Tag Archive for 'Human anatomy'

A diagram of the airway lining suggests how the pulmonary neuroendocrine cells (red) trigger a response to inhaled chemicals. When a chemical (orange triangle) docks on a receptor (black) they dump secretory chemicals (thin orange arrows), which have an immediate but localized effect on muscles (blue) and nerves (pink), possibly triggering responses such as a cough. Image credit: Yehuda Ben-Shahar.

Scientists Discover Odor Receptors in Human Lungs

Jan 3, 2014 by News Staff

According to a new study published in the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, human lungs have odor receptors. A diagram of the...

Left: schematic diagram of the human eye showing the cornea (Mikael Häggström / CC0 1.0). Right: vertical section of human cornea (Gray's Anatomy / Sci-News.com)

Scientists Discover Previously Undetected Layer in Human Eye – Dua’s Layer

Jun 12, 2013 by Sergio Prostak

British ophthalmologists have discovered a new layer in the cornea, the clear, dome-shaped surface that covers the front of the eye. Left: schematic diagram...