We’ve been studying the body for most of human history, and yet we are still finding new organs (or parts of them - depending on your definition). Also, thanks to some marmosets, we know a little more about how anxiety and depression...

Mosquitoes transmit a number of terrible diseases like malaria, West Nile virus, and the Zika virus, but why not the flu?

Werewolves might not be real, but the myths about them could have come from real scientific phenomena, like a misunderstanding of certain illnesses.

Mmmm! The smell of a batch of cookies straight out of the oven is enough to make your mouth water! But have you ever wondered why your mouth waters?! Jessi and Squeaks are here to tell you all about saliva and the many ways it helps you...

An important digestive enzyme which breaks down starch into sugar.
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A Twig Science
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Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...

Learn how we digestive enzymes such as amylase, proteases and lipases to break down carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. We also cover where the enzymes are made and what they break each food group down to.

This video tutorial discusses the Muscarinic cholinergic receptors: 0:00. Intro 0:15. What are cholinergic receptors? 0:25. What are muscarinic receptors? 1:52. Act through G-Protein coupled receptors that act through 2nd messengers...

This video provides a comprehensive overview of the human digestive system, including the two types of digestion (mechanical and chemical), the three basic food types (carbohydrates, proteins, and fats), and the enzymes involved in...

The following tutorial provides a brief overview of the 12 pairs of cranial nerves

This is a short video tutorial introducing the parasympathetic nervous system.

This is a short tutorial on the facial nerve and its branches (chorda tympani nerve, facial nerve proper, greater petrosal nerve).

"Kill or Cure?" goes in search of the very latest ways to fight the disease. Malaria is still the most deadly disease in the world. - it kills a child every thirty seconds. As yet no vaccine exists. But the race is on to find one and...

This is a brief video tutorial on the infratemporal fossa. It includes information on the TMJ.

Histology of the human's largest salivary gland.

This video is answering the question of what is saliva.

This video tutorial provides an overview of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) and helps establish how neural crest cell migration contributes to understanding post-ganglionic neurons.

Main organs of the digestive system

We've already learn a lot about the digestive system, which is comprised of the gastrointestinal tract and some accessory organs. But just as we've done for the heart and the brain, let's get a better sense of what this system really...

In this video, we discuss the functions of the oral cavity and its accessory organs (teeth, tongue, salivary glands).

Structures and types of stratified epithelia.

A general definition of a gland and an overview of the major glands of the body.

It explains the basic structure, functions and types of epithelial tissue.

Neural pathway of the taste.

Anatomy and function of the main organs of the digestive system.