Medical Science

Lighting that cigarette and inhaling after morning coffee, an enjoyable meal, a drink with friends, sex – just about anything – clears the mind, eases breathing, calms nerves, and lightens the spirit. At the same time that all of these…
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Swallowing is the process in which the food taken via mouth is mechanically broken down, made into a bolus, passed on to the pharynx and send down the esophagus into the stomach. All these actions are taken by sealing off…
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If you were a fish, you’d have to work a lot harder at getting oxygen to your blood cells. The air around us contains 13 times more oxygen than water does. Fish and amphibians are able to use that oxygen…
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The gastrointestinal system or the digestive system as it is sometimes referred to consists of the mouth, the esophagus, the stomach and the small and large intestine. The food is digested partially in the mouth by chewing and by the…
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The lower limb is a technical name of what is commonly known as the “leg”. Anatomists and doctors are very particular in naming structures in the body, thus they often having slightly different terms for common parts of the body….
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Smoking can cause extensive damage to all aspects of health. However, in relation to the circulatory system, smoking is frequently the reason for many diseases of the heart, and it damages the blood vessels, poisons the blood and creates havoc…
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Liver is a delicately structured organ which will perform several vital tasks in order to keep the person healthy. Among its tasks, metabolism of harmful elements, detoxification, storage of excess nutrients, producing protein elements to perform certain functions, conversion of…
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The leg is an amazing structure. Together, your two legs work to hold you upright, allow you to run, walk, crawl, and generally get around. There are numerous muscles, veins, arteries, and nerves which all work together to allow movement….
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The circulatory system is an amazing series of vessels which are responsible for moving blood to every cell in the body. Blood, in turn, carries vital oxygen and other elements to the cells, and transports waste products to the liver…
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What is the anatomy of the hip region? Femoral head and neck has a unique arrangement and orientation and thus any disruption can lead to deformity, reduced mobility and related symptoms. When considering the anatomical formation, the relatively thin neck…
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