Within the skeleton there are different kinds of bone. The type of bone determines the amount of movement. Type of bone Example in body Description Long Femur Cylindrical in shape and found in the ...

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 ...

A study published in the March 2025 issue of the journal Quaternary Environments and Humans offers a deeper understanding of ...

DNA and radiocarbon dating analyses of the bones are offering new insights into the ambitious Ice Age site constructed by ...

A joint is held together by ligaments which give the joints their stability. Cartilage is found at the ends of bones and where joints meet. Tendons attach muscles to the skeleton. Synovial joints ...

Penn researchers have developed a platform that emulates human bone marrow’s native environment. This breakthrough addresses a critical need in medical science, as animal studies often fail to fully ...

Walking and running upright on two feet as humans do requires some specialized adaptations of the skeleton and muscles. Modern human anatomy has built on the strengths and the weaknesses of a body ...

Researchers at the Biomimetics-Innovation-Center, Hochschule Bremen—City University of Applied Sciences, have made pioneering ...

Hidden within our bones, marrow sustains life by producing ... but struggled to replicate the structure and behavior of actual human marrow. "All organs in the human body are complex, but the ...