Medical Science

The digestive system is the set of organs that help from the processing of food to excreting it from our body. It starts from the mouth and ends at the anus. The digestive system consists of the mouth, esophagus, stomach,…
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The digestive system is a complex set of organs that allows a person to consume and metabolize food. All of the organs of the digestive system must work in concert for food and nutrients to be broken down and transported…
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The prostate gland is an accessory sex gland in males. It is situated below the bladder and around the the urethra. The prostate gland is divided anatomically to four areas or zones. The outer most zone is called the peripheral…
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The kidneys are two small bean shaped organs about the size of your fist located on either side of the spine below the rib cage. The proper functioning of these two organs is vital to your health and well being….
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There are 12 cranial nerves, which originate in the brain, in contrast to the 31 spinal nerves which originate in the spinal cord. The cranial nerves along with the spinal nerves are parts of the peripheral nervous system. Each cranial…
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The metabolism of the human body is the mechanism that turns food energy into fuel and then turns the fuel into the building blocks of cells as well as into the energy the body uses. People who are trying to…
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Diseases that can make us look like living corpse or animated trees may seem like movie plots taken from the pages of sci-fi novels, however extreme health conditions such as those mentioned really exist in this day and age. All…
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Lymphoma is a cancer (actually, a set of cancers) which attack cells in the body’s immune system, or lymphatic system. The care team for a person diagnosed with lymphoma will typically involve at least three types of doctors. First, a…
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The Human Skeleton The human skeleton consists of many fused and individual bones. It serves as the framework, which anchors muscles, and protects organs such as the brain, heart and lungs. The biggest bone in the body is the femur in…
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The laminopathies are genetic conditions caused by mutations that affect the lamins, particularly lamin A/C, which is encoded by the LMNA gene. The lamins make up the protein matrix adjacent to the inner nuclear membrane in the nuclear envelope. Mutations…
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