While the body has 31 spinal nerves, you only have 30 dermatomes. That’s because C1 (in your neck) doesn’t provide sensory function. At the lower end, the 11 lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal dermatomes ...

1. Prepare the duck. Wash, dry, and cut off the abdominal fat. Cut the wings to the first joint. Remove the esophagus, goiter ...

L ike a slender, fragile vine made of highly sensitive tissue and a billion neurons, your spinal cord is like a living ...

Even so, the lumbar region is low in your back, where it naturally curves inward. (The sacral and coccygeal regions below it are short, while the thoracic region is the longest.) Once the nerves ...

Introduction: High-producing dairy cows often face calving stress and reduced feed intake during the transition period, leading to body fat mobilization to meet production demands. Supplementing ...

The domestic ferret, though not as common a laboratory animal as the rat or mouse, serves as a model in critical research areas, including influenza biology and vaccine development. Studies ...