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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 Does the Body Do With Excess Amino Acids?Biology
Are Toes Fingers? The Anatomical and Functional Differences Bones & Muscles
How Many Voices Do You Have? The Science of Vocal Registers Eyes & ENT
When Was Breathing Discovered? A History of Respiration Healthcare
What Is the First Organ Perfused by Blood Leaving the Heart?Heart & Lungs
Is There a Substitute for Water in the Body?Biology
What Are the Atria and What Do They Do?Heart & Lungs
What Type of Oxygen Do We Breathe?Chemistry
What Is the Principal Function of Triglycerides?Biology
What Is Elastin and How Does It Work in the Body?Skin & Hair
Which Taste Is Best Sensed at the Back of the Tongue?Biology
Why Is Carbon Dioxide Able to Continually Diffuse Out of Cells?Biology
Is Inspiration an Active or Passive Process?Heart & Lungs
What Is Your Bicep and How Does It Work?Bones & Muscles
What Is the Most Abundant Component of Plasma?Biology
Which Organ Is the Largest Lymphatic Organ in the Body?Immunity
Where Is the Right Atrium Located in the Heart?Heart & Lungs
How Many Megapixels Is the Human Eye?Physics
What Is the Role of Acetylcholine in the Body?Brain & Nerves
How Tough Is Human Skin and What Makes It So Strong?Skin & Hair
How Can You Choke on Water? The Biology Behind It Heart & Lungs
What pH Level Do Stomach Enzymes Function In?Gut & Kidney
What Are the Major Arteries in the Body?Heart & Lungs
How to Adapt to the Cold: From Physiology to Behavior Biology
How Much Body Heat Do You Lose Through Your Feet?Physics
What Color Is the Human Heart? The Anatomical Reality Heart & Lungs
When Does the Posterior Fontanelle Close?Kids
Why Do Bones Last So Long and Resist Decay?Bones & Muscles
What Are the Main Functions of the Arteries?Heart & Lungs
What Makes Lips Pink? The Science Behind Lip Color Skin & Hair