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Anatomy & Physiology

3D Skeletal System: 5 Awesome Ligaments

How much do you enjoy moving? A lot, I bet. While many attribute our ability to move to the muscular system, it actually goes a little deeper than that! Your skeletal system is a rigid organ (yep, it’s living tissue!) that, without your awesome ...
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Anatomy & Physiology

Learn Muscle Anatomy: Scalene Muscles

If you’re like me, you’ll sometimes toss your head from side to side as you sing loudly in your car (alone, with the windows up, of course—I’m not ...
Anatomy & Physiology

Anatomy and Physiology: Gas Exchange

You know what’s awesome? Breathing.The act of breathing is an involved one—multiple structures across multiple systems are involved, and yet, like ...
Anatomy & Physiology

3D Skeletal System: 5 Cool Facts about the Femur

The femur is an awesome bone—and not just because it has a cool name. 1. The femur is the longest bone in the body. In fact, it’s the longest of all ...
Anatomy & Physiology

Learn Muscle Anatomy: Serratus Posterior Superior and Inferior

Breathe in and out. Feels good, right? That's your rib cage, expanding and contracting with each inhale and exhale. But your rib cage certainly ...
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Anatomy and Physiology: Internal Male Reproductive Anatomy

Image from Human Anatomy Atlas. Aaaaand, here we are with part two. I'm glad everyone enjoyed the first one (thanks for the comments!); hopefully ...
Anatomy & Physiology

Anatomy and Physiology: Internal Female Reproductive Anatomy

Image from Visible Body Suite. Ah, the uterus, nature's Rubix cube. You're probably laughing to yourself, saying, "It's not some great mystery—I know ...
Anatomy & Physiology

5 Facts about the Anatomy of the Pelvic Cavity

I know we've done posts about the pelvic girdle before, but guess what? HERE'S ANOTHER. It's just that cool. Plus, it gives us a little bit of room ...
Anatomy & Physiology

Anatomy and Physiology: The Anatomy of Vision

Image from Human Anatomy Atlas. You open your eyes and see the world, but are you conscious of the fact that you are doing so? You saw a link, ...
Anatomy & Physiology

Anatomy and Physiology: Phonation and the Larynx

Open up your mouth and make a sound. I don't care what it is—scream, sing, recite the Gettysburg Address, hum your current favorite song. Let your ...