3 BIGGEST Weaknesses of the Human Body 

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You have acquired: _human weakness knowledge_ You now have a 20% damage bonus against human type foes

This is what aliens will look up before they come to earth.

Can we acknowledge what most of us viewers take for granted in these videos: the fact this gentleman is an excellent educator? He was born for this very specific task.

That blood choke is crazy. Someone did that to me in juvenile hall, one moment I was fighting to get loose from his arm and all of a sudden I woke up all confused with drool all over my sweatshirt

as a sibling, this is extremely helpful

Our biggest weakness is that we can’t naturally regenerate limbs

Being able to use our hands is better for our protection than having our necks, groin and belly directed to the ground. Spears, sticks, bats, punches and firearms would not be possible without this shift ☺️

I remember learning about some of these areas waaaaaaaay back when I took Martial Arts. I remember one guy got angry that when we were sparring I would crouch down and make myself small so I wouldn't be so open to him....and he said " That's not fair!" Protecting myself isn't fair? Luckily I didn't see him around more than once. One thing we were taught by the instructor though was to never approach someone you may get into a confrontation with head on...exposing your middle to them...approach slightly turned away so you're not a big target saying, " HERE I AM! " Learn to protect your vulnerable parts....take self defense classes. It's smart.

Everytime I watch his videos I become uncomfortably aware of my own body.

The only ytuber who can have literal dead corpses in the background of his vid

I wish someone would have explained the liver punch to me when I was a kid, I could have fended off the bullies better.

“Hey! Look at my belly!” Love your informative videos. Do you have any cadavers that had IBS? Could you explain that process please? Keep up the great work your guys are doing. Good teaching.

Everyone else when someone walks by: Hello This guy: I could easily cut his femoral artery

"Quadrupeds have more protected necks" Giraffe: *sheds a tear*

Your videos are extremely helpful for me to understand anatomy better. Thank you so much. The fact that we decided to “walk around” exposing our vulnerable most parts, to me is an act of defiance to all dangers around us, we started showing we are pretty brave.

Supraspinatus muscle and its tendon are very weak too. I wasn’t doing something extreme when working out but ended up having a tear. Shoulders are super vulnerable in humans for some reason which surprises me because our ancestors needed shoulder strength to climb tree branches

“Nostalgia is truly one of the greatest human weaknesses, second only to the neck.” -Dwight Schrute

This is like attending medical school I never paid for.

About 25 years ago there was an incident near the small town I lived in at the time. A group of young men were out hunting and a 16 year old boy was running while carrying his hunting knife, unsheathed, in his hand. He tripped and fell and landed on his knife, severing his femoral artery. Those that were with him at the time could do nothing to help him and said that he 'bled out' in less than two minutes. I have no doubt that none of them have ever forgotten that night. I wasn't even there and I can still remembe4 the shock in town at the time.

Great video...I have often wondered at how we survived, in early periods, as a species with so many "Soft Spots"...and seriously vulnerable areas to the human condition.

This can also be titled as "The best places to hurt people."

This just makes me want to walk around wearing a suit of armor.

I love your videos, and the way you explain the information. I'm glad you are making them. I've always being intrigued by how perfect our bodies were created and even in death we still can see the perfect structure of it. Please don't stop making them. If was able to study anatomy of the body, I would like to have teachers like you. You guys are doing exelent job. Thank you!

Incredible!! I LOVE how well everything is explained. You make it interesting, relatable, and funny. I can't stop watching (and learning! ). This is now my favorite channel!

The cable management in that neck is just amazing

Nothing's more weaker when that Pinky toe hits the table leg😶🤐

In regards to the blood choke: We were taught the carotid arteries have barometer type structures that drop the blood pressure to the brain / head because it senses the pressure would damage the brain.

I love your enthusiasm when teaching. I had a teacher in the medics who was really good too they make such a differences in teaching making it interesting and memorable for student.

By eating junk food and getting a big gut I’m trying to add more layers of protection to my midsection.

