The Muscle Only 5-8% of People Have 👀 Ever heard of the rectus sternalis? This rare chest muscle is found in less than 10% of the population—and we've only seen it ONCE in all our years in the cadaver lab! Here's what makes it so interesting: 🔹 It's a "straight muscle on the sternum" that most bodies simply don't have 🔹 It may have helped with chest stabilization or breathing assistance 🔹 As humans became upright walkers, our sternums fused and this muscle became less useful 🔹 Four-legged a

4.1K views · 46 reactions | The 'Body Worlds' exhibition in Zurich, Switzerland, aims to showcase the one constant in the rapidly evolving modern world - the human body | Reuters | Facebook

This October, Somerset House presents Infinite Bodies, a landmark exhibition by internationally acclaimed choreographer and director Sir Wayne McGregor CBE. Marking the culmination of Somerset House’s 25th anniversary celebrations, the exhibition brings together a dynamic constellation of collaborators across dance, visual arts, and sound to explore bold new expressions of the body through space, time, and technology. Multi-sensory installations, performances, and experiments will take over the