Podcast Episodes

Human Brain Part 1 - Episode 21

Episode 21

Episode 21 begins our journey into the anatomy and physiology of the human brain, starting, of course, with anatomy. It also marks our first episode …

5 years, 8 months ago

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Spinal Nerves And Reflexes - Episode 20

Episode 20

In this episode, I continue on with the nervous system and spinal cord, discussing spinal nerves, plexuses, and reflexes. I also answered a listener'…

5 years, 9 months ago

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Spinal Cord - Episode 19

Episode 19

This episode covers the spinal cord anatomy and a little bit of function. I also discuss how spinal tracts are named, and I answer a question about m…

5 years, 9 months ago

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Nervous System Part 2 - Episode 18

Episode 18

This episode covers everything you need to know about the nerve signal. This includes the resting membrane potential in neurons as well as local and …

5 years, 9 months ago

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Nervous System Part 1 - Episode 17

Episode 17

This episode covers the basics of the nervous system and the anatomy of neurons and nerve tissue. It is an essential introduction to the nervous syst…

5 years, 9 months ago

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Understanding Anatomy & Physiology: 5 Simple Rules - Bonus Episode

I like to tell my students there are five rules to understanding anatomy & physiology. If you have these down, they will help explain everything in t…

5 years, 11 months ago

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Muscle Tissue Part 3 - Episode 16

Episode 16

This episode discusses the way neurons innervate skeletal muscles and they manner in which skeletal muscles shorten to move the skeleton, regulate mo…

6 years ago

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Muscle Tissue Part 2 - Episode 15

Episode 15

This episode covers the anatomy of skeletal muscle cells. From the sarcolemma to the sarcomere to the myofilaments, this information is crucial to un…

6 years ago

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Muscle Tissue Part 1 - Episode 14

Episode 14

This episode discusses the three types of muscle tissue, the characteristics that all muscle tissue types share, the functions of muscle tissue, and …

6 years ago

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Bone Formation and Growth (Skeletal Part 3) - Episode 13

Episode 13

This episode covers the embryonic formation of bones and how bones grow in length, diameter, and thickness after birth. Check out my ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ac…

6 years, 1 month ago

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