(noun. /hi-OID b-own/) by Margaret Dedloff What does it mean? The hyoid bone is a crescent shaped bone in the […]
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Bile
(noun. /BY-ull/) by Madison Williams What does it mean? Bile is a greenish-brown fluid that is produced in the liver […]
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Neuromuscular Junction
(noun. /nur-oh-MUH-skyoo-lur JUNK-shun) by Garima Singh What does it mean? The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is the connection between the end […]
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Thyroid gland
(noun. /THIGH-royd gland/) by Madison Williams What does it mean? The thyroid gland is a large, butterfly-shaped gland in the […]
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The Left Brain + The Right Brain
by Jillian Battista Versión en Español Are you more creative and artistic? Or more logical and mathematical? These questions have […]
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Atherosclerosis
(noun. /ATH-er-o-scler-OH-sis/) By Madison Williams What does it mean? Atherosclerosis is a disease of the arteries where there is a […]
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Morphology
(noun. /mor-FAW-luh-jee/) by Zoe Terwilliger What does it mean? Morphology is the study of physical forms and features of organisms. […]
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The Human Pancreas
By Madison Williams What is the pancreas? The human pancreas is an organ located in the abdomen, behind the stomach, […]
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Sternocleidomastoid
by Alec Chavez (noun. /stir-no-clee-doe-MASS-toyd/) What does it mean? The sternocleidomastoid (SCM) is a long neck muscle that connects your […]
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Metastasize
by Whitney Bell (verb. /meh-TAST-uh-size) What does it mean? Metastasize means to leave the primary tumor location and spread to […]
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Xiphoid Process
By Emma Goldberg Xiph·oid proc·ess (noun. /ZEYE-foid PRAH-sehs/) What does it mean? The sternum is divided into three segments: the […]
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Cardiac Lymphatics
By Natalie Nielsen If anyone has healed from an injury causing a swollen limb or body part, then they have […]
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Muscling our way toward movement
By Alec Chaves There are many aspects of human biology that are fascinating…. how we breathe, how we turn food […]
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What the heck is the spleen?
By Jenna Beam Let’s level with each other – everyone has a spleen, everyone knows that everyone has a spleen, […]
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Our Unbeliverable Liver
By Eva Vitucci The human body is an amazing entity, and as can be seen by watching the recent Winter […]
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From the Heart
By Kelsey Gray Hearts have long been associated with the month of February. Hallmark Cards began producing Valentine’s Day cards […]
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