The skin is the largest organ in the human body and fulfils essential functions for the body, as it acts as a natural protective barrier that keeps it isolated from everything that surrounds it and ensures the well-being of all its …
The stomach is one of the 21 organs of our body, fulfilling a primary function in the important process of digesting the food we consume daily. It is a delicate area that deserves care in order to keep the gastric mucosa healthy, …
Surely you have heard about the bladder more than once, but do you know exactly how it works? This vital organ is responsible for purifying our body by expelling urine and, therefore, it is one of the organs that manages to keep us in …
The nervous system is in charge of connecting the outside world with the inside through physical or chemical stimuli and reactions. Nerves are a set of fibers that conduct the impulses that are received in the central nervous system and that are …
Our circulatory system is a complex network that allows clean and nutrient-filled blood to travel through our body, feeding each organ, while oxygen-deprived and somewhat dirty blood is transported to be purified again. In all this procedure the veins, arteries and capillaries play …
Every month, women have menstruation, that is, they release an ovum that comes from one of the two ovaries and that, thanks to it, the reproduction of the species is possible since this is what the sperm fertilizes in order to give way …
The lungs are organs of embryonic origin belonging to the respiratory system. They are located under the rib cage, presenting three well-defined faces called: costal, mediastinal and diaphragmatic, and although the general idea is that both lungs are the same, in reality …
Our body has a surprising number of 206 bones when we reach adulthood, which makes us vertebrate animals, that is, we have a skeleton inside us with a spinal column that allows our figure to have the shape that characterizes us. This bone …
Do you know what the prostate is for? This male organ is located under the urinary bladder, just in front of the rectum, and is the size of a walnut. It is in charge, essentially, of offering the mobility that the sperm need to be …
One of the most important organs in our digestive system is the small intestine. The small intestine sits between the stomach and the large intestine and is by far the longest part of the digestive tract. In fact, it is estimated that it …
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