What's your favourite organ?

[Twizzle]

For be it's between the brain and the heart, both do so much work and got mad skills. They're my favourite to study and the two I find the most fascinating, we still have so much we don't understand about the brain. The cardiovascular system and nervous system are my favourite organ systems too.

Any vulgar comments in this thread will not be tolerated by me! Behave yourself or you will be punished.

I read "hymn" as "hymen".

oh, the irony

 

[Twizzle]

the brain is a no brainer

so many people here consistently damage their kidneys

 

[Dragon2010]

Kindey damage is easier then people think though, add in some decent strength meds for a extended period of time, mix of alcohol and other chemicals that damage the kidney and you will find your general well-being drop very quickly. For something so small it's function is major.

 

[Jason Maher]

Harmonica...

 

[HowHigh]

Liver
We have a love hate relationship

 

[urban eel]

hammond

 

[dogslife]

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[veggiepatch1959]

Appendix, gallbladder, penis, uterus,

Do you even know what an organ is? There are several you can live without.

And bone is an organ?? :lol:

 

[BDR]

The skeleton is an organ...

 

[Dragon2010]

And bone is an organ?? :lol:

Yes it is, the bone's a rigid organ and bone marrow carries out the production of blood cells through hematopoiesis.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Where's the soxstrap option?

 

[Jason Maher]

And bone is an organ?? :lol:

I believe it's more correct to say it is a phenomenon associated with an organ...

 

[Houdini]

The skin for sure.
It's your bodies largest organ, we all take it for granted but it's amazing. It heals and regrows, holds all the other bits in place, protects what's inside from what is outside ie pathogens, it helps us feel things, it absorbs things. It can even reveal other stuff about us such as clues to age, race etc.

Skin, you ARE my favourite organ :thumb

My secondary vote goes to the pancreas - mine doesn't work and having to go through all the testing, medicating on a daily basis to stay healthy and alive makes me realise what a good job it does for us. The poor pancreas is seriously underappreciated

 

[Houdini]

Appendix, gallbladder, penis, uterus,

Do you even know what an organ is? There are several you can live without.

Pretty sure you can live without your spleen too.

Anyone know what the spleen's function is????

 

[Dragon2010]

Pretty sure you can live without your spleen too.

Anyone know what the spleen's function is????

It's a non-vital organ that assists in the filtration of blood (Mainly red-blood cells) and builds part of your immune system.

Possible to live without, albeit a lower quality of life.


There's so many arguments however to which are organs are 100% vital for human survival. A human can live with an artificial bladder, no pancreas, liver damage.etc.

A few I remember learning in Advanced Science in High School was:
1) Skin
2) Bones
3) Heart
4) Lungs
5) Kidney
6) Brain
7) Stomach/LargeIntestinal

 

[Cliffhanger]

Losing some organs will significantly reduce quality of life, the appendix is a rare one which losing doesn't really impact on quality of life too much.

 

[Houdini]

It's a non-vital organ that assists in the filtration of blood (Mainly red-blood cells) and builds part of your immune system.

Possible to live without, albeit a lower quality of life.


There's so many arguments however to which are organs are 100% vital for human survival. A human can live with an artificial bladder, no pancreas, liver damage.etc.

A few I remember learning in Advanced Science in High School was:
1) Skin
2) Bones
3) Heart
4) Lungs
5) Kidney
6) Brain
7) Stomach/LargeIntestinal

A pancreas is 100% vital for human survival. Unless you mean with the right medical treatment it is then possible to survive without it.

 

[Dragon2010]

A pancreas is 100% vital for human survival. Unless you mean with the right medical treatment it is then possible to survive without it.

Actually, I meant to type appendix not pancreas.