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5 days ago · As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main parts: the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system (the nerves that carry impulses to and from the central nervous system). In humans the brain is especially large and well developed.
3 days ago · Your knees are crucial joints in your body, connecting your thigh with your leg. The knee anatomy consists of a tibiofemoral joint & patellofemoral joint: one joins your thigh bone (femur) with your shinbone (tibia), and the other connects your thigh bone with the kneecap (patella). These joints allow various activities like walking, running ...
3 days ago · In humans, the heart is approximately the size of a closed fist and is located between the lungs, in the middle compartment of the chest, called the mediastinum. [3] In humans, other mammals, and birds, the heart is divided into four chambers: upper left and right atria and lower left and right ventricles.
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4 days ago · Brain, the mass of nerve tissue in the anterior end of an organism. The brain integrates sensory information and directs motor responses; in higher vertebrates it is also the center of learning. Learn more about the parts and functions of the brain in this article.
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5 days ago · Immune system, the complex group of defense responses found in humans and other advanced vertebrates that helps repel disease-causing entities. Immunity from disease is conferred by two cooperative defense systems: innate immunity and acquired immunity. Learn more about the immune system’s mechanisms and evolution.
5 days ago · The main framework of the body is covered by muscles, whose function is to permit movement. The diagrams are adapted from Dank (1990) [1] DANK, L. (1990) Principle superficial skeletal muscles. [Diagram]. In: TORTORA, G.J. and ANAGNOSTAKOS, N.P. (1990). Principles of Anatomy and Physiology. 6th ed ...
