Human Anatomy

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You Might Have A Spare Nipple, Innit

A few percent of us quietly carry an extra nipple along the embryonic 'milk line' and most never notice until it decides to be dramatic.Read More

The Mesentery: From Curtain-Tug To Proper Organ

That floppy web that tucks your guts in place has been promoted to 'organ' status-your insides just got a civil servant.Read More

The tiny spare stomach your gut secretly keeps

You might carry a congenital little pouch that sometimes houses actual stomach tissue and writes acid love letters to your small intestine.Read More

Nature's Daft Bonus: The Extra Testicle

Occasionally a bloke turns up with a spare testicle - triorchidism - and the human body continues to be cheerfully useless at etiquette.Read More

Those Tiny Spare Bones Hiding In Your Skull

Some people carry secret extra skull tiles called Wormian bones and yes, they can make doctors scratch their heads like a pub quiz gone wrong.Read More

That One Extra Artery Hiding Behind Your Throat

Sometimes your right subclavian artery decides to take the scenic route behind your esophagus and, if it's feeling rude, makes swallowing a drama called dysphagia lusoria.Read More

That Tiny Fat Pouch In Your Gut That Causes Hospital Drama

Your colon carries dozens of little fat flaps called epiploic appendages that can twist, infarct and make doctors panic like it's appendicitis.Read More

When Your Ear Decides to Rumble

Some folks can flex a tiny middle ear muscle and make their own low, buzzing tinnitus - and no, it is not madness, it is anatomy showing off.Read More

That Hidden Hole Between Your Jaw And Ear

Some folks keep a childhood hole in their skull that lets jaw business spill into the ear when they chew, and yes, surgeons gossip about it.Read More

Your Nose Has A Proper Boner

Blimey - one nostril actually swells up on purpose, like it's doing the night shift for your breathing.Read More
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