Clinical Anatomy Associates, Inc.

10/06/2025

This topic has been on my mind for months. The amount of wrong, uninformed anatomical and surgical AI generated text, images, video, and audio in social media is staggering. Add to this the plagiarism of books and other scholarly media, and we have a growing problem in our hands. This problem is slowly creeping into education in our industries, divulging information that is not correct. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7381028452205879298/

08/27/2025

The most common anatomical variation in thoracic anatomy is the persistent left superior vena cava (SVC). There is only one SVC in the right side of the thorax, but many of us have TWO!! one right and one left! Fact is, many people go through life not knowing of this condition, which is usually asymptomatic.

La variación anatómica mas común es una vena cava superior (VCS) izquierda persistente. Normalmente tenemos una sola VCS, en el lado derecho del tórax, pero muchos tiene DOS VCS!! una derecha y una izquierda. De hecho, muchos pasan toda su vida sin saber de esta condicion, que es usualmente asintomática.

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08/15/2025

An interesting article on an anatomical variation that is normal in pigs, but not in humans!

The tracheal bronchus is a known anatomical variation first described in 1785 by Eduard Sandifort (1742 – 1814), a Dutch physician and anatomist. Sandifort was the first to describe in detail what we know today as the Tetralogy of Fallot, although Nicolaus Steno (1638-1686) mentions the components...