Tag: physiology

How Fat Cells Influence Your Appetite

By Regina Fernandez En español Imagine you just finished eating some delicious Bojangles’ famous chicken ‘n biscuits. Your friend sits […]

By Alec Chaves If you’ve been following my previous blog posts, you’ll notice I like to talk about skeletal muscle. […]

By Regina Fernandez (Noun. /muh-TAB-uh-liz-uhm/) What does it mean? Metabolism refers to all the chemical reactions that produce or use […]

By Emma Goldberg Penguins are arguably some of the coolest animals on the planet, and not just because they live […]

By Madison Williams (noun. /en-do-THEE-lee-uhm) What does it mean? The endothelium is a single layer of cells that makes up […]

By Alec Chaves Fun rating: 3/5 Difficulty rating: 4/5 As the name suggests, this technique requires the scientist to handle radioactive […]

By Zoe Terwilliger (noun. /puh-RENK-uh-ma or /PAIR-en-kai-ma/) What does it mean? Organs can be made of several parts–some parts perform […]

By Alec Chaves Hard work and discipline are important factors in determining success, no matter what the goal. This also […]

By Alec Chaves There are many aspects of human biology that are fascinating…. how we breathe, how we turn food […]

By Eva Vitucci The electronic-cigarette (e-cig) comes in a variety of shapes and sizes, and many different flavoring options. While […]

By Jenna Beam Let’s level with each other – everyone has a spleen, everyone knows that everyone has a spleen, […]

By Eva Vitucci Blood. It makes some people squeamish, some people faint, but it makes all of us alive. Blood […]

By Eva Vitucci The human body is an amazing entity, and as can be seen by watching the recent Winter […]

By Kelsey Gray Hearts have long been associated with the month of February. Hallmark Cards began producing Valentine’s Day cards […]