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Anatomy & Physiology

Open Wide: A Guide to Dental Anatomy

The typical mouth has 32 teeth, and not only do they help us bite off and grind down food, but they even help us speak! Today on the Visible Body Blog, we’re taking a closer look at teeth. We’ll look at dental vocabulary, the anatomy of teeth and ...
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Anatomy & Physiology

The Ovarian Cycle: A Guide

Without the ovarian cycle, you wouldn’t be reading this blog post right now. In fact, I wouldn’t be writing it either! The ovarian cycle is a core ...
Anatomy & Physiology

Spine Time: A Guide to Spinal Anatomy

Want to learn about spinal anatomy? We’ve got your back. In this blog post, we’ll talk about the bones, discs, muscles, and nerves that make your ...
Anatomy & Physiology

Skin and the Physiology of Touch 

Many people believe there are five senses, but it turns out that it’s a little more complicated than that. After all, our skin can also sense things ...
Anatomy & Physiology, Pathology, Lesson Plans

A Heart Rate Lesson Plan with Visible Body Suite

Instructors rejoice—Visible Body Suite now features an interactive beating heart model! Today, we’re going to talk you through a free lesson plan for ...
Anatomy & Physiology

5 Types of Medical Imaging

Here at Visible Body, it’s our goal to make the body, well, more visible! Our community has many medical and health sciences students, as well as ...
Anatomy & Physiology

Getting An Earful: The Anatomy Behind Hearing and Balance

Not only does the ear convert sound waves into nerve impulses, but it’s also responsible for our sense of equilibrium and movement. In fact, the ear ...
Anatomy & Physiology, Biology

How Humans Speak—and Why Chimps Don’t

We humans think we’re pretty special as far as animals go, and one thing that makes us unique is our ability to communicate super complex ideas ...
Anatomy & Physiology

The Biome Inside You: An Introduction to Gut Flora

The nineteenth century poet Walt Whitman famously wrote “I am large, I contain multitudes,” and though he wrote that over a hundred years before ...
Anatomy & Physiology

Beyond Just XX or XY: The Complexities of Biological Sex

One of the reasons human biology is so interesting is because it’s so complex; rarely are there neat answers. We’re often taught that when it comes ...