The first series of contributions, five in number, appeared in the numbers of December 1938 “from an Anatomist”. They discourse on the alleged gradual but definite degeneration of the medical ...

Ever wondered where the placenta got its name? In Italy in the 1500s, the anatomist Matteo Realdo Colombo coined this term to describe the large fleshy organ of pregnancy. Colombo chose placenta ...

Today, they've brought us a fascinating story of a secret anatomist. Alessandra Giliani lived in the 14th century. That was 500 years before women were admitted to any medical school in the world.

I've done about 15 actual human body dissections as part of my ongoing professional training as an anatomist. You can become a bit desensitised to it, although people ask, "How do you put up with ...

What’s believed to be Bach’s skeleton, photographed in 1895 by anatomist Wilhelm His. Andreas Otte examined the left hand, as too many bones are missing from the right hand. Using a photo of ...

In Italy in the 1500s, the anatomist Matteo Realdo Colombo coined this term to describe the large fleshy organ of pregnancy. Colombo chose placenta because it resembled another big, round object ...

Dan Baumgardt, an anatomist at the University of Bristol in the UK, says he's often asked questions about nipples, such as, ' Why do men have nipples? ' and 'Why are nipples considered erogenous ...

Ever wondered where the placenta got its name? In Italy in the 1500s, the anatomist Matteo Realdo Colombo coined this term to describe the large fleshy organ of pregnancy. Colombo chose placenta ...