The hearing organ in mammals is a spiraling structure called the "cochlea" from the Greek word for snail. It spirals out from the saccule (one of the balance organs). There are two and a half turns in ...

An animated sequence which tours the human body, picturing and naming the major organs. The job of each organ is briefly explained. The brain, heart, lungs, stomach, liver, kidneys, intestines and ...

The abdomen is the frontal body cavity between the chest and pelvis that holds vital organs like the stomach, kidneys, bladder, liver, and intestines. Informally called the belly or stomach region, ...

2). Within the abdominal cavity there were also severe and extensive fibrinous adhesions of most abdominal organs and mesentery to the ventral diaphragm and body wall (Fig. 3). Adhesions result ...

The organs play a vital role in the Abbey’s life and worship. They support the singing of the Choir, help congregations to raise the roof in hymn-singing, create the atmosphere for services and ...

An organ-procurement group in Kentucky pressured its personnel to retrieve organs from a hospital patient who was awake and later left the facility alive, an advocate for overhauling the U.S ...

Similar to doing an MOT on a car, scientists believe they can run a blood test to check how fast a person's internal organs are ageing, and even predict which ones might soon fail. The Stanford ...

Documentary that follows the tireless efforts of a small band of pipe organ enthusiasts to save these magnificent instruments as churches and venues across Britain close. Show more Organ Stops ...

Dylan Matthews is a senior correspondent and head writer for Vox’s Future Perfect section and has worked at Vox since 2014. He is particularly interested in global health and pandemic prevention ...

But the Welsh did not see an increase in organ donations after it changed its law in 2015. A similar system in the US may help only a bit, Dr Melancon of George Washington University hospital reckons.