Month: November 2017

You may currently be learning about the 12 pairs of cranial nerves that emerge from the brain.  Students often ask me, “Why do we have to learn these?  These things are confusing!”  Often times it’s helpful to step back and Read More …

This week I thought I’d hit you with a little comparative anatomy to celebrate Thanksgiving.  Furcula means ‘small fork’ in Latin.  It’s customary to make a wish on it around this time of the year.  It’s the wishbone!  Found in Read More …

Yawning is a reflex.  Once triggered, there is a sequence of events that are automatically carried out by the body.  We take a deep breath in, open our mouth, and exhale as we sometimes make an audible yawning sound.  Why Read More …

The Valves of Houston are interesting anatomical structures, unique to humans, located in our rectums.  They were first described by Irish/British Anatomist John Houston in 1830.  They are permanent, transverse or semicircular folds designed to support the weight of the Read More …

One thing that helps with practicing recall is to set up your notebook in a way that facilitates this. One of the most efficient ways to set up a notebook that I have ever come across is the ‘Cornell Method Read More …