AnatomyStuff Blog

The eye is a fascinating and complicated organ that allows us to see the world around us. We are going to focus on each anatomical part that makes up the eye, following the path the light travels through it!
1 - Cornea
The front of the eye is protected by the cornea, a transparent covering of the pupil and iris. The cornea...Read More

Taste is said to be the sense that people would most likely give up if they had to choose one, according to Bill Bryson in his book “The Body”. It also happens to be the least studied of the five senses. Despite this, the tongue performs some amazing jobs for you! It helps you soften and taste food, and swallow...Read More

The knee joint (also known as the synovial or the tibiofermoral joint) allows the lower leg to move about freely whilst also being able to support the body’s weight, which is no mean anatomical feat! We use our knees to sit down, walk upstairs, stand around chatting and for running marathons (if that’s your thing). If you are unlucky enough...Read More

Your nose is the first stop in the respiratory system and is the main organ of the olfactory system. Despite sitting between your eyes, you don’t see your own nose because your brain ignores it - it filters it out from your view as it is not information you need to understand the world around you.
The shape of the nose...Read More

As it’s cow appreciation day on the 11th July, we thought we’d investigate the more specialised areas of the cow's anatomy – and we think you might be very surprised!
The stomach
It is a common myth that cows have four stomachs – they only have the one, but it is split into four chambers. It is enormous! If all four compartments...Read More

Exercise guidelines for adults (between 19 and 64 years old) advise that we should either complete 75 minutes of vigorous activity or 150 of moderate activity over the course of a week. In addition to this, we should do muscles strengthening execise twice a week. You don’t have to be stuck inside a sweaty gym or spending any money to...Read More