Some people want to donate their organs or body parts for transplants. Others want their bodies to be used for research. Donating your body is a very personal choice. Some people don’t want to do this ...

IN 1861 a plan was drawn up in Germany to provide a series of hand-books or text-books on botany, which should treat of the science as it existed at the time; four of these books were completed ...

The peritoneum is a thin membrane that lines the abdominal cavity. It protects and supports organs in the abdomen and pelvis, including the stomach, intestines, and liver. The peritoneum is made of ...

He suddenly realizes: His kidney is gone. It rarely happens that way anymore, but there’s reason to fear illegal organ harvesting. The practice is rampant and getting worse by the year.

The thoracic or chest cavity is cylindrical in shape, and contains organs of the cardiovascular, respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. Twelve pairs of ribs connect posteriorly to the spinal ...

Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen. This muscle, also called the thoracic diaphragm, is the main muscle used ...