The five vital organs in the human body are the brain, heart, lungs, kidneys, and liver. Other organs include the gallbladder, pancreas, and stomach. Organ systems, such as the nervous system, support ...

Human bodies are designed to move in order to circulate blood and nutrients to every cell. Staying active and on the move is crucial to our health for a lot of reasons. But it's especially important ...

The cardiovascular system consists of the heart, blood vessels, and blood. Its primary function is to transport nutrients and oxygen-rich blood to all parts of the body and to carry deoxygenated blood ...

Your anatomy operates like a machine, it's success hinging on the work of over 70 organs, each with a unique function. From the heart's blood-pumping ability to the liver's filtering power, each ...

Perfusion keeps a donated organ alive outside the body, giving surgeons extra time and increasing the number of transplants possible. By Ted Alcorn On some level, the human liver in the operating room ...

The rate that our heart or liver ages may differ from that of our immune or hormonal systems, and now it seems that a single ...