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HUMAN OVARY

 The ovary is an organ found in HUMAN LIVER


the female reproductive system that
produces an ovum.
 The liver is a large, meaty organ that
 When released, this travels down
sits on the right side of the belly.
the fallopian tube into the uterus,
Weighing about 3 pounds, the liver is
where it may become fertilized by
reddish-brown in color and feels
a sperm.
rubbery to the touch. Normally you
 There is an ovary
can't feel the liver, because it's
(from Latin ovarium, meaning 'egg,
protected by the rib cage.
nut') found on the left and right sides
of the body.
 The liver has two large sections,
 The ovaries also
called the right and the left lobes.
secrete hormones that play a role in
The gallbladder sits under the liver,
the menstrual cycle and fertility.
along with parts of the pancreas and
 The ovary progresses through many
intestines. The liver and these organs
stages beginning in the prenatal
work together to digest, absorb, and
period through menopause. It is also
process food.
an endocrine gland because of the
various hormones that it secretes.
 The liver's main job is to filter the
HUMAN TESTIS blood coming from the digestive tract,
before passing it to the rest of the
 Testicle or testis is the body. The liver also detoxifies
male reproductive gland or gonad in chemicals and metabolizes drugs. 
all animals, including humans.
 It is homologous to the female ovary. HUMAN JEJUNUM SMALL INTESTINE
 The main function of the testes is
producing and storing sperm. They’re  The jejunum is one of three sections
also crucial for creating testosterone that make up the small intestine. The
and other male hormones called small intestine is part of the digestive
androgens. system and is vital for breaking down
and absorbing nutrients.
HUMAN SKIN  The jejunum makes up about two-
fifths of the small intestine. The main
 Human skin, in human anatomy, the function of the jejunum is absorption
covering, or integument, of the of important nutrients such as
body’s surface that both provides sugars, fatty acids, and amino acids.
protection and receives sensory
stimuli from the HUMAN BLOOD VESSEL
external environment.
 The human skin is the outer  The blood vessels are the
covering of the body and is the components of the circulatory
largest organ of the integumentary system that
system.  transport blood throughout
the human body.
 These vessels transport blood cells,  The spinal cord is composed
nutrients, and oxygen to the tissues of neurons that send and receive
of the body. They also take waste signals along tracts towards and away
and carbon dioxide away from the from the brain.
tissues. Blood vessels are needed to  The spinal cord functions primarily in
sustain life, because all of the body’s the transmission of nerve
tissues rely on their functionality. signals from the motor cortex to the
 There are five types of blood vessels: body, and from the afferent fibers of
the arteries, which carry the blood the sensory neurons to the sensory
away from the heart; the arterioles; cortex.
the capillaries, where the exchange
of water and chemicals between the SPERM
blood and the tissues occurs;
the venules; and the veins, which  Sperm is the male reproductive cell.
carry blood from the capillaries back In the types of sexual
towards the heart. reproduction known
as anisogamy and its
SMOOTH MUSCLE subtype oogamy, there is a marked
difference in the size of
 Smooth muscle is a type of muscle the gametes with the smaller one
tissue which is used by various being termed the "male" or sperm
systems to apply pressure to vessels cell.
and organs. Smooth muscle is  The human sperm cell is haploid, so
composed of sheets or strands of that its 23 chromosomes can join the
smooth muscle cells. These cells 23 chromosomes of the female egg
have fibers of actin and myosin to form a diploid cell. In mammals,
sperm develops in the testicles, is
which run through the cell and are
stored in the epididymis, and
supported by a framework of other
released from the penis.
proteins.
 Sperm, also called spermatozoon,
 Smooth muscle tissue, unlike skeletal
plural spermatozoa, male
or cardiac tissues, does not have reproductive cell, produced by most
clearly defined striations visible on animals., sperm are flagellated; that
the cells. is, they have a whiplike tail. In higher
 the function of smooth muscle is to vertebrates, especially mammals,
contract.  sperm are produced in the testes. 

