THE third part of Professor Walmsley's “Manual of Practical Anatomy “is devoted to the dissection of the head and neck, for which a period of about ten weeks is suggested. The usual order of ...

The dark practice of body snatching is directly tied to the advancements in the study of anatomy and medicine. The term was coined to describe the act of secretly removing corpses from graves for ...

You only get one body, so it's important to look after it. This animation explains the importance of eating well, drinking water, and getting enough exercise and sleep. It explores the different ...

In the 16th century, when the study of human anatomy was still in its infancy, curious onlookers would gather in anatomical theaters to catch of a glimpse of public dissections of the dead. In the ...

The digestive system is the series of tubelike organs that convert our meals into body fuel. There are about 30 feet (9 meters) of these convoluted pipeworks, starting with the mouth and ending ...