Find Your Product

Welcome to the Visible Body Blog!

Anatomy & Physiology

The Amazing Appendix: An Anatomical Mystery

Posted on 7/18/19 by Laura Snider and Nick Riley
Does the appendix have a purpose? It may seem like a trivial question, right up there with “what should I have for dinner tonight?” but the answer is quite complex and can teach us a great deal about how our bodies work. Facts About the Appendix ...
Read Post
Anatomy & Physiology

VB News Desk: Horns?! Nope, just an enlarged external occipital protuberance.

7/13/19 by Laura Snider
Here at Visible Body, we enjoy keeping up with the latest scientific research. When we heard there was a study saying that young people were growing ...
Anatomy & Physiology

VB News Desk: No Sleep? No Good.

6/29/19 by Adelaide Elkin
Often romanticized in books and movies, the ambiguity of night owls has enticed viewers for decades. However, those who lurk during later hours may ...
Anatomy & Physiology

VB News Desk: The Limits of Human Endurance

6/22/19 by Katie McKinley
A new study published this month in Science Advances revealed the limit of human endurance and attributes it to the constraints of the human ...
Anatomy & Physiology

VB News Desk: The Facts on the Fabella

6/8/19 by Laura Snider
Did you know that 39% of people have an extra bone in their knee called the fabella? The fabella is a small sesamoid bone that sits behind the ...
Anatomy & Physiology

Viva the Vagus! Five Facts About the Tenth Cranial Nerve

6/7/19 by Laura Snider
Has someone ever told you to “go with your gut,” or have you ever trusted a “gut feeling” without knowing why? Well, “gut feeling” is a more literal ...
Anatomy & Physiology

VB News Desk: Anatomy and Physiology in Space!

6/1/19 by Laura Snider
What does space travel have to do with anatomy and physiology? More than you might think. Just this April, a groundbreaking study investigating the ...
Anatomy & Physiology

Anatomy and Physiology: The Adventures of Super Spleen

5/30/19 by Laura Snider
You could say that the spleen has a special place in my heart (figuratively, of course). When I was in fifth grade, my classmates and I learned about ...
Anatomy & Physiology

Anatomy and Physiology: The Terrific Tongue

5/21/19 by Laura Snider
Here’s something fun you can tell people at parties: the tongue isn’t a single muscle—it’s a muscular hydrostat. What’s a muscular hydrostat, you ...
Anatomy & Physiology

The Wonderful Windpipe: Five Awesome Facts about the Trachea

5/3/19 by Laura Snider
Guess what? I know what you’re doing right this second. (And no, I don’t have psychic powers.) You’re breathing! Well, probably. You’re constantly ...
Previous Next
✕

Get free instructor access to Courseware

Subscribe to the Visible Body Blog

Most Popular

©2026 Visible Body, a division of Cengage Learning

français español Deutsch italiano 日本語 中文
©2026 Visible Body, a division of Cengage Learning