UterusLungsHeartStomachLiverBladderSpleenPancreasBrainGall BladderKidneyIntestine

Posts Tagged ‘glucose’

Organs at the Office

Posted: Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

These body parts are part of the campaign for Actos, a drug that controls type 2 diabetes. From left to right, that’s muscle, pancreas, liver, triglyceride, HDL-C, kidney and stomach. Check out all the crazy pharmaceutical swag available on eBay!

Corporeal Chemistry

Posted: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

4035454698_f1cf38a424One of the wackiest things about the study of anatomy is how little we understand about the human body — even though we’re surrounded by bodies all day long. That said, there is plenty we do understand, and thanks to things like this biochemical pathways chart of our body’s chemical reactions, we can sorta kinda see what’s going on inside when we metabolize food. Amazingly, mind-blowingly cool! They need to come up with a chart detailing the biochemical pathways of falling in love, too. though that might be even more complicated. {Roche Applied Science via Corporeality}

biochem_E8

 
Thyroid GlandPituitary GlandPineal GlandSebaceous GlandTestes GlandSalivary GlandsSweat GlandProstate GlandAdrenal GlandOvary GlandMammary GlandHypothalamus GlandThymus GlandParathyroid Gland