Your eyes
12:37pm Monday 1st October 2007
You have two amazing eyes which work together in a wide range of lighting conditions to give you a focussed, colour image, with a sense of depth, of the world around you.
Your ears
12:30pm Monday 1st October 2007
Your ears are remarkable. They each consist of three parts - the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The outer ear serves to collect and channel sound to the middle ear.
Your genes
12:13pm Monday 1st October 2007
It is common to hear talk of genetics' and genes' these days but what do we mean by this? The subject is truly breathtaking in its complexity.
Your pulse
10:12am Wednesday 4th July 2007
Your pulse rate is the number of times that your heart beats in one minute.
Your glands
2:48pm Tuesday 1st May 2007
Your glands are several specialised areas of the body which make hormones- which are chemical signals that regulate the way the body works.
Your genes
3:12pm Tuesday 13th March 2007
It is common to hear talk of genetics' and genes' these days but what do we mean by this? The subject is truly breathtaking in its complexity.
Your ears
2:51pm Tuesday 13th February 2007
Your ears are remarkable. They each consist of three parts - the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear.
Your eyes
9:10am Wednesday 17th January 2007
You have two amazing eyes which work together in a wide range of lighting conditions to give you a focussed, colour image, with a sense of depth, of the world around you.
Your joints
4:13pm Wednesday 13th December 2006
Your joints are the places where bones meet. They provide support for your body and allow movement.
Your liver
12:59pm Tuesday 14th November 2006
Your liver lies in the upper right-hand side of your abdomen, tucked for protection under the lower ribs. It is of enormous importance to hundreds of the biological processes that keep us alive and well.
Your lungs
12:57pm Tuesday 14th November 2006
Your lungs breathe air down through a branching series of ever smaller tubes into tiny air sacs only one tenth of a millimetre across.
Your heart
12:47pm Tuesday 14th November 2006
Your heart will beat about 300 times while you read this article and beats around 2.5 billion times in an average life span.
Your skin
12:43pm Tuesday 14th November 2006
Your skin is a remarkable substance which covers an area in the average adult of 21 square feet.
Your brain
4:59pm Monday 16th October 2006
This is an astonishing part of your body. Sat within the protection of the bony skull it is responsible for the control of all vital functions along with movement, the senses, thoughts, feelings, consciousness and creativity.
Your bones
9:04am Wednesday 6th September 2006
206 bones support your body - over half of which are found in your hands and feet.
Your blood
5:25pm Thursday 13th July 2006
This is a truly amazing substance. The average adult has about five litres of blood in their body, flowing through their vessels.
Your kidneys
4:16pm Friday 2nd June 2006
Your two kidneys are located one to each side and beneath the lower ribs in the back.
Your liver
4:19pm Tuesday 9th May 2006
Your liver lies in the upper right hand side of your abdomen, tucked for protection under the lower ribs.
Your lungs
9:39am Monday 10th April 2006
Your lungs breathe air down through a branching series of ever smaller tubes into tiny air sacs only one tenth of a millimetre across.
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