Even tiny muscles around the ears hint at our evolutionary past. In many mammals, tiny ear muscles allow the outer ear (pinna ...

RICHMOND, Va. — What makes you happy? Is it the rich taste of chocolate, the serenity of a long walk on the beach or the rush of skateboarding? No matter what brings you joy, the impact of happiness ...

The Master's of Science in Anatomical Sciences (MS-ANSC) degree at UAB is a four-semester, 18 month program designed to produce skilled teachers of anatomy. Since 2005, a nationwide need for anatomy ...

Coronal plane movements go side to side, like abduction and adduction, plus elevation and depression of the shoulder blade. Exercises include jumping jacks, side lunges, and lateral raises. Sagittal ...

But in recent years, as medicine—and medical education—has become more team-based and interdisciplinary, medical schools across the country are bringing anatomy training out of its silo and ...

Any individual at least 18 years of age or older and of sound mind may make an anatomical gift to the School of Medicine. Is there an age limit to donate my body to the Department of Anatomy? Although ...

Founded in 1847 from John Collins Warren's personal collection of anatomical preparations (and $5,000 of railroad stock), the Warren Anatomical Museum, a part of the Francis A. Countway Library of ...

The “Demountable Venus,” or “Medici Venus” from the workshop of Clemente Susini at La Specola, Florence, Italy (1780–82) (photo © Joanna Ebenstein ...

For centuries, real dead bodies inspired scientific illustrators and great artists alike in the creation of intricate and beautiful artworks. But the stories behind these cadavers – and how they were ...