As a person that's been stabbed. This is really cool to see. It explains why after the puncture, the area was tight. This was the omentum trying to seal the wound. That's fascinating af🤓

I love this channel so much! you guys are so amazing...am learning a lot about our body and its parts and functions because of you...keep up and God bless your works

Well-done and fascinating video. I learned so much! I’ve had several hip operations, so I found your explanation of some of the nearby structures really interesting.

When my appendix ruptured, my omentum managed to wrap itself around the infected area and newly formed abscess, protecting my vital organs, keeping me alive just long enough until I was able to have an emergency appendectomy. I didn't believe it when my surgeon told me, but this cleared up the mystery on how it did that. Thanks!

When you say “in biology, sacrifices must be made” is really a restatement of a key concept in all areas of engineering - trade-offs. Every design, every project, have inherently conflicting goals. The best result optimizes the design against the goals. For example: strength versus weight, speed versus power, time-to-release versus cost. The human body is an optimized product of evolutionary engineering.

I love your channel, always done with genuine enthusiasm and so interesting but this one has been my favourite so far.

Ive been watching a few of these vids now and I really appreciate how you break everything down to an understanding. Thank you

Human warriors for thousands of years knew about these 3 damage points, and that’s why even lightly armored foot soldiers had neck braces, abdominal armor and thigh greaves. That helps!

That’s why crows turn toads over and peck them from the belly. They’re poison on the back and the birds learned that the belly is safe.

I cannot understand why some intelligent people cannot accept the theory of evolution. It’s only necessary to accept that the physiology of all lining things share so many basic organs, each adapted for a given species. But all traceable back to a common ancestor.

Since I've been looking at maps/images of abdomen organs to see what could be effected when some impact like a punch in the liver you gave as example here, my 2nd thought as cringe was not only would the liver get that much damage but also it's right by the stomach and it unlike the liver has nerves. So not only could that damaging punch/other damage right there give you pain in the stomach but also possible internal bleeding and tearing and don't forget the pancreas & spleen right back there that when damaged or required to be removed can/will cause much... difficulties. And depending on the damage, half the liver can grow back unlike those other organs.

I really like your comment: "breathing is one of my favourite things to do". That is a great exercise in gratefulness.

I absorb and learn more here then I ever did in my freaking human anatomy class 😯🙌🙌🙌

You're a phenomenal teacher and presenter. I am fascinated by the subjects.

Brilliant, I love learning how our bodies work, your explanations are spot on. Thank you.

The reason humans can afford to have such anatomical vulnerabilities, is that we are inherently cooperative and social. We don't have to defend ourselves from predators because of how we manage our environment. We don't need thick fur because we wear clothes and live in houses. People need to realise how interconnected and social we are by nature. Maybe it would allow them to be better people if they knew it.

Perfect balance of clear exposition and technical terms. The enthusiasm helps. This channel is a must for anyone interested in human anatomy, and enjoyable too.

I love your videos.. you are amazing.. I wish to impact the world like you do ❤

Lol my cat blood choked me once. I was lying in bed on my back, almost asleep, and my cat (he’s a big boi, like twenty-five pounds) jumps up and lands on my neck. Paws find my carotid and he stands there, leaning down to sniff my face. I felt the strength drain from every muscle in my body before I could move him… it was weird. Thankfully he stepped off before I passed out so I didn’t die by cat lol

“Hey, look at my neck, look at my abdomen, look at my groin!!” Is a great line, and I’m stealing it. Seriously, though, thank you immensely for your extraordinary work. The information your channel provides is an example of the very best the internet has to offer to make the world a better place for everyone. You respectful and unassuming demeanor is exemplary, and the scripts are clearly crafted and delivered with care. Bravo, sir, and again, thank you.

"... that he would protect them at all costs" Never agreed more with anyone.

Very clear explanation and understandable for even amateurs like us. Please extend to the MAX.

I've never been happier about being subscribed to a channel, your content is amazing

12:41 I can attest to the liver being a weakness...I fell on the end of a bike handle when I was 14 and got what the ED doctor called a grade 3 liver laceration - basically a baseball-sized hematoma, but thankfully no uncontrolled bleeding and no damage to any of the other delicate organs in that area. But man, those first few minutes after it happened were filled with an absolutely catastrophic amount of pain, and the only reason I wasn't screaming bloody murder was because I could barely breathe.

