Talk about a weird flex:
When you breathe, consciously or not, you're flexing a muscle, the thoracic diaphragm, and it's this motion that fills your lungs.
Like all muscles, it attaches to an anchor point. In this case, the pericardial sac around your heart via the pericardiacophrenic ligament.
When you breathe, consciously or not, you're flexing a muscle, the thoracic diaphragm, and it's this motion that fills your lungs.
Like all muscles, it attaches to an anchor point. In this case, the pericardial sac around your heart via the pericardiacophrenic ligament.
a computer generated image of a person 's torso with the lungs highlighted
Alt: a computer generated image of a person 's torso showing the motion of the diaphragm as the lungs inflate, and the ribcage flexing around the thoracic cavity.
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September 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Like, you probably know this at some level, but let's make it explicit:
"Mammal" derives from Latin 'mamma', which meant 'breast or teat'. So mammals are primarily defined as "milk-producers" using a pre-existing /related/ word.
What I'm saying is: we're named for boobs.
#MammalPride
"Mammal" derives from Latin 'mamma', which meant 'breast or teat'. So mammals are primarily defined as "milk-producers" using a pre-existing /related/ word.
What I'm saying is: we're named for boobs.
#MammalPride
September 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Like, you probably know this at some level, but let's make it explicit:
"Mammal" derives from Latin 'mamma', which meant 'breast or teat'. So mammals are primarily defined as "milