Ich möchte euch gerne Abby und Brittany vorstellen, siamesische Zwillinge mit zwei Köpfen, aber nur einem Körper:
Mittlerweile haben beide studiert und sind Lehrerinnen:
Hier die Auflistung ihrer Organe:
Zitat:
The twins have individual organs in the upper part of their body, while most of those at and below the navel are shared, the exception being the spinal cord.
- 2 heads
- 2 spines merging at the coccyx and joined at the thorax by sections of ribs. Surgery corrected scoliosis.
- 2 completely separate spinal cords
- 2 arms (originally 3, but the rudimentary central arm was removed, leaving the central shoulder blade in place)
- 1 broad ribcage with 2 highly fused sternums and traces of bridging ribs. Surgery expanded the pleural cavities.
- 2 breasts
- 2 hearts in a shared circulatory system (nutrition, respiration, and medicine taken by either affects both)
- 4 lungs with the medial lungs moderately fused, not involving Brittany's upper right lobe; three pleural cavities
- 1 diaphragm with well coordinated involuntary breathing, slight central defect
- 2 stomachs
- 2 gallbladders
- 1 liver, enlarged and elongated right lobe
- Y-shaped small intestine, with slightly spastic double peristalsis at the juncture
- 1 large intestine (one colon, rectum, and anus)
- 3 kidneys: 2 left, 1 right
- 1 bladder
- 1 set of reproductive organs
- 2 separate half-sacrums, which converge distally
- 1 slightly broad pelvis
- 2 legs
Könnt ihr die Entscheidung der Eltern, nach der Geburt der Kinder keine Trennung durchzuführen, nachvollziehen?
