/oss/taxonomy/term/2414/all en /oss/article/medical-student-contributors/physician-only-natures-assistant <p>Although warm foods are not likely to cause the production of yellow bile and hot winds are unlikely to be the cause of your digestive issues, Greek physician Galen of Pergamum contributed significantly to our understanding of the human body and left a lasting mark on the practice of medicine. He played a strong role in establishing the experimental method in the medical field.</p> Fri, 26 Jan 2024 18:20:02 +0000 Daniela Padres 9817 at /oss /oss/article/medical/how-many-nerves-clitoris <p>How many nerve endings are in the average human clitoris? 8,000 is a number often bandied about by <a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/gallery/clitoris-facts-you-should-know">various </a><a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/the-clitoris-has-8-000-nerve-endings-and-nine-other-things-we-learned-from-a-new-artwork-1.2947694">media</a> <a href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/22823-clitoris#:~:text=How%20many%20nerve%20endings%20does,how%20sexually%20aroused%20you%20are.">sources</a>, but we must surely have a more accurate count than that.</p> Fri, 27 Jan 2023 20:10:26 +0000 Ada McVean M.Sc. 9373 at /oss /oss/article/acupressure-hiccups-cure-or-placebo <p>Whether you are in a quiet library, giving an important presentation, or showing up to a first date, hiccups always seem to come up at the worst times. Folklore tells us that hiccups happen when someone is thinking about you. The remedy is to list your friends (and perhaps your enemies)! Once you have identified the person responsible, the hiccups will go away. My mom always told me that I got the hiccups because I did something bad. Yes, in hindsight she may have just been teasing me. But she also explained that she could make them stop by using pressure points.</p> Fri, 09 Sep 2022 10:00:00 +0000 Cat Wang, B.Sc. 9228 at /oss /oss/article/uncategorized/what-meant-digestion <p>The path upon which food travels, beginning with ingestion and ending with excretion, is complex and highly organized. While the body is controlled by the central and autonomic nervous systems, the gastrointestinal tract is unique as it possesses its own network of nerves: the enteric nervous system. Although the enteric system functions independently, many of the processes are highly regulated by the central and autonomic systems. Working together, these systems control our digestion abilities.</p> Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:05:52 +0000 Amanda Dunec 1646 at /oss