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[Body] Alright, so you wanna know about that Oscar thingy, the gold fella they give out in Hollywood? I heard folks callin’ it a “statuette,” sounds fancy, huh? Well, let me tell ya what I know, no big words, just plain talk. First off, that Oscar fella, he’s standin’ on somethin’. Looks like a round thing with holes in it. They say it’s a film reel, ya know, like the old movies used to come on. Not like these newfangled DVDs or whatever the young’uns watch now. And that reel,…

Alright, y’all, let’s talk about them country singers and how they sing. You know, the way they make their voices do all sorts of things? It’s like a puzzle, they say, a crossword puzzle. I don’t know nothin’ ’bout them crosswords, but I do know a thing or two about singin’! So, they ask, “What’s that thing country singers do with their voices?” Well, it ain’t just one thing, that’s for sure. It’s a whole bunch of stuff mixed together. Like, sometimes they sound all nasally, you know, like they’re…

Alright, let’s talk about this here knee joint, or whatever them fancy doctors call it, the “tibiofemoral joint”. Sounds like a mouthful, don’t it? Basically, it’s where your thigh bone meets your shin bone, you know, the big bones in your leg. What is this Tibio-thingy Joint Anyway? It’s the biggest joint in your whole body, bigger than your elbow or your knuckles, that’s for sure. It’s the one that lets you walk, squat, and do all sorts of things. You wouldn’t be able to get around too good without…

Alright, let’s talk about this… this neuro-whatsit stuff. Sounds fancy, but it ain’t nothin’ but bits and bobs inside your head, you know? Like the chickens in the coop, gotta have somethin’ holdin’ it all together, right? So, first off, we got these astrocytes. Big ol’ names, I tell ya. These fellas, they’re like the strong beams in a barn. They keep everything in place, hold them neuron things steady. Neurons, those are the important ones, the ones doin’ the thinkin’ and such. Astrocytes, they just make sure them neurons…

Alright, let’s talk about this eye thing, you know, the thing you see with. It ain’t that hard, even this old woman can figure it out, so you young’uns should pay attention. First off, you got the cornea. That’s like the window in the front, clear as day, lets the light in. You gotta keep it clean, or things get blurry, just like a dusty window, you know? It’s the very first thing the light hits, and it’s mighty important. Then, the light goes through this watery stuff, they call…

Alright, let’s talk about this elbow thing, you know, that bendy part in your arm. They got some fancy names for it, but I’ll tell ya like it is. So, you got this long bone up top, that’s your humerus. Yeah, sounds funny, like “humorous,” but it ain’t got nothin’ to do with jokes. It’s just a big ol’ bone, strong as an ox, I tell ya. This humerus bone, that’s the fella that connects to your shoulder and comes down to your elbow. Then you got two bones down…

Alright, so you wanna know about them neuron thingies, huh? Them… whatchamacallits… anatomical features, the fancy folks say. Okay, okay, I’ll tell ya what I know, but don’t expect no fancy doctor talk from me. First off, you got this big ol’ lump in the middle, kinda like the main part of a tree trunk. That’s the cell body, or the soma, if you wanna be all highfalutin. It’s like the headquarters, ya know? Keeps everything runnin’. Then you got these spindly things stickin’ out, like branches on a bush….

Alright, so you wanna know about them… whatchamacallit… lymphatic thingies, right? The capillaries, yeah, those little tubes in your body. Let me tell ya, it ain’t rocket science, even this old lady can understand it. So, first off, these lymphatic capillaries, they’re like tiny, tiny little pipes, smaller than a hair, I reckon. They’re all over the place, in your skin, in your guts, everywhere almost. They ain’t in your brain or places without blood vessels though. Makes sense, I guess, no blood, no need for these little cleaners. They’re…

[Body] Alright, let’s talk about this… this “neuro-muscular junction” thing. Sounds fancy, but it ain’t nothin’ but where your nerves tell your muscles to get a move on. Like when you want to grab a biscuit, your brain yells at your arm, and that message goes through this junction thingy. So, what’s it look like? Well, imagine a skinny wire, that’s your nerve, comin’ real close to a piece of meat, that’s your muscle. But they don’t actually touch. There’s a tiny little gap, like a ditch, between ‘em. That…

[Body] Well, let me tell ya somethin’ about this smellin’ stuff, you know, how we get a whiff of things. They call it “olfactory receptors” and all that fancy talk, but it’s just how your nose knows what’s cookin’, if ya catch my drift. First off, you gotta have this bone thingy, right? It’s called the “cribriform plate of ethmoid bone.” Sounds mighty important, but it’s just a kinda shelf up in your nose where all the smellin’ bits sit. Like a porch for your smellin’ cells, ya see? Then…