Dissectible Me 5 minute anatomy

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• Anatomical types of joints 03.07.2026 6min

  Fibrous joints, cartilaginous joints and synovial joints. We can define them by what they are made of, and in turn, what they are made of tells us what movements they might allow. 
• Femur 26.06.2026 6min

  The biggest bone in the body. What pertinent anatomical features should you be aware of?
• Ovaries 19.06.2026 5min

  What would I include if I only had 5 minutes to talk about the functional anatomy of the ovary? 
• Nerves in the inguinal canal 09.06.2026 6min

  What nerves run through the inguinal canal and are they at risk of injury during an inguinal hernia repair? 
• Hippocampus 05.06.2026 6min

  The hippocampus is part of the limbic system in the brain. What does that mean? What does it do? Where is it? In 5 minutes(ish)?
• Oesophagus 29.05.2026 6min

  The oesophagus is a muscular tube linking the pharynx to the stomach. The muscles of the face and pharynx are skeletal and under somatic control, whereas the muscles of the stomach are smooth and autonomic. Where does this change happen? 
• Ossicles of the ear 21.05.2026 6min

  Why do we have three tiny bones in each ear? 
• Stroke 08.05.2026 6min

  When we talk about "stroke" or a cerebrovascular event we're describing reduced blood flow to a region of the brain. What are the different types and how does this relate to our functional anatomical knowledge of the brain, brainstem and blood supply? 
• Trochlear nerve (CN IV) palsy 01.05.2026 6min

  The trochlear nerve (CN IV) has the single task of innervating the superior oblique muscle. Unfortunately the actions of this muscle on the eye are a little awkward to understand, so how is the eye affected if the trochlear nerve is injured?
• Abducens nerve (CN VI) palsy 24.04.2026 5min

  The abducens nerve is one of those lovely cranial nerves that only does one thing, making learning it nice and easy. But what happens when it is injured, and how can that knowledge be helpful? 
• Oculomotor nerve (CN III) palsy 21.04.2026 5min

  What happens to the eye when the oculomotor nerve is injured or compressed? How can these signs and symptoms inform us about what might be happening inside the cranial cavity? 
• Pupillary light reflex 27.03.2026 6min

  The pupillary light reflex can let you test the optic nerve, midbrain and oculomotor nerve just by shining a light into someone's eye. Let's talk about the anatomy and how this works. 
• External ear anatomy 20.03.2026 5min

  Those folds and lumps of the external ear have all got names. Let's feel the concha, tragus, antitragus, helix, antihelix and opening of the external acoustic meatus together. 
• Acoustic reflex 13.03.2026 6min

  The acoustic reflex is a mechanism that protects the ear from loud sounds. It is also called the stapedial reflex, middle-ear-muscle reflex and auditory reflex, among other names. What is the neuroanatomical pathway of this reflex, how does it work, how are the smallest bone and muscle in the body involved, and how can it be useful in determining problems with hearing?
• Hypothalamus anatomy and functions 06.03.2026 5min

  The hypothalamus, as its name suggests, lies in the brain inferior and anterior to the thalamus. It is a central structure in modulating many autonomic functions and homeostasis. What does that mean, and what does it do?
• Fractured neck of femur anatomy 20.02.2026 6min

  What do we mean by the neck of the femur and why do we worry (more than usual) about a fracture here? 
• Blood brain barrier 13.02.2026 5min

  The blood brain barrier describes how the endothelial cells of the capillaries in the brain are tightly stuck together by tight junctions, wrapped in the feet of astrocytes and lined by a basement lamina. This stops most molecules from moving between the blood and the brain through any gaps. Instead, transporters are needed to transport molecules across the endothelial cells. Why does this happen in the brain? How does ethanol get to the brain? 
• Ventricular system of the brain 06.02.2026 6min

  The brain has spaces inside it, interconnected and filled with cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid is continually produced here and flows from chamber to chamber, sometimes through narrow passageways, until it leaves to surround the brain and spinal cord. 
• Cerebrospinal fluid 30.01.2026 6min

  Cerebrospinal fluid surrounds the brain, brainstem and spinal cord, it fills spaces within them, is continually produced and drained away, but why? 
• Elbow muscles 23.01.2026 5min

  The muscles that flex and extend the elbow joint. Biceps brachii, brachialis, triceps brachii, anconeus and brachioradialis. What they attach to, how they move the bones and the nerves that innervate them in 5 minutes(ish).