The morphological structure of human beings.
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Why does the apex of the human heart usually point to the left?
In the majority of human beings, the apex of the heart (left ventricle) points towards the left side of the body. Sometimes however (approx. 1/12000 births), a person is born with a condition known ...
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what are the mechanics of sweating?
The causes of sweating aside, i.e. I'm not interested in which and how nerve signals are transmitted to sweat glands. But I would like to read a detailed account on what a sweat gland consists of, ...
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Would a spinal injury decrease human height?
A woman I know has been losing height at a rate of 10cm a year following a severe spinal injury. How is this possible? What kind of injury could cause such progressive loss of height? Could this be a ...
