The autonomic nervous system orchestrates the functions of internal organs such as the heart and gut, serving as a connection ...

Your liver is essential to your good health. The liver is an important part of the digestive system. It performs more than 300 different function in the human body. Learn more about the liver.

Dietary fiber is a type of carbohydrate found in plant foods such as whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and ...

Your autonomic nervous system (ANS) is the part of your central nervous system (CNS) that controls unconscious activities like breathing and digestion. This system is always working, whether or not ...

The students in Bostian Elementary School science teacher Brandy Hunt’s class got a hands-on lesson about what happens after ...

Chemical digestion occurs when the body uses enzymes to break down certain molecules, such as carbohydrates. This process allows the bloodstream to absorb smaller molecules to transport around the ...

Eleven-year-old Juliet Williams stood before a small group of pre-kindergarten students Thursday on the second floor of Episcopal School of Acadiana Lower School in Lafayette. "Welcome to the ...