What Is An Appendix

Appendix

The appendix seems to be a part of the body that we can manage without, and even if it is healthy it does not so important for us. The appendix is a hollow tube, about 8 to 15 centimeters long, closed at the end.  In other words,  it is a  “blind” tube that does not … Read more

What Is Anaemia

Anaemia

Anemia is a word used to describe many different conditions having to do with disorders of the blood. These conditions exist when the blood does not contain the normal number of red cells, or when the cells do not have the normal amount of hemoglobin. Anemia can be caused by poor blood formation, the destruction … Read more

What Is A Virus

Virus

Viruses are very small particles that may cause disease in man, animals, and plants. That word “particles” seems a strange way to describe them, so let’s see why it is used Viruses are so small they will pass through the finest filters. They cannot be grown in sugar solutions but will grow and multiply in … Read more

What Is A Stroke

Stroke

A stroke is a form of injury to the brain. Another name for it is “apoplexy”. When a stroke occurs, the how of blood to a part of the brain is suddenly cut off. As a result, all the structures connected with that part arc injured. There are several things that can cause this failure … Read more

What Is A Heart Attack

Heart Attack

What people call “heart attack” is one of the chief causes of death in the Western World. In three out of four cases, a victim is a man, and the age is usually between fifty and seventy years. A typical heart attack is often caused by “coronary thrombosis”. In fact, many people simply call it … Read more

What Does Blood Do For The Body

What Does Blood Do For The Body

Blood is necessary for the life of every part of the body. The first step in understanding this is to realize that the blood contains many different materials and cells. There is a fluid, or liquid, part of the blood which is called “plasma”. It contains many substances dissolved in it. Let’s see what some … Read more

What Do Our Tonsils Do

Tonsils

Most people think we just have two tonsils, located on either side of the throat just behind the tongue. But this isn’t true. There are several pairs of tonsils of different sizes. Tonsils are small bundles of a special kind of tissue called “lymphoid”. Because of their location in the throat, they have a special … Read more