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Exploring Kidney Pathologies with Physiology & Pathology

Posted on 10/24/19 by Adelaide Elkin and Laura Snider
Visible Body’s newest app, Physiology & Pathology, features illustrations, animations, and 3D models covering a wide range of common pathologies of various body systems. In today’s blog post, we’ll use Physiology & Pathology to explore five ...
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Anatomy & Physiology

Organophosphates, Hydrocarbons, and Corrosives, Oh My!: The Pathophysiology of Agricultural and Industrial Poisons

10/17/19 by Madison Oppenheim
If you're like me then when you first hear the term "poison" you picture a little eerie flask with a skull and crossbones on the label. Image by ...
Pathology

VB News Desk: Facts About the Flu

10/15/19 by Laura Snider
Here in North America, October through May is flu season. If you’ve ever had the flu, you know firsthand how unpleasant it can be—aches, fever, ...
Anatomy & Physiology, Pathology

The Precious Pancreas: Insulin, Glucagon, and Digestive Juices

10/10/19 by Adelaide Elkin
Located behind the stomach and at the back of the abdomen is the six-inch-long, tadpole-shaped pancreas. From head to tail, the pancreas extends ...
Anatomy & Physiology

VB News Desk: Brain Development Lessons from Glowing Fish

10/8/19 by Laura Snider
How do we get from stem cells in the developing brain to multiple types of neurons that form initial networks with one another? It’s a question with ...
Anatomy & Physiology

Anatomy and Physiology: Anatomical Position and Directional Terms

9/30/19 by Courtney Smith
For those of you who have taken an A&P course (or are taking one right now), you know that before you get to learning about the body you need to ...
Anatomy & Physiology

VB News Desk: What Ancient Teeth Tell Us About Human Milk Consumption

9/21/19 by Laura Snider
Have you ever thought about how weird it is that, long after they’re done drinking their mothers’ milk, humans drink the milk of other animals? It’s ...
Technology in Anatomy Education, Technology in Education

5 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Influencing Medicine

9/19/19 by Daniel Plotkin
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are making their way into medicine. These powerful computing tools, which allow for a computer to be ...
Anatomy & Physiology

VB News Desk: 3 Ways Tiny Organs Are Making Big Advances

9/14/19 by Laura Snider
Organoids and organ-on-a-chip technologies are becoming more and more popular as models for studying different organs and tissues in the human body. ...
Anatomy & Physiology

Digestion's Cutest Heroes: A Dive Into the Intestinal Villi

9/12/19 by Madison Oppenheim
Look how cute these little guys are! They may be teeny but they are mighty! Your intestines are full of tiny villi and even tinier microvilli. These ...
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