Intermediary metabolism refers to the manner in which cells use glucose. When food and drinks are consumed, intermediary metabolism determines how the glucose in the food will be distributed through the body. This process explains rapid weight gain in people who consume too much sweet food and...
The body is capable of self regulating itself to maintain optimal blood glucose levels through the balancing act of blood sugar regulation. The pancreas carries out most of the blood sugar regulation. It produces two hormones, insulin and glucagon which are central to the blood sugar regulation....
Andrology is the opposite of gynecology, so it is the study of health issues afflicting men, with an emphasis on infertility and sexual dysfunction, male specific urological issues are also dealt with. A specialist in this field is called and andrologist. Andrology is not well established or...
Normal body conditions allow the immune system to produce antibodies which protect the cells and fight against any foreign substance which may affect the cells. Antibodies recognize and destroy the foreign substances, however, an autoantibody indentifies the body’s own proteins or tissues as foreign,...
A stem cell culture involves removing stem cells from a source material and growing them under laboratory conditions. This area of human research and science is still under ethical debate. Stem cells have the unique ability to grow into any type of cell and have been very useful for various medical...
The heartbeat rate that is felt at various arteries is called the pulse. A bounding pulse is a powerful and strong pulse which is experienced for a short period. Some bounding pulses can be seen and felt just underneath the skin if there is an artery located there. Under normal conditions, a...
To be cross dominant is considered a physical motor skill phenomenon which is quite interesting. A person may prefer to use one side of the body for particular actions, whilst the other side of the body is used for certain other actions. For example, someone can write with the right hand, but use...
The ribs are the bones of the skeletal structure that protect the vital organs contained in the chest cavity. In total, there are 24 ribs in the body. Men and women generally have the same number of ribs, sometimes an extra cervical rib is found in less than one per cent of people, mostly women....
Vitiligo is caused by skin patches losing or not producing melanin. Melanin is the pigment that gives skin color. It is not a major health problem, but can deteriorate into skin cancer for some people, especially if the affected skin is repeatedly exposed to sunlight which burns the skin. Various...
Baby teeth are also called deciduous, milk or primary teeth. They serve as spacers for adult teeth which develop under the gums, whilst the baby teeth help a child to eat and talk. From three months, the first tooth begins to emerge from the gums. The lower two front teeth are the first followed...
