Know Your Body

The skin is the largest organ in a person's body. Yes, an organ. The skin breathes, feels and most of all give us the prime sense of all - touch. Running all over our body, the skin dies and regenerates every minute. The skin shapes our body, covers our flesh and bones and gives tone to our body. Watch this video, understand your body and be aware of its functions.

The head is the prime part of our body that controls and guides the body in moving about. It holds the most vital part of the body - the brain.It processes our thoughts, communicates motor functions and connects all five senses in the body. The head holds four of five senses in our body - Eyes, Ears, Mouth and Nose. Watch this amazing video to know more about your body.

The hair is the one organ that prevails all over the body. Right from the head to our toes there are tiny strands of hair covering our body. They are present in our eyes, nose, face, chin, arms and legs too. Its main function is to give a cushioning effect to the skin, much like a shock absorber in a car. Watch this video and learn these interesting facts about your body.

The eyes guide us in our lives. They are the prime organs in our body. They help us in our sight and let us analyze our surroundings. The eye in turn is made up of a cornea, retina, iris and the pupil. The eyes are surrounded by eye lashes that filter dust from entering eyes. Watch this video to learn more about your eyes and be thankful to all that it does.

The Nose gives us the prime sense of smell which helps us detect objects about us. It helps gather oxygen for the body and expel carbon-dioxide too. The Nose joins with the ears and throat and maintains equilibrium within. Watch this informative video to understand your body better and learn much more.

We perform a multitude of tasks through our mouth. We speak, chew food, taste, sometimes breathe and much more too. The mouth helps us communicate our needs and express needs with clarity. It is made up of the jaws, teeth, tongue and cheeks. Watch this informative video to understand your body better and learn much more.

Did you know that the strongest muscle in your body is your tongue? It can be extended, contracted and controlled to our will. The tongue is placed with taste buds in different sections, each guiding through different tastes and helping to swallow food. Watch this informative video to understand your body better and learn much more.

There are 32 teeth in a normal adult human being. Teeth grow right from birth and we lose them too as we grow older. They help us chew food and in the primitive age they were used as weapons, much like the animals that hunt prey. Teeth are made up of calcium and are very strong. Watch this informative and easy to follow video, understand your body and learn much more.

The ear is one of the five senses of the body - the ability to listen. It catches reflected sounds and provides information to brain even about the faintest of sounds . The ear canal is covered by tiny hair that prevent tiny insects from crawling inside. Watch this informative and easy to understand your body better and learn much more.

The skeletal system makes up the outline of our body. It is made up of all the bones that occupy our body. It connects forming a rigging mechanism, allowing us to move about. Right from head to toe, our body is made up by the skeletal system. Watch this informative and easy to understand your body better and learn much more.

Muscles are the acting motors of the body. They provide the much needed push for the entire skeletal system to move about and also give the required girth and balance to the bones and joints. The muscles receive signals from the brain and give a synchronised movement to the body. Watch this informative and easy to understand your body better and learn much more.

The brain could be compared to the CPU of a computer. It stores all the data the body perceives and sends out instructions when required. The Brain controls the entire body and provides thinking ability to the body. It breathes and survives through the oxygen supplied by the lungs. Watch this informative and easy to understand your body better and learn much more.

The heart is the main motor of the body that keeps it running. It pumps the blood through the body, mixes oxygen with it, removes the carbon-dioxide and disperses it through the body. The arteries and veins run through the body connecting the heart with the entire body. Watch this informative and easy to understand your body better and learn much more.

The blood contains a lot of information about us. It explains the basic DNA structure and its coding through our body. It posses the vital corpuscles that build and fight for our body. Blood carries the oxygen from our lungs to all the other parts, including the brain and the heart. Watch this informative and easy to understand your body better and learn much more.

Allowing us to survive by taking in the required oxygen and expelling the poisonous carbon-dioxide gas, the lungs allow us to live energetically. The lungs also keep our body stable by keeping our brain and heart active with sufficient oxygen. Watch this informative and easy to understand your body better and learn much more.

Any food we intake needs to be broken down into energy for the body to function. The stomach comprises of the small intestine and the large intestine that break down the food, transform it into energy and pass it to the other parts of the body. Watch this informative and easy to understand your body better and learn much more.

The kidney is one of the vital organs of the body as it functions in dispelling the unwanted waste. It filters the contents and channels them through the other organs. We have a pair of kidneys, to both faster, as well as act as backup in case of a failure. Watch this informative and easy to understand your body better and learn much more.

The Liver plays a vital role in digestion of food and balances the acidic and basic nature of body's water content. It cleanses the blood and stores energy from food broken down during digestion, in the form of glycogen. The liver is key to pumping nutrients into the blood that flows through the body. Watch this informative and easy to understand your body better and learn much more.

The Bladder helps us remove toxins that are filtered by the stomach after breaking down of energy from food. It holds the collected urine and stools produced by the body until time to release. It is highly essential we take care of this tiny little sac as it holds toxins and residue that could harm the body if retained. Watch this informative, easy to understand your body and learn much more.

The Intestines help filter out the food that we intake into the much-needed energy and the harmful toxins. The intestines are tube-shaped and can measure up to 25 feet within the body. Eating healthy and clean food keeps the intestines safe and clean too. Watch this informative and easy to understand your body better and learn much more.

There are several parts of the body that make up a living being. Right from the eyes to kidneys, each part plays a pivotal role in every second of our lives. It is essential we take good care of our body parts and consume only nutritious food as a whole. Watch this informative and easy to understand your body better and learn much more.