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Entity > Physical > Object > SelfConnectedObject > CorpuscularObject > AnatomicalStructure > BodyPart > Organ

Organ
subject			fact

Organ	documentation A somewhat independent BodyPart that performs a specialized function
	has axiom (=> (instance ?PROC ?OrganOrTissueProcess) (exists (?THING) (and (located ?PROC ?THING) (or (instance ?THING Organ) (instance ?THING Tissue)))))
	has axiom (=> (instance ?ORGAN Organ) (exists (?PURP) (hasPurpose ?ORGAN ?PURP)))
	is a kind of BodyPart
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 Organ :

• Gland (2 facts) - An Organ that removes Substances from the Blood, alters them in some way, and then releases them
• SpinalColumn (3 facts) - A flexible column made out of bones called vertebrae. The main function of the SpinalColumn is to protect the spinal cord