Torso

Torso is an anatomical term for the greater part of the human body without the head and limbs. It is also referred to as the trunk. The torso includes the chest Chest

The chest is a part of the anatomy [i] of humans and various other animals. ...

, back, and abdomen Abdomen

The abdomen is a part of the body....

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Torso is an anatomical term for the greater part of the human body without the head and limbs. It is also referred to as the trunk. The torso includes the chest Chest

The chest is a part of the anatomy [i] of humans and various other animals. ...

, back, and abdomen Abdomen

The abdomen is a part of the body....

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Anatomy

Major organs

Most critical organs are housed within the torso. In the upper chest, the heart Heart

The heart is a hollow, muscular [i] organ [i] in vertebrate [i]s, responsible for pumping [i] ...

and lungs Lung

The lung is the essential respiration organ [i] in air-breathing vertebrate [i]s. ...

are protected by the rib cage Human rib cage

The human rib cage is a part of the human skeleton [i] within the thoracic [i] area....

, and the abdomen contains the majority of organs responsible for digestion Digestion

For the industrial process see anaerobic digestion [i]
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: the stomach Stomach

In anatomy [i], the stomach is an organ [i] in the gastrointestinal tract [i] used to digest [i] ...

, where food is broken down; the pancreas Pancreas

The pancreas is an organ in the digestive system that serves two major functions:
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and liver Liver

The liver is an organ [i] in vertebrate [i]s, including human [i]s. ...

, which respectively produce enzymes Enzyme

Enzymes are protein [i]s that accelerate, or catalyze [i], chemical reaction [i]s. ...

and bile necessary for digestion; the kidneys Kidney

The fishes are green yellow pink and red excretory [i] organ [i]s in vertebrate [i]s. ...

, which filter wastes from blood Blood

Blood is a highly specialised circulating [i] tissue [i] consisting of se ...

before excretion as urine; the large and small intestine Small intestine

In biology [i] the small intestine [i] is the part of the gastrointestinal tract [i] between the stomach [i] ...

s, which extract nutrients from food; and the anus Anus

In anatomy [i], the anus is the external opening of the rectum [i]. ...

, from which fecal wastes Human feces

Human feces, also known as fesces, vary significantly in appearance, depending on the state of the whole...

are excreted. Finally, the pelvic Pelvis

The pelvis is the bony [i] structure located at the base of the spine [i]. ...

region houses both the male and female reproductive organs.

Major muscle groups

The torso also harbours many of the main muscle groups of the body, including the: