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BodyPart
subject			fact

BodyPart	documentation A collection of Cells and Tissues which are localized to a specific area and carry out one or more specialized functions of an Organism. The instances of this Class range from gross structures to small components of complex Organs
	has axiom (=> (instance ?PART BodyPart) (exists (?CELL) (and (instance ?CELL Cell) (part ?CELL ?PART))))
	has axiom (=> (instance ?MOTION BodyMotion) (exists (?OBJ) (and (instance ?OBJ BodyPart) (patient ?MOTION ?OBJ))))
	is a kind of AnatomicalStructure
AnatomicalStructure	is disjoint from Organism
CorpuscularObject	is first domain of component
	is second domain of component
	is second domain of material
Object	is third domain of between
	is third domain of capability
	is third domain of connects

Kinds of BodyPart :

• BodyJunction (4 facts) - The place where two AnatomicalStructures meet or connect
• Cell (10 facts) - The fundamental structural and functional unit of living Organisms
• CellWall (2 kinds, 10 facts) - The permeable wall that encloses the Cells of most Organisms
• Organ (2 kinds, 9 facts) - A somewhat independent BodyPart that performs a specialized function