organ whose function in the body is to store Bile and aid in the digestive process Chyme is the semifluid mass of partly digested food expelled by the stomach into the duodenum In human Anatomy, the ureters are muscular ducts that propel Urine from the Kidneys to the Urinary bladder. Urine is a liquid waste product of the body secreted by the Kidneys by a process of filtration from Blood and Excreted through the Urethra. In Anatomy, the urinary bladder is a hollow muscular, and distensible (or elastic organ that sits on the Pelvic floor in Mammals It is the In Anatomy, the urethra (from Greek ουρήθρα - ourethra) is a tube which connects the Urinary bladder to the outside of The term sperm is derived from the Greek word (σπέρμα sperma (meaning "seed" and refers to the male reproductive cells. The seminal vesicles ( glandulae vesiculosae) are a pair of simple tubular glands posteroinferior to the Urinary bladder of males Finally, the pelvic region houses both the male and female reproductive organs. The pelvis (pl pelvises or pelves) or pelvic girdle is the irregular bony structure located at the base of the spine (properly known A sex organ, or primary sexual characteristic, as narrowly defined is any of the anatomical parts of the body which are involved in sexual reproduction and constitute
Major muscle groups
The torso also harbours many of the main muscle groups of the body, including the:
Innervation
The organs and muscles etc. The human abdomen (from the Latin word meaning "belly" is the part of the body between the Pelvis and the thorax. The latissimus dorsi (plural latissimi dorsi is the large flat dorso-lateral muscle on the trunk posterior to the arm and partly covered by the Trapezius on its median are innervated by various nerves, mainly originating from thoracic vertebral segments. The thorax is a division of an Animal 's body that lies between the head and the Abdomen. For instance, the cutaneous innervation is provided by:
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See also
Cutaneous innervation refers to the area of the Skin which is supplied by a specific Nerve, that is by a Cutaneous nerve. The ventral cutaneous branches are Nerve branches that supply the Skin of ventral part of Torso. The lateral abdominal cutaneous branch of intercostal nerve (or lateral cutaneous branches) are Nerve branches that supply the Skin of lateral part The dorsal cutaneous branches are Nerve branches that supply the Skin of dorsal part of Torso. A belly cast is a three-dimensional Plaster sculpture of a woman's pregnant belly for the purpose of having a keepsake of the Pregnancy. The Waist is the part of the abdomen between the Rib cage and hips.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic