Posted on Mon, Apr 22, 2019 @ 12:09 PM by Laura Snider
Wisdom teeth may sound mystical, but all they are is the third set of molars (the large back teeth that grind up our food). They are the last set of ...
Posted on Thu, Apr 18, 2019 @ 09:15 AM by Laura Snider
What do you, an opossum, and an orangutan have in common? Opposable thumbs! Opposable thumbs have helped humans go from making and using our first ...
Posted on Tue, Apr 16, 2019 @ 09:15 AM by Laura Snider
Shampooing, conditioning, curling, straightening, trimming, coloring, shaving, plucking, waxing...it can take a lot of effort to groom the hair on ...
Posted on Thu, Apr 11, 2019 @ 09:15 AM by Laura Snider
Let’s face it. (Ha!) There’s a lot going on in (and on) your head at any given time. Your eyes gather information about light, your ears collect ...
Posted on Tue, Apr 09, 2019 @ 09:15 AM by Laura Snider
Today, we’re going to talk about breast cancer, one of the most common cancers diagnosed in women. Cancer happens when cells in the body replicate ...
Posted on Thu, Apr 04, 2019 @ 10:32 AM by Laura Snider
The majority of people in the world have nipples. You might giggle at the mention of nipples (maybe because the word “nipple” is so silly-sounding?), ...
Posted on Tue, Apr 02, 2019 @ 09:15 AM by Laura Snider
When people think of working out at the gym, chances are that they imagine doing planks, crunches, and sit-ups. Why? Core work is a central component ...
Posted on Thu, Mar 28, 2019 @ 09:15 AM by Laura Snider
I don’t know about you, but whenever I think of the word “maximus,” two things immediately come to mind: Russell Crowe’s character in Gladiator and ...
Posted on Tue, Mar 26, 2019 @ 09:15 AM by Laura Snider
In last week’s post, we began the epic quest of mapping out the divisions of the human nervous system. This is what we created so far: If you missed ...
Posted on Thu, Mar 21, 2019 @ 09:15 AM by Laura Snider
All the terminology that gets thrown around when you’re studying the nervous system can be a little overwhelming. Autonomic, parasympathetic, ...
