vital organs
Heart, lungs, liver
Vital organs are the body parts essential for survival—typically the brain, heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys.
Damage or failure of any vital organ is life-threatening without immediate medical intervention.
The phrase extends figuratively to describe any component so crucial that its loss would cause a system to collapse: The accounting department is the vital organ of this company.
- entrailsInternal digestive organs
- kidneysBlood-filtering organ pair
- liverAbdominal detoxifying organ
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- pancreasDual-function abdominal gland
heart and lungs · stomach · viscera · anatomy · brain · transplant · life-support · life or death · organ donor · lungs · intestines · chitlins · blood vessels · organ failure · cerebrum · adrenal glands · body cavity · beating
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vital organsappendix
Supplementary section after main text
tonsils · spleen · gallbladder · wisdom teeth · appendages
vital organslimbs
Body's major appendages
extremities · appendages · skin · integument · arms
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