Love these videos inspired me to donate my body to medical science... I have several rare illnesses. Great feeling knowing when i die people can learn about my condions and possibly help lots of people x

This is a great video as always you have been posting. I struggled to figure out which portion of the body part this was. It would have been great to show an animated 3D image by side. I know this would be tough but the video would draw much more attention to a common person.

Wow what an excellent video😊 thanks for using the cadaver to explain things. Thx to the person who possessed that body too❤ wish we would have had the chance to have anatomy class with cadavers in nursing school. This is so helpful.

As a female MMA fighter. I got punched in the liver and instantly collapsed into a ball with the worst pain in my entire life. Also I got choked out once. I passed out within 6 seconds. The move is called a rear naked choke. Your videos are the best on RU-vid thank you very much!

20:14 This description is spot on. One day in highschool government, I was very bored so I was compressing my carotid artery (don't ask, I was VERY bored). After a couple seconds my vision starts going dark so I release. I do this a couple more times until I accidentally push it too far and the next thing I know I have a bad headache and am lifting my head from my desk while the whole class stares at me. Apparently I had completely lost consciousness, and once gravity took over my face slammed into my desk, startling the whole class. I did not enjoy trying to explain away what had happened to my teacher...

Wow! Never really thought about just how exposed and fragile we are. I have experienced strangulation blackout (abusive ex) who told the police, he thought he'd killed me, he would not say how long I was out for. I revived myself and it hurt like hell. Like every nerve ending was burning. Would love to know what happed to my brain and body when that occurred. All I can remember was a loud buzzing noise, a flash of light and my nerves burning at the ends like in my finger tips etc... Can you explain this? Thank you for a your work, truly fascinating channel. 🙏😊

thanks so much, my grandmother did not stand a chance, u a real life saver man

I never realized the liver was so huge. I would LOVE to see a video about organ donation and specifically partial liver donations from a living donor. My cousin received a triple organ transplant in 2020 and it saved his life despite very low survival odds.

"Being bipedal means you're burning less calories..." Damn I wanna go back to being a quadruped

Thank you for your videos. I have always been fascinated with how the human body functions. I watch a lot of crime and medical shows and you help me to understand when they talk about these things. 👍👍

Cold u please do anatomy on the brachial plexus!? I am highly interested in this due to personal injury

Evolution is so proud of the human body, it just decided to say "screw it" and put it all on display 😅

I never thought about sensitivity to pain actually being a positive for preservation. It tells us what's important. That makes a ton of sense.

I just discovered this channel and I'm hooked! I love this!

This guy is an AMAZING educator, I can't believe how well he explains each subject, and with such passion!

Transforming oxygen into carbon dioxide is also my favorite thing to do, right next to watching videos from these gentlemen

What a wonderful return to my A&P class in nursing school. Surprised how much I could still name. And I’m retired at 67. 40+ years as an RN.

You do such a great job thanks for all these videos of Human Anatomy

Saving this to my Useful playlist

It's great that there is no tacky background music in these videos... Your videos are interesting and stimulating enough on their own. Keep up the good work!

My first 4 babies were completely natural, Unmedicated births. Awesome! Baby number 5 needed an emergent c section though, and when they sutured me up, they sutured my inguinal nerve. If anyone understands that, you know I was left in unexplainable pain, could pick up my 4lb baby, couldn’t sit up, or walk, etc and had to go back into surgery 4 days later to have my incisions re-opened, all stitches in all layers removed, and re-closed. 10 yrs later I still have lingering pain!

You explained these so good !! You are really a realy talented and overqualified teacher 👍👍👍⚘️

I have studied Psychology and Philosophy.I would say one of the greatest weaknesses of the Human Body,is the (Mind,Brain,Cognition,Mental Instability,Depression,Anxiety,Behaviour).You also have the Physical Body.

