Some of our bones are easy to see. The zygomatic bones that give our cheeks shape, the delicate phalanges of our fingers, and the bony bulbs that are our kneecaps all stand out from beneath the flesh.

Researcher Nikolai Konow has been studying the mechanics of chewing. Photo via Brown University. Fish do it. Lizards do it. Cows do it. Get your heads out of the gutter, readers. We’re talking about ...

This figure illustrates the EMG responses of the superior (MH, GH) and inferior (TH, SH, StH) hyoid muscles during swallowing in a chronically instrumented dog. These muscles are capable of putting ...