This is a painting depicting Dr. William Beaumont treating and conducting experiments on his patient-turned-guinea-pig Alexis St. Martin, who had been accidentally shot. ​

These experiments were conducted primarily on an organ which gets its name from the Greek word meaning “mouth opening”. ​

This led to the modern understanding of which particular system in the human body?

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This was initially marketed as a ‘healthy drink’ that was used to cure indigestion or Dyspepsia.​

Rumour was that, this drink contained one of the main digestive enzymes in the human body as its primary ingredient.​

What are we talking about?

This is an involuntary contraction or a myoclonic jerk of the Diaphragm that may occur individually or in bouts.​

It can be triggered by eating or drinking too much very quickly.​

What are we talking about?​

Scientists have discovered that after the brain, the second biggest network of neurons are located in the stomach area. ​

Hence the belief that the stomach was the seat of emotions and feelings in the olden times and that sometimes feelings come out from this area.​

What popular phrase has this given rise to that usually means an intuition?

The letters A, O and B have gone ‘missing’ from London street signs, shop fronts and the front page of the Newspapers in a show of support for the ’Missing Type’ campaign. ​

What do the letters A, O and B represent?​