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  2. Body cavity - Wikipedia

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    The dorsal (posterior) cavity and the ventral (anterior) cavity are the largest body compartments.. The dorsal body cavity includes the cranial cavity, enclosed by the skull and contains the brain, and the spinal cavity, enclosed by the spine, and contains the spinal cord.

  3. Composition of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Parts-per-million cube of relative abundance by mass of elements in an average adult human body down to 1 ppm. About 99% of the mass of the human body is made up of six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus.

  4. Dorsal body cavity - Wikipedia

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    Body cavities: Dorsal body cavity is to the left.. The dorsal body cavity is located along the dorsal (posterior) surface of the human body, where it is subdivided into the cranial cavity housing the brain and the spinal cavity housing the spinal cord.

  5. De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem - Wikipedia

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    The Fabrica is known for its highly detailed illustrations of human dissections, often in allegorical poses.. De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem (Latin, "On the Factory of the Human Body in Seven Books") is a set of books on human anatomy written by Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564) and published in 1543.

  6. The body in traditional Chinese medicine - Wikipedia

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    The model of the body in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has the following elements: . the Fundamental Substances; Qi, ( Energy), Jing (Essence), Shen (Spirit) that nourish and protect the Zang-Fu organs;

  7. Lung - Wikipedia

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    At this point the lungs contain the functional residual capacity (FRC) of air, which, in the adult human, has a volume of about 2.5–3.0 litres. [ 73 ] During heavy breathing as in exertion , a large number of accessory muscles in the neck and abdomen are recruited, that during exhalation pull the ribcage down, decreasing the volume of the ...

  8. Human eye - Wikipedia

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    The human eye is a sensory organ in the visual system that reacts to visible light allowing eyesight.Other functions include maintaining the circadian rhythm, and keeping balance.

  9. Heart - Wikipedia

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    The average cardiac output, using an average stroke volume of about 70mL, is 5.25 L/min, with a normal range of 4.0–8.0 L/min. [8] The stroke volume is normally measured using an echocardiogram and can be influenced by the size of the heart, physical and mental condition of the individual, sex, contractility, duration of contraction, preload ...