Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the most common cause of death globally as of 2008, accounting for 30% of deaths.
Of these more than three quarters are a result of
coronary artery disease and
stroke.Risk factors include:
smoking, being
overweight, little exercise,
high cholesterol,
high blood pressure, and poorly controlled
diabetes, among others.
Cardiovascular diseases frequently do not have symptoms or may cause
chest pain or
shortness of breath. Diagnosis of heart disease is often done by the taking of a
medical history,
listening to the
heart-sounds with a
stethoscope,
ECG, and
ultrasound.Specialists who focus on diseases of the heart are called
cardiologists, although many specialties of medicine may be involved in treatment.
The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs found on the left and right sides of the body in vertebrates. They are located at the back of the abdominal cavity in the retroperitoneal space. In adults they are about 11 centimetres (4.3 in) in length. They receive blood from the paired renal arteries; blood exits into the paired renal veins. Each kidney is attached to a ureter, a tube that carries excreted urine to the bladder.
Abdominal Cavity - The abdominal cavity is a large body cavity in humans.
It is a group of organs in the body which work together to digest food. Digestion is the process by which our body breaks down food into substances we can take in (absorb) and use. Food travels through the alimentary canal which starts at mouth and ends at the anus. The alimentary canal
The human digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract plus the accessory organs of digestion (the tongue, salivary glands, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder). In this system, the process of digestion has many stages, the first of which starts in the mouth. Digestion involves the breakdown of food into smaller and smaller components, until they can be absorbed and assimilated into the body.
