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Body/Torso -- Side View


Your torso consists of two parts — the chest and the abdomen. The chest contains your heart and lungs; your abdomen contains the digestive and urinary systems. Your chest and abdomen are separated by a dome-shaped sheet of muscle called the diaphragm.


Illustration Provided by: Leslie Laurien, MSMI

Last updated: Mar 03, 2008
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