SPINAL CORD BONE

 The spinal cord is a bundle of nerve  A bone is a rigid organ that


fibers that extend from the brain constitutes part of
stem down the spinal column to the the vertebrate skeleton in animals.
lower back. Bones protect the various organs
 The spinal cord is composed of the body, produce red and white
of nervous tissue. The interior of the blood cells, store minerals,
spinal cord consists of neurons, provide structure and support for
nervous system support cells the body, and enable mobility.
called glia, and blood vessels.
 In the human body at birth, there  Skeletal muscle is a specialized
are over 300 bones,[1] but many of contractile tissue found in animals
these fuse together during which functions to move
development, leaving a total of 212 an organism’s body.
separate bones in the adult  Skeletal muscle is comprised from a
series of bundles of muscle fibers,
surrounded by protective
membranes.
URETER  This arrangement allows skeletal
muscle to contract quickly and
 The ureter is a tube that carries urine release quickly without subjecting the
from the kidney to the urinary individual fibers to too much friction.
bladder. There are two ureters, one Skeletal muscle tissue can be found
attached to each kidney. The upper across the animal kingdom, in most
half of the ureter is located in the multi-cellular forms of life.
abdomen and the lower half is  Skeletal muscle is comprised of a
located in the pelvic area.  series of muscle fibers made of
 The ureter is about 10 to 12 inches muscle cells. These muscle cells are
long in the average adult. The tube long and multinucleated. 
has thick walls composed of a
fibrous, a muscular, and a mucus CARDIAC MUSCLE
coat, which are able to contract. 
 Cardiac muscle tissue is only found
in your heart, where it performs
PANCREAS coordinated contractions that allow
your heart to pump blood through
 The pancreas is an organ located in the your circulatory system.
abdomen. It plays an essential role in  Cardiac muscle tissue works to keep
converting the food we eat into fuel for your heart pumping through
the body's cells. The pancreas has two involuntary movements. 
main functions: an exocrine function
that helps in digestion and HUMAN BLOOD
an endocrine function that regulates
 Blood is a constantly circulating fluid
blood sugar.
providing the body with nutrition,
 The pancreas is located behind the
oxygen, and waste removal. Blood is
stomach in the upper left abdomen. It is mostly liquid, with numerous cells
surrounded by other organs including and proteins suspended in it, making
the small intestine, liver, and spleen. It is blood "thicker" than pure water. The
spongy, about six to ten inches long, and average person has about 5 liters
is shaped like a flat pear or a fish (more than a gallon) of blood.
extended horizontally across the  It transports oxygen from the lungs to
abdomen. the body tissues, and carbon dioxide
from the tissues to the lungs. It
SKELETAL MUSCLE transports nutritive substances and
metabolites to the tissues and
removes waste products to the
kidneys and other organs of remaining waste material is stored
excretion. It has an essential role in as feces before being removed
the maintenance of fluid balance. by defecation.
 which responsible for absorbing
water from indigestible food.
Measuring approximately six feet
long, the large intestine is made up of
four main parts: the cecum, the
STRIATED MUSCLE colon, the rectum, and the anus. 
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 Striated muscle tissue is a muscle
tissue that features repeating ADIPOSE TISSUE
functional units called sarcomeres.
 Striated musculature is comprised  Adipose tissue is a lipid-storing type of
of two types of tissues: skeletal loose connective tissue. Also called fat
muscle and cardiac muscle.  tissue, adipose is composed primarily of
 The main function of striated muscle adipose cells or adipocytes. While
tissue is to create force and contract. adipose tissue can be found in a number
These contractions will either pump of places in the body, it is found
blood throughout the body (cardiac primarily beneath the skin.
muscle) or powers breathing,
 Adipose is also located
movement or posture (skeletal
between muscles and around internal
muscle).
organs, particularly those in the
HYALINE CARTILAGE abdominal cavity.
 Adipose tissue helps to cushion and
 Hyaline cartilage is a type of protect organs, as well as insulate the
connective tissue found in areas body from heat loss.
such as the nose, ears, and trachea
of the human body. The word hyaline
means “glass-like”, and hyaline
cartilage is a glossy, greyish-white
tissue with a uniform appearance.
 Hyaline cartilage provides support
and flexibility to different parts of the
body.
 Hyaline cartilage is the most
abundant type of cartilage in the
body.

LARGE INTESTINE

 The large intestine, also known as


the large bowel, is the last part of
the gastrointestinal tract and of
the digestive system in vertebrates.
Water is absorbed here and the

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