Internal organ
All organs with the exception of the musculoskeletal system and the border organ, the skin , are referred to as internal organs in the broader sense . In the narrower and more commonly used sense, it means the organs located in the chest and abdominal cavity . All of these organs are functionally part of one or more organ systems .
They thus include:
organs | science |
the cardiovascular system ( heart and blood vessels ) | Cardiology and angiology |
of the blood and immune system | Hematology , immunology and allergology |
the endocrine system ( endocrine glands and hormone cells) | endocrinology |
of the respiratory tract | Pulmonology , ear, nose and throat medicine |
of the digestive system | Gastroenterology , hepatology |
the urogenital system ( urinary and genital organs ) | Urology , Andrology and Gynecology |