It’s time to go spanning the globe for anatomy news and notes!   Picture This SciTech Daily reports  a newly developed imaging method sees inside the human body using new technology that blends “ultrasound and photoacoustics” to capture both tissue structure and blood-vessel function in 3D.   Researchers from Caltech and  USC  “have developed a new way to see inside the human body with unprecedented speed and detail. The technique produces three-dimensional, full-color images

When the human stomachs is empty, it is roughly the size of a clenched fist or soda can and can hold about 16 ouches. But our stomachs are also “stretchy” and, when expanded, can hold up to over a gallon after a large meal.   The human stomach can be divided into four sections. 1.     The cardia 2.     The fundus 3.     The body 4.     The pylorus   The gastric (relating to the stomach) cardia is where the contents of the esophagus empty into the stomach. This area houses the

Looking for some inspiration? For whatever reason? There are some 233,000 TED Talk videos. (Good luck catching up!) And there are a few knockout TED Talks that focus on our favorite topic—human anatomy—and that might serve as a bit of inspiration. Or discussion. Or both! “The Spellbinding Art of Human Anatomy” 1.6 million plays. Description: “Vanessa Ruiz takes us on an illustrated journey of human anatomical art over the centuries, sharing captivating images that bring this

It’s time to go spanning the globe for anatomy news and notes!   Get the Point? We highly recommend this thoughtful rundown , posted on the Irsaeli publication Haaretz, on what’s currently known about our history with crafting hunting tools and how that played out in terms of the successful establishment (or not) of various human species.    “Stone tools began over 3 million years ago mainly as crude hammers,” says the author, Ruth Schuster. “These artifacts would evolve into

You know how it goes. You take your body for granted when it works. Right? But when something starts to hurt, you mind starts to wonder.   How did that happen? What did I do? Is that something the body can fix—by itself? Do I need a doctor? Or physical therapy? And—will it go away? What if I ignore it?   Well, in the case of the writer of this anatomy-related blog, it’s the shoulder.   More specifically, and we quote from the report following an MRI: “There is a torn posterio

It’s time to go spanning the globe for anatomy news and notes!   Baby Talk We loved this article  in the New York Times about how baby humans develop language. A study—actually, it was many studies—looked at how humans interact with their offspring versus how other mammals do it.   Yes, baby talk. What parent hasn’t employed “baby talk” in communicating with their children who are not yet speaking? Known as “infant-directed speech” by scientists, baby talk “often features rep

It’s time to go spanning the globe for anatomy news and notes!   Grand Hot Spot We love this article  on History.com about how the Grand...

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The headline in Literary Hub  jumped out at us almost like a dare:   “It’s the Most Important Muscle in Your Body and You Don’t Even Know...

In September of 1988, the Massage Therapy Journal published an extensive interview with Anatomy in Clay® Learning System founder Jon...

In September of 1988, the Massage Therapy Journal published an extensive interview with Anatomy in Clay® Learning System founder Jon...

We won’t go into why this happened, but we recently had a chance to watch a live echocardiogram of the heart.   It was...

As yet another polar vortex settled over Mid-America in January, we came across this timely study from the University of Calgary about...

It ’s time to go spanning the globe for anatomy news and notes!   DOCTOR App As reported by the University of Chicago Illinois news...

David Byrne said it best:   And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wifeAnd you may ask yourself, “Well, how did...

It’s time to go spanning the globe for anatomy news and notes!   Fish Gills & Outer Ears Our human outer ears may have a direct...

The end of the year/beginning of year is list time, is it not?   So we’re sharing a list of some of our favorite online resources for...

It’s been more than a few months since the news broke, but we can’t let it go overlooked because it has a lot to do with how pants would...

When she was attending Carson-Newman University in Tennessee, Amy Tiebout was one of only three students who had the rare double-major...

It’s time to go spanning the globe for anatomy news and notes!   Snail Evolution Come with us now to Sweden’s Koster Islands. In 1988, an...