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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.

What Organs Are Useless? A Look at Vestigial Structures Biology
What Does the Lateral Hypothalamus Do?Brain & Nerves
What Organ Receives Blood From the Hepatic Portal Vein?Biology
How Many Major Arteries Are in the Body?Heart & Lungs
What Is the Only Organ That Can Regenerate Itself?Biology
What Is an Occlusion? From Blood Flow to Bite Alignment Dental
Which Artery Is the Largest and Why?Heart & Lungs
How Resilient Is the Human Body?Biology
What Does Cardiopulmonary Mean? A Simple Explanation Heart & Lungs
Does Flesh Grow Back? The Limits of Human Regeneration Biology
What Is the Basilar Membrane and How Does It Work?Eyes & ENT
Are We Electrical Beings? The Science of Bioelectricity Biology
What Is the Optic Cup? Formation and Function Eyes & ENT
How Does Speaking Work? The Science of Speech Eyes & ENT
Why Is Skin a Solid? The Structure Behind Its Strength Skin & Hair
Do Humans Have Voice Boxes? The Anatomy of the Larynx Eyes & ENT
What Is the Backbone Made Of?Bones & Muscles
What Is the Organ of Corti and How Does It Work?Eyes & ENT
What Are Skeletal Remains Made Of and How Do They Last?Bones & Muscles
What Does Angiogenic Mean? The Science of Blood Vessel Growth Biology
What Is the Approximate Blood Volume of an 80-kg Adult Male?Heart & Lungs
Where Is Your Fundus? From the Uterus to the Eye Eyes & ENT
How Do We Produce Tears? The Science of Crying Eyes & ENT
What Gases Do We Inhale and Exhale?Heart & Lungs
What Are the Plasma Proteins and Their Functions?Biology
Would You Be Able to Survive If Your Body Only Had One Type of Cell?Biology
What Does the Left Atrium Do in the Heart?Heart & Lungs
What Is the Purpose of the Pupil?Eyes & ENT
What Causes Pruney Fingers? The Science Explained Skin & Hair
Do Kidneys Glow? The Science of Biological Light Biology