The human skull is a complex structure of 22 bones that protect the brain and support facial features, yet its details can overwhelm learners. By dividing it into the cranium and facial skeleton and ...

He became the first patient in Uganda to undergo a bone marrow transplant performed entirely on Ugandan soil by a local team ...

To perfect their craft, artists study the human form. Some also train their views on the interior of the human body. An exhibition at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles features some ...

The occipital bone is the trapezoidal-shaped bone found at the lower-back area of the cranium. The occipital is cupped like a saucer in order to house the back part of the brain. It is one of seven ...

The lacrimal bone is perhaps the most fragile bone of the face and one of the smallest bones in the body. Spanning between the middle of each eye socket, each lacrimal is thin and scalelike and serves ...