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    No dry-erase boards: An ER doctor discusses using our anatomy reference with his patients

    Meet Dr. Brennen Beatty. He’s an ER physician in Austin, TX. In recent months, he’s changed the way he talks to patients about their diagnosis. The ...

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    Pregnant Pause: A look at ovulation, fertilization, and implantation

    You know, I took a look back through all of the posts we've written over the last few years, and I noticed a glaring omission on our part. We've ...

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    The Endocrine System: Hypothalamus and Pituitary

    Are you hot right now? Cold? Maybe you're like Goldilocks and are just right. What about your height? Are you tall? Average? Short? Maybe your ...

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    The Toxic Substance Treatment Plant: Liver Anatomy

    The liver is the friend of many—if a few of my friends from college are any indication, it’s the best friend of some. I fondly remember being at a ...

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    Five Fast Facts about Skull Anatomy

    Twenty-two bones come together like a puzzle to make the skull. Some bones give shape to the face, others protect the brain. But it's not all bones! ...

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    Anatomy and Physiology: Parts of a Human Cell

    I remember being in Mr. Farnsworth’s 7th grade science class when we first really began learning about cells. His room looked like the typical high ...

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    Learn Muscle Anatomy: Bursae

    The other day, I let my ten-year old niece play with Muscle Premium on my phone (while I watched cartoons). She kept making the model spin—around and ...

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    Learn Muscle Anatomy: Muscles of Mastication

    You know what I really enjoy? Eating. Not just food itself, but the actual act of chewing something. Gum, steak tips, cake, one of those ginormous ...

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    Anatomy and Physiology Vocab: Medical Suffixes

    While anatomy & physiology courses tend to be all about biology, anatomy, and other body-related science, there's a smidgen of them dedicated to ...

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    Anatomy and Physiology: Measuring the Human Heart

    When your heart pounds, do you think of how hard your ventricles are contracting to push blood in and out of the heart? Do you think of the ...