HOW DOES AIR REACH THE LUNGS? HOW DO THE AIRWAYS STAY CLEAN? WHY DO WE NEED TO BREATHE? HOW SOUND IS MADE IN THE LARYNXFIND OUT MOREThe process of taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide is…
Sources: The Centers for Disease Control (CDC); The World Health Organization (WHO). The following is a list of the most common infectious diseases throughout the world today. Accurate caseload…
(Encyclopedia) human papillomavirus (HPV), any of a family of more than 100 viruses that cause various growths, including plantar warts and genital warts, a sexually transmitted disease. Genital…
(Encyclopedia) gibbon, small ape, family Hylobatidae, found in the forests of SE Asia. The gibbons are known as the small, or lesser, apes; they are the most highly adapted of the apes to arboreal…
(Encyclopedia) mononucleosis, infectiousmononucleosis, infectiousmŏnˌən&oomacr;ˌklēōˈsĭs [key], acute infectious disease of older children and young adults, occurring sporadically or in epidemic…
WHY DO WE BREATHE THROUGH THE NOSE? HOW DOES THE NOSE DETECT SMELLS? FIND OUT MOREThe main entrance to the body’s airways is the nose. It also contains our smell sensors. The outer part of the…
Everybody snores. The snoring noise we make while sleeping comes from the vibration of our nasal passages as we breathe. The muscles in your nose and throat relax when you sleep and narrow your…
Born: Feb. 18, 1895Football FB died of throat infection 2 weeks before he made All-America; rushed for 2,341 yards, scored 156 points and averaged 38 yards a punt in 4 years (1917-20).Died: Dec. 14…
(Encyclopedia) Eustachian tubeEustachian tubey&oomacr;stāˈshən [key] [for Bartolomeo Eustachi], a hollow structure of bone and cartilage extending from the middle ear to the rear of the throat,…
