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The heart is located on the right side of the thorax, the stomach and spleen on the right side of the abdomen and the liver and gall bladder on the left side. The heart's normal right atrium occurs on the left, and the left atrium is on the right. The lung anatomy is reversed and the left lung has three lobes while the right lung has two lobes.
The pancreas is an organ of the digestive system and endocrine system of vertebrates. In humans, it is located in the abdomen behind the stomach and functions as a gland. The pancreas is a mixed or heterocrine gland, i.e., it has both an endocrine and a digestive exocrine function. [2] 99% of the pancreas is exocrine and 1% is endocrine.
When one of the astronauts dies, x-rays from his post-mortem exam reveal that his internal organs are located on the wrong side of his body. In The Ink Black Heart of the Cormoran Strike series, an online troll named Anomie attacks the co-creators of a cartoon of the same title as the novel, Edie Lewell and Josh Blay. He kills Edie Ledwell, but ...
Prediabetes happens when your body stops using insulin as efficiently as it should. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas. It works like a key, opening the door to your cells and allowing ...
A large study published in Nature Medicine reviewed the effects of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro on 175 different health outcomes. The findings show benefits for brain and heart health ...
Metformin is one of the most common first-line medications for type 2 diabetes. Side effects of diabetes medications can include weight loss. Side effects of diabetes medications can include ...
Circulatory system: pumping and channeling blood to and from the body and lungs with heart, blood, blood vessels; Digestive system: digestion and processing food with salivary glands, esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, intestines, rectum, anus
The endocrine glands belong to the body's control system. The hormones which they produce help to regulate the functions of cells and tissues throughout the body. Endocrine organs are activated to release their hormones by humoral, neural, or hormonal stimuli. Negative feedback is important in regulating hormone levels in the blood.