Posts tagged anatomy

Bellybuttons: innie or outie?

Interesting question came up on Quora, and I thought I’d share. Someone asked what determines whether we get innies or outies. Having never covered this in anatomy, I decided to investigate. Spent a few hours in the library researching ob/gyn, anatomy, and physiology texts, and also had a talk with one of my anatomy profs [...]

Donor dedication ceremony 2010 speech

Last Friday (3/5), a week after completion of our anatomy course, the first-year class at BCM had our donor dedication ceremony, where we honored the sacrifice of those who donated their bodies for us to learn from. It was touching to hear my classmates speak about their experiences, and it was heartening to see the [...]

Video tour of the skull

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