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Lauren Holland is a staff writer at Biology Insights with a focus on human physiology. She spent several years as an academic laboratory technician running bench experiments for university researchers. Holland now concentrates on how major organ systems function, explaining anatomical processes through grounded, everyday analogies.

How Complex Is the Human Body?
What Is an Orifice? Definition and Common Examples
Human Movement: The Biology of How We Move
What Do Humans Need to Live? The Core Requirements
Do Humans Have a Cell Wall and What Gives Them Structure?
What Are Chylomicrons and What Is Their Function?
What Are the 5 Survival Needs for Humans?
Are Humans Cold-Blooded or Warm-Blooded?
What Do Humans Need to Survive? The Core Requirements
What Is Lymph Made Of: Proteins, Cells, and Fats
How Do I Breathe: The Biology Behind Every Breath
What Is Energy Management in the Human Body?
What Is Motility? Gut, Sperm, and Cell Movement
What Does Human Flesh Look Like, Layer by Layer?
What Are Pigment Cells and How Do They Work?
What Organs Are Useless? A Look at Vestigial Structures
What Organ Receives Blood From the Hepatic Portal Vein?
What Is the Only Organ That Can Regenerate Itself?
How Resilient Is the Human Body?
Does Flesh Grow Back? The Limits of Human Regeneration
Are We Electrical Beings? The Science of Bioelectricity
What Does Angiogenic Mean? The Science of Blood Vessel Growth
What Are the Plasma Proteins and Their Functions?
Would You Be Able to Survive If Your Body Only Had One Type of Cell?
Do Kidneys Glow? The Science of Biological Light
What Does the Body Do With Excess Amino Acids?
Is There a Substitute for Water in the Body?
What Is the Principal Function of Triglycerides?
Which Taste Is Best Sensed at the Back of the Tongue?
Why Is Carbon Dioxide Able to Continually Diffuse Out of Cells?