Mammalian Pronation
Behold the cynodont. (Sounds like: sign-uh-daunt.) Cynodonts gave rise to all living mammals about 250 million years ago. Or so. These...
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ANATOMY IN CLAY® System
- May 4, 2020
- 1 min
Brachiating Scapulae
This video from 1987 is fun to watch just to see how Jon Zahourek thinks—and observes. In less than a minute, he covers so much ground....
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ANATOMY IN CLAY® System
- May 4, 2020
- 1 min
Tunicate
Before the fish was the tunicate—the marine invertebrate. The inner layer of the tunicate is a tube that moves water (and nutrients) in...
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- Apr 20, 2020
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Circulation
Keep moving! Good blood circulation is vital to health. And movement helps move blood. The heart gets a lot of the credit for...
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- Apr 20, 2020
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Appropriate Anatomical Knowledge
One thing Jon Zahourek routinely emphasizes is that a model of human anatomy is always close at hand. Yourself. It’s always there as a...
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- Apr 13, 2020
- 1 min
Athletes and the Expression of Ligaments
Limber. For an athlete, it’s an ideal state—right? Athletes need to limber up before a competition. But there’s a fine line between being...
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- Apr 13, 2020
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Body Is A Weaving
Pulp. Goo. When he teaches, Jon Zahourek keeps it real. His verbiage swings from relatable imagery to the technical language of science....
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- Apr 3, 2020
- 1 min
Thoracic Rotation
The human thorax rotates. As bipeds, this is especially helpful when we run. The rotation helps moves our hips. One major key to all...
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- Apr 2, 2020
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Metamerism
We can think of no better example of Jon Zahourek’s trademark excitement for all things anatomical than the last two seconds of this...
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- Apr 2, 2020
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Bone Growth
It doesn’t take much for us to dive into the history of a word. This video clip of Jon Zahourek poking around in the medullary cavity of...
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ANATOMY IN CLAY® System
- Mar 24, 2020
- 1 min
Tibiotalar Joint – Range of Motion Humans vs. Horse
Stop and think of all the joints in the human body. For that matter, any mammal. One place to study form and function is in how one bone...
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ANATOMY IN CLAY® System
- Mar 23, 2020
- 1 min
Brachiators - Arm Travelers
We all have our favorite anatomical words. Just for the way it sounds, brachiator is one of ours. Brake—eee—ay—tor. It rolls off the...
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ANATOMY IN CLAY® System
- Mar 23, 2020
- 1 min
Origin Size vs. Muscle Size
Don’t judge the size or power of a muscle by the shape of its attachment. It’s a simple point that’s worth remembering. As Jon Zahourek...
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