I'm still in awe of how much we can learn from the internet today...From back when there weren't any cellphones..to now...when all knowledge of the human race is at anyone's fingertips, I'm simply in awe. And I find it humblig

To hell with mobility, I'm getting my neck steel plated.

Very interesting! Enjoy watching you explain everything about the body!

I love these videos. They are so interesting and the instructors are awesome 👍🏼

This video basically sounds nearly identical to the physiology and anatomy run down I received in some of my military training on how to quickly and efficiently put a serious hurting on someone. We also got to do more than discuss the matter, we got to put it into practice on ourselves and others and those really are some of the top exploitable weaknesses on the human body. I'm always amazed by the fact that we (humans) are literally one of the weakest species on earth. We have poor natural weaponry, poor natural protection from the elements, a weak and exposed skeletal system, nervous system and both air and circulatory systems. We have sensitive immune systems, our skin is one of the weakest hides to protect a biological structure... we have the weakest claws, the weakest jaws, horrible eyesight, horrible hearing, horrible sense of smell and we are slow, clumsy, non athletic by comparison to other predators, we have one of the weakest muscular systems and we are absolutely and unavoidably vulnerable and defenseless for years after the day of our birth. Without the complete and extensive care of a grown member of our species, we would perish within a few days of being born... yet, in spite of all this, we are the planet's top alpha predator because of our intelligence and ability to craft tools. Without our brain and our intellectual capacities, we would be one of the easiest prey on earth... even cattle, sheep and house pets would be above us in the food chain. I find this truth somewhat displeasing and ironic beyond comprehension, but I'm glad I'm not at the lower levels of nature's food chain... there life is far more harsh and unforgiving than we could probably ever truly comprehend.

This guy is amazing. His knowledge is so extensive and his ability to teach it without missing a beat is mind-boggling.

I love the information you put out. Thank you.

Just simply awesome! Thank you. Your teaching skills excel!!

18:00 “I think breathing is one of my favorite things to do, honestly.” Priceless!

I couldn't stop laughing when he said "protect them at all cost" cause all I see is me covering my nads from not getting hit XDD

Thank you so much for the wonderful videos.

Love it, great content and well explained. 👏 👍👍

When I was a kid, I was riding a horse that bucked and reared and threw me. When I landed, I broke my clavicle. Thing is, I can't remember being thrown or hitting the ground. Years later I was watching Mike Tyson fight, and thinking, you can't knock this guy out because he has such a thick neck! Then it occurred to me, back when I was on the horse, I passed out while I was still in the saddle, not from the pain of the fracture as I hit the ground. The way pitbulls and other animals shake their prey would have the same effect - it would cause their prey to pass out and become defenseless. It's merciful, really.

Many of us watching this video are making a mental note of "punch the liver" and "punch the hyoid bone" if we're ever attacked. Putting an assailant in a headlock is a good one if you have the opportunity and the strength. Thanks for the fascinating lesson.

I knew the neck was vulnerable but never thought about the groin. Interesting when you mentioned the femoral artery and all the blood it carries.

great video!!! Very informative, interesting and also entertaining :) Thank you!

It's always great to see your passion for human anatomy. I believe it is required to inspire students as a teacher. Thanks for that!

More than half of your bones are located in the hands, wrists, feet, and ankles. Every second, your body produces 25 million new cells.👍

Wow, you make it enjoyable and thoughtful. Thank you so much.

Thankyou so much for all you have taught me!😊

I giggled at the part where they explain that nature made the testes be super sensitive so they can be protected and yet we see tiktok and yt videos where dudes will literally hit each other in the groin just for funsies lol.

To build off of the mobility vs. stability concept you discussed, these weaknesses can be protected by the high level of mobility of the shoulder. As bipeds, our shoulders are very mobile and can be moved quickly and accurately to protect our groin, abdomen, and neck. For some people who have trained it, the hips can be used similarly to move the thighs and legs to protect these areas, though likely with less mobility, speed, and accuracy.

Thank you for your channel! I have always wanted to see inside the body - this is fascinating! Love your videos!