Their primary function is to absorb nutrients and vitamins.The small intestine is made up of three parts—the duodenum (first ...

Together, these organs are referred to as the digestive system. The structures of the digestive system include the digestive tract, which is a long tube of organs that starts at the mouth and goes ...

IBD, which includes UC and Crohn's disease, is an incurable autoimmune disease that affects the digestive system. It brings ...

This short film offers a look at respiration and a tour around the circulatory system and digestive system in the human body, through blood vessels and into mitochondria. There is a detailed ...

For centuries, it has been used as a medicinal herb as an extract or tea, e.g. to aid the digestive system. A Cystic Fibrosis drug targeting the basic defect that causes the condition has been ...

In addition to being mind-bogglingly complex, the system is also delicate. Scientists estimate, for example, that more than one in ten adults have overactive bladder syndrome—a common constellation of ...

Recently graduated Licking Valley senior Rosie Christy hasn't let major issues with her digestive system hold her back on ...

Zhou, Hao Alici, Gursel Than, Trung D and Li, Weihua 2014. Experimental investigation into biomechanical and biotribological properties of a real intestine and their significance for design of a ...

The penis is a male sexual organ. The shaft is the longest part of it. The head or glans is at the end of the shaft. The opening at the tip of the head, where urine and semen come out, is called ...

Further research in this area could uncover more insights into the complex interplay between genes, the nervous system and digestive function, said lead researcher and postdoctoral fellow Rodrigo ...

Anatomy is the field of biology that studies ... Artificial neural networks that model the visual system of a male fruit fly can accurately predict the insect’s behaviour in response to seeing ...