Note: Some students might have trouble discussing this topic because they may have a family member with Alzheimer's disease. Model a nerve cell. Explain to students that the nervous system functions ...

Oxygenated blood begins its course down the chest through the thoracic aorta, a major blood vessel with branches that serve the chest muscles and lungs. This becomes the abdominal aorta. The abdominal ...

A complex system of nerves and muscles enables the human eye to blink, gaze, and shift focus. The trochlear nerve is one of six cranial nerves that carry electrical impulses from the brain to the eye.

The abducens nerve is also known as the abducent or sixth cranial nerve (CN6). It controls the eye’s lateral rectus muscle, which moves the eye sideways, away from the nose. Where the pons (a band of ...

The recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) is critical for speech as it provides nerve function to muscles in the larynx, or voice box. People have two RLNs, one on each side of the neck. Instead of ...

It is enough to give medical students a nerve-ous breakdown. Yep, I’m talking about nerves—you know, those complex peripheral nerves, nerve roots, and plexuses that will give even the heartiest mind a ...