From interactive diagrams to A.I. assistants, virtual tools are beginning to supplant physical dissections in some classrooms ...

The main bones in the abdominal region are the ribs. The rib cage protects vital internal organs. There are 12 pairs of ribs and they attach to the spine. There are seven upper ribs, known as “true” ...

The rectus abdominis is the large muscle in the middle portion of the abdomen. It facilitates the tilt of the pelvis and the curvature of the lower spine. Next to it on both sides of the body is the ...

The human body is made up of interconnected systems, such as the skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, and nervous systems, which perform specific functions. Organs are ...

A new discovery regarding the human intestinal mesentery may radically change the fundamentals of anatomy and embryology and related surgical approaches. The mesenery is an obscure structure in the ...

Many health care providers will tell you that of all the courses they took in school, gross anatomy was, by far, the most meaningful. Now, advanced technologies are making that experience even richer.