Why Do Women Have Breasts, and Why Does the Appendix Resemble an Almond? Professor Rokyta Explores the Body’s Mysteries

The human body is both astonishingly sophisticated and full of unanswered questions. Even doctors can find its complex anatomy mysterious, although modern science can explain, or at least begin to uncover, many of its processes.

Neurophysiologist Richard Rokyta will discuss some of the body’s biggest mysteries, including why women have breasts and why the appendix resembles an almond.

The discussion will range across cells, tissues, nerves, sensory organs, muscles and joints, examining the intricate processes that make the human body work.