The muscular system can be broken down into three types of muscles: skeletal, smooth and cardiac. The muscles in the body support movement, help maintain posture, and circulate blood and other ...

The peroneus longus muscle (or fibularis longus) is a major mover and stabilizer of your foot and ankle. The muscle runs down ...

One of the main functions of the skeleton is to protect our squishy internal organs, but another important function is to ...

Muscles are attached to bones by tendons. Muscles contract to move our bones by pulling on them. However, muscles can only pull; they cannot push. This is why they usually work a joint in pairs. One ...

From an early age, Dr. Kelli Crabtree-Wilson was fascinated by the human nervous system. Personal experiences sparked her ...

Swallowing malfunctions in many conditions, including those that affect control of the muscles, like Parkinson’s disease and ...

Female anatomy differs from male anatomy in many different respects. Generally speaking, girls and women are smaller, overall, than boys and men, and have less dense bones, more fat tissue, and less ...

Dane and his wife, Rebecca Gayheart, share two daughters, Billie, 15, and Georgia, 13. Despite his diagnosis, Dane has continued acting, attending the June premiere of his Prime Video series Countdown ...