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There’s a mysterious nerve in the human body that takes the most inefficient route imaginable—and scientists can’t explain why

The human body is full of elegant designs that seem almost too perfect to be real. But once in a while, nature throws in a curveball. Deep in the human anatomy lies a peculiar nerve that has baffled ...
cursus.edu

Anatomy and physiology of the human body

Scott Sheffield has been teaching anatomy at the university level for over 21 years. He has passionately and carefully produced the site "Get Body Smart - Human Anatomy and Physiology". This site ...
Healthline

Frontal nerve

The frontal nerve is the largest branch of the ophthalmic division of the fifth cranial nerve. The ophthalmic nerve is responsible for conveying sensory information from the skin of the upper eyelids, ...
PBS

Leonardo da Vinci Investigates the Human Body

Leonardo da Vinci’s study of human anatomy combine scientific exploration with expert artistry. Leonardo da Vinci resumes his investigation into human anatomy, merging rigorous scientific exploration ...
Nature

A Manual of Practical Anatomy: A Guide to the Dissection of the Human Body

PROF. WALMSLEY, in this manual, ranges himself with those teachers of anatomy who think that the subject should be studied almost exclusively in the dissecting-room, and that the student should be ...
The New York Times

From Nudes to the Nervous System, Studies of the Human Body

In 1895, when the German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen discovered mysterious rays that could pass through muscles, tendons and skin, he trained these invisible beams of light onto his wife’s fingers and ...