The hyoid bone is unique due to its placement in the body. Unlike other bones, it is not directly attached to any surrounding bones, only muscles. The hyoid bone provides a place of attachment for ...

The muscular system works in conjunction with the skeleton to produce movement of the limbs and body. Ligaments and ... tissues that help the muscular-skeletal system produce movements.

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 ...

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 ...

Textbooks will tell you that the human body contains 206 bones. But sometimes, there are 208. The fabella, a small bone in a tendon behind the knee, was lost over the course of early human evolution, ...

Sterling High School students are using a tool of technology to peel back the layers of the human body for an up close and intimate view of human anatomy. An anatomage table is an interactive virtual ...