Author: borzack
Human Anatomy – Heart
Your heart is the most important muscle in the body. The center of the circulatory or cardiovascular system, the heart delivers nourishing blood wherever it is needed, via a network of veins and arteries....
Human Anatomy – Vagina
A vagina is the female sex organ. As the organ of sexual response, it accommodates the penis during copulation. The infant goes through it during childbirth. Furthermore, the organ serves as the passageway for...
Human Anatomy – Penis
Men’s sex organ is the penis, through which the male body discharges semen for reproduction. It is also the organ through which the body ejects urine as waste. A penis becomes erect when a...
Human Anatomy – Kidneys
Blood is filtered through the kidneys, two bean-like organs situated behind the abdomen. They are made up of thousands of microscopic nephrons, cells which rid the blood of impurities and wastes. All the blood...
Human Anatomy – Colon
Your feces are formed in the colon, the organ otherwise known as the large intestine. The small intestine essentially passes digested food to the colon. In turn, the colon strips the digested substance of...
Human Anatomy – Intestines
Described as a long tube stretching from the stomach to the anus, the intestines are in charge of absorbing nutrients and water from food. It is comprised of the small intestine, large intestine and...
Human Anatomy – Appendix
Just where the large intestine and the small intestine meet, in the lower right part of the belly, is a four-inch, finger-like organ called the appendix. No one knows exactly what this organ is...
Human Anatomy – Spleen
Spleen refers to that fist-like organ situated to the left of your stomach, in the upper left of your abdomen. Usually 4 inches long and colored purple, the spleen has several vital functions. In...
Human Anatomy – Gallbladder
Bile, a substance manufactured in the liver, is used by the body to digest fats and absorb them into the bloodstream. It is stored in the organ known as the gallbladder. Located just below...
