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Shannon Birkner

Conjoined Twins. Shannon Birkner. Different Types of Conjoined Twins. Thoraco-omphalopagus - fusion of lower chest Parasitic-one twin smaller, less developed, and dependant on the other twin Craniopagus- fused at the skull with different bodies

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Shannon Birkner

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  1. Conjoined Twins Shannon Birkner

  2. Different Types of Conjoined Twins • Thoraco-omphalopagus - fusion of lower chest • Parasitic-one twin smaller, less developed, and dependant on the other twin • Craniopagus- fused at the skull with different bodies • Ischiopagus- lower half of both bodies are fused together • Parapagus-fused next to each other sharing one pelvis

  3. Famous Conjoined Twins

  4. Krista and Tatiana Hogan • 4-year old craniopagus conjoined twins • Share a thalamic bridge: able to feel sensations experienced by the other • physiological problems • The blood supply to the brains comes primarily from one heart • There is one primary kidney • They are legally blind in one

  5. Chang and Eng Bunker • Born on May 11, 1811 in Siam • Conjoined by a piece of cartilage at the sternum and their livers were fused together but work independently • With today’s science, they would have been easily separated but at the time, the operation would not have been as safe or successful • Became the basis of “Siamese Twins”

  6. Brittany and Abby Hensel • 21-year old parapagus twins • Separate heads, necks, and spinal cords but a shared body • Underwent surgery to open their chest cavity to reduce breathing problems • They have extra organs such as • 3 kidneys • 2 gallbladders • 2 hearts • 4 lungs

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