A Moment of Science
Can you bend your thumb backwards until it touches your wrist? If you join your hands behind your back, can you lift them over your head without letting go?
Most reflexes do not involve the brain; they are fast, involuntary responses that travel over what is known as a reflex arc.
A small gluteus does fine at positioning the hip bone for tree climbing, but not for walking...
Skeletal muscles are attached to bone structures and cannot stay long in a flexed position without depleting their energy reserves.
Our doctors always test our knee reflexes, but why is it so important?
The octopus tentacle surprisingly acts in much the same way as the human arm when transferring tasty morsels from sucker to mouth.
Can men handle alcohol better than women? Find out on this Moment of Science.
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