The document summarizes the key functions and features of several human organs and tissues. It describes the ovaries, liver, testes, skin, blood vessels, smooth muscle, spinal cord, sperm, bone, skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, ureter, and pancreas. The ovaries produce eggs and hormones, the liver filters blood and metabolizes drugs, and the testes produce and store sperm. Blood vessels transport blood, nutrients, and oxygen throughout the body. Smooth muscle applies pressure to vessels and organs. The spinal cord transmits nerve signals between the brain and body.
The document summarizes the key functions and features of several human organs and tissues. It describes the ovaries, liver, testes, skin, blood vessels, smooth muscle, spinal cord, sperm, bone, skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, ureter, and pancreas. The ovaries produce eggs and hormones, the liver filters blood and metabolizes drugs, and the testes produce and store sperm. Blood vessels transport blood, nutrients, and oxygen throughout the body. Smooth muscle applies pressure to vessels and organs. The spinal cord transmits nerve signals between the brain and body.
The document summarizes the key functions and features of several human organs and tissues. It describes the ovaries, liver, testes, skin, blood vessels, smooth muscle, spinal cord, sperm, bone, skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, ureter, and pancreas. The ovaries produce eggs and hormones, the liver filters blood and metabolizes drugs, and the testes produce and store sperm. Blood vessels transport blood, nutrients, and oxygen throughout the body. Smooth muscle applies pressure to vessels and organs. The spinal cord transmits nerve signals between the brain and body.
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. 6* 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