Other parts of the body are made up of smaller, intricate bones. Hands are made up of 27 bones and feet have 26. Hands aren’t where the smallest bone resides, though.

You have 3 different types of muscle: skeletal, smooth, and cardiac. Skeletal muscle alone accounts for over 650 different muscles. Have you ever wondered how many muscles you have in your body ...

Hegedus says each muscle type is distinguished by different functions. "The muscles you can see that give our body its shape and help us move are skeletal muscles; the ones that mostly function ...

Your nervous system is your body’s main communication network. Together with your endocrine system, it controls and maintains your body’s various functions. Additionally, it helps you to ...

Bones communicate in varying ways with other parts of the body. Knowable Magazine Bones: They hold us upright, protect our innards, allow us to move our limbs and generally keep us from collapsing ...

How many squats men and women should do in a day. Here’s a general guideline for men and women (please check with a fitness ...

Mammal fetuses have approximately 43 bones that are developmentally distinct, "but some of them fuse as mammals grow," and the number of fused bones may differ among mammal groups, Jack Tseng, a ...

Certain areas of the body contain a higher concentration of bones than other areas. The skull may seem like one continuous segment, but it’s actually made up of more than 20 different bits.

For February, we’re focusing on the body parts that shape us, oxygenate us, and power us as we take long walks on the beach. Bony bonafide bones.

Leukemia is a cancer of the blood that can affect may different parts of the body, including the bones, immune system, and heart. Learn more about its effects.

Heads, brains, skin, bones, lungs and more were removed illegally from the Harvard Medical School morgue and sold on the black market, including at a Salem woman’s “creepy” store, according ...

The auditory ossicles of the middle ear – the malleus, incus and stapes – are the tiniest bones in the human body. All three can fit on a dime, with room to spare.