Your rib cage protects the heart. What is the function of the heart? The main function of the heart is to transport blood throughout the body. Blood transports oxygen and nutrients to the cells while removing carbon dioxide and other waste products from the organs for elimination. Blood moves...
The trunk (torso) is the central part of the body to which the head and the limbs are attached. Except for the brain, the trunk houses all the vital organs of the human body. The torso muscles attach to the skeletal core of the trunk, and depending on their location are divided into...
2 of 2 inferior view of the human skull The cranium—the part of theskullthat encloses thebrain—is sometimes called the braincase, but itsintimaterelation to the sense organs for sight, sound, smell, and taste and to other structures makes such adesignationsomewhat misleading. ...