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Anatomy & Physiology

Exploring Thoracic and Pulmonary Structures with Human Anatomy Atlas 2020

We’ve talked about the thoracic cage and the respiratory system on the Visible Body blog before—having lungs is important, after all! With the release of Human Anatomy Atlas 2020, we’ve got some updates to thoracic and pulmonary structures that make ...
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Laura Snider

Anatomy & Physiology

VB News Desk: Of Placentas, Platelets, and Platypuses

When was the last time you talked about the human placenta, platelets, and the majestic platypus in one sentence (or even one conversation)? Unless ...
Anatomy & Physiology, Biology

Tiny Transportation: Active vs. Passive Transport in Cells

Today, we’re going to take a close look at the human body. I mean a really close look. That’s right—we’re talking about cells! More specifically, ...
Anatomy & Physiology

VB News Desk: Horns?! Nope, just an enlarged external occipital protuberance.

Here at Visible Body, we enjoy keeping up with the latest scientific research. When we heard there was a study saying that young people were growing ...
Technology in Anatomy Education, Technology in Education

Inside the Cadaver Lab Part 2: An Interview with Chad Howland, PT, DPT, CMPT

For the second installment in our Inside the Cadaver Lab series, we interviewed Chad Howland, PT, DPT, CMPT, a professor at Husson University’s ...

Inside the Cadaver Lab Part 1: The Past, Present, and Future of Cadaver Dissection

Dissection-simulating technology is certainly a useful addition to the curriculum in many labs and classrooms, but performing dissections of real ...
Pathology

VB News Desk: Advances in Diagnosing Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)

CTE — or chronic traumatic encephalopathy — is a neurodegenerative disease that occurs as a result of repeated head trauma. Concussions can play a ...
Anatomy & Physiology

VB News Desk: The Facts on the Fabella

Did you know that 39% of people have an extra bone in their knee called the fabella? The fabella is a small sesamoid bone that sits behind the ...
Anatomy & Physiology

Viva the Vagus! Five Facts About the Tenth Cranial Nerve

Has someone ever told you to “go with your gut,” or have you ever trusted a “gut feeling” without knowing why? Well, “gut feeling” is a more literal ...
Anatomy & Physiology

VB News Desk: Anatomy and Physiology in Space!

What does space travel have to do with anatomy and physiology? More than you might think. Just this April, a groundbreaking study investigating the ...