Hypothalamus
Hypothalamus
The hypothalamus is a section of the brain responsible for the production of many of the body’s essential hormones, chemical substances that help control...
Heart
Heart
The heart is a muscular organ about the size of a fist, located just behind and slightly left of the breastbone. The heart pumps...
Esophagus
Esophagus
The esophagus is a muscular tube connecting the throat (pharynx) with the stomach. The esophagus is about 8 inches long, and is lined by...
Eyes
Eyes
The human eye has been called the most complex organ in our body. It's amazing that something so small can have so many working...
Ears
Ears
The ear is the organ of hearing and, in mammals, balance. In mammals, the ear is usually described as having three parts—the outer ear,...
Bronchi
Bronchi
Bronchi are the main passageway into the lungs. When someone takes a breath through their nose or mouth, the air travels into the larynx....
Brain
Brain
The brain is an organ that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals. The brain is...
Bones
Bones
A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the vertebrate skeleton. Bones support and protect the various organs of the body, produce...
Appendix
Appendix
The appendix sits at the junction of the small intestine and large intestine. It’s a thin tube about four inches long. Normally, the appendix...
Anus
Anus
The anus is the opening at the end of the digestive tract where stool leaves the body.
The rectum is the section of the digestive...
Adrenal Glands
Adrenal Glands
What Are The Adrenal Glands?
Adrenal glands
The adrenal glands are absolutely vital to your wellbeing. We each have two of them, and they play...
