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Facts About the Human Breast

Posted by Joanna Culley

When people think of breasts, they tend to picture them only on women. But in reality, both men and women have them, and they are equally important for each gender. In broad terms, breasts are the tissues that cover the pectoral muscles and they are practically identical, except for males, which lack the specialized lobules that produce milk. Medically, they are also known as the mammary glands, and for females, the lobules (which can be organized into 15 to 20 sections) drain into a duct structure than finally brings the milk to the nipple, which is surrounded by dark tissue...

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Facts About the Human Foot

Posted by Joanna Culley

Feet are made up of many intricate parts, such as 26 bones, 33 joints, 107 ligaments and 19 muscles, and over time, they can get seriously injured because of the constant wear and tear.

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Facts About the Human Arteries

Posted by Joanna Culley

Arteries, along with veins and capillaries, are long enough to go around the world at least twice. Their entire length is over 60,000 miles long and they carry oxygenated blood to our whole body, from head to toe.

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Facts About the Human Veins

Posted by Joanna Culley

Veins are blood vessels that return the less oxygenated blood, full with waste products from all the different process in the body, back to the heart.

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Facts About the Human Spine

Posted by Joanna Culley

The spine, also known as the vertebral column or spinal column, is made up of 33 bones stacked one on top of the other until the adolescence.

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