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Medical conditions and body parts. But nothing good enough to self-diagnose with, just the basics!

Subcategories: Body parts (199), Phobias (6), Senses (5), Substances (22)

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N is for Nerve

A nerve in the human body is a fiber or a group of fibers connecting the brain or spinal cord to other parts of the body. Nerves transmit sensations to the brain, namely pain, heat, cold, pressure, and movement.

N is for Neuron

A neuron is a special cell in the body that makes up the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.

Neurons communicate using tiny electrical and chemical messages. When you feel something, think, move, or remember, neurons help carry those signals to the right place.

N is for Nose

Your nose is in the middle of your face. It sticks out. You use your nose to smell things with. Your nose has no bones in it except at the very top, nearest your eyes. Dogs have wet noses, and elephants have very very long noses called trunks. The nose in the picture belongs to a dog.

N is for Nostril

Your nostrils are the two holes in your nose that you use to breathe through and smell through.

N is for Nurse

A nurse is someone who helps sick or injured people. Nurses work with doctors to help care for people and make them better.
Ophidiophobia or ophiophobia is a fear of snakes. Many people are scared of snakes because snakes are actually quite dangerous and should be treated with caution, but they do not have a phobia of snakes. People who are ophidiophobic are irrationally afraid of snakes, even just in pictures or on television where there is no real threat.

O is for Organ

An organ is a part of the body that has a job to do. Your different organs work together to help you live and stay healthy.

Organs include the heart, lungs, liver, brain, skin and many more. Different organs help digest your food, filter waste or protect you from harm.

O is for Ovary

The ovary is an organ in the female reproductive system. Ovaries make eggs, which are needed for pregnancy. They also make hormones such as estrogen and progesterone.

P is for Palate

Palate is another word for the roof of your mouth. It is hard and bony at the front, and soft at the back.

The photo is of a lion's palate.

P is for Palm

Your palm is the inner part of your hand between your wrist and your fingers.

P is for Pancreas

The pancreas is an organ that makes digestive juices that help break down food. It also makes hormones like insulin, which helps control blood sugar. You can find it behind the lower part of the stomach.

P is for Patella

Patella is the formal name for the kneecap, a small round bone in the front of your knee. It helps protect the knee joint.

P is for Paunch

Paunch is used to describe where a person's belly sticks out a little bit more than it should.

You might use the word to describe someone who is a little bit overweight, as in "he has a paunch".

P is for Paw

A paw is a kind of animal's foot. Generally animals like cats, dogs and ferrets that eat other animals have paws. Animals that get eaten usually have hooves not paws.
The paw in the picture belongs to a lion.

P is for Pelt

An animal's pelt is the skin and fur covering them. Animal pelts are often turned into fur coats.
Pelt is also a word for throwing a lot of missiles at something in a short space of time. Another word for pelt is bombard.

P is for Pelvis

Your pelvis is the bony cradle that is between your legs and your spine.

The pelvis is the base support for your spine and upper body. It also protects organs like the bladder and helps you stand, walk, and move. You can feel it by pressing your hands on your hips.

P is for Phalanges

Phalanges are small bones in your fingers and toes. In your hands they help your fingers bend so you can pick things up, and in your feet they help you to walk.

The picture indicates the phalanges in your hand.

P is for Philtrum

Philtrum is the small groove in the middle of a person's face between the nose and the upper lip.

The picture is a baby's philtrum.

P is for Phlegm

Phlegm is a thick mucus made in the throat and chest. It can be coughed up when you are sick.

P is for Pill

Pills, also called tablets, are small, usually hard lumps of medicine that are meant to be swallowed.