In the stomach, this motion mixes food with gastric juices, turning it into a thin liquid. It is bound by thin membranes. The large membrane that lines the abdominal cavity. A blood disorder caused by a lack of vitamin B12. Patients who have this disorder do not produce the substance in the stomach that allows the body to absorb vitamin B12.
Pigments are responsible for the color of skin, eyes, and hair.
A small gland located in the cerebrum. The pineal region is very difficult to reach, therefore these tumors often cannot be removed. A slow growing type of brain tumor that occurs in or around the pineal gland, a tiny organ near the center of the brain. The liquid part of the blood. A tumor that is made up of cancerous plasma cells.