The History of Medicine The Human body has always been prone to ailments and man has always tried to find new ways of curing sicknesses. Some of the initial methods of treatment were illogical but then they aroused man’s curiosity to know more about the human body thus leading to the development of modern medicine. Initially disease was looked upon with superstition and cure was, carried out by priests and magicians....

The Reproductive System Life on our planet has evolved, developed and continued because all creatures have some system which allows them to reproduce. The system of re-creating life is called reproduction. Both male and female human beings have reproductive glands and organs. The male sex organs are located outside the abdomen in the form of testes and a penis, while the woman’s reproductive organs are the ovaries which are located inside...

Facts about Our Body THE BODY IS MADE OF 65% Oxygen, 18.5%, – Carbon, 9.5% Hydrogen, 3.3% Nitrogen, 1.5% Calcium, % Phosphorus and 1.2% of other material. EYES ARE OF DIFFERENT COLOURS because in most cases we inherit the colours of our eyes from our parents. HAIR BECOMES GREY because in later life some or all of our hair grow without the pigment which gives them their colour. THE FUNNY BONE...

Human Muscles and Movement Movement of any part of the body would not be possible without muscles. Our body has about 650 muscles which move various parts of the skeleton. The largest muscles are the ones on our buttocks and the smallest ones are located in our ear. Half of our body weight is generally contributed by our muscles. Muscles are living tissue in our body which have the ability to...

Human Skeletons Our body has a structure of 206 bones which is called the Skeletal system. These bones act like a scaffolding and help in giving our body the shape we see it in because without the bones our body would collapse and and become a shapeless mass. In the centre the skeleton is supported by a spine which comprises of different pieces of bone, called Vertebrae, connected to each other....

Glands and Hormones Our body has various glands which secrete chemical substances. These include the Pituitary gland, Thyroid gland, Pancreas, Adrenal glands, Ovaries, Testes etc. Glands are primarily of two types i.e. Endocrine glands and Exocrine glands. Endocrine glands secrete substances called Hormones which are sent directly into the blood stream. On the other hand Exocrine glands release their substances through tubes into the intestines or onto the skin. Examples of...

The Lymphatic System The Lymphatic system is a system of vessels spread all over our body. This system works in close coordination with blood especially with white blood cells. It is responsible for collecting surplus fluid, called Lymph fluid, from our body alongwith other foreign particles and chemical waste. Like the arteries and veins, the Lymph vessels too branch out in the end to form lymph capillaries, these capillaries collect excess...

Blood Groups and Blood Pressure All blood looks red in colour but in reality its composition may be different. Blood contains red cells and on the surface of these cells are factors called Antigens. Antigens are of two types i.e. antigen ‘A’ and antigen ‘B’. Blood which contains cells with antigen ‘A’ is called blood type A and blood which contains cells with antigen ‘B’ is called blood type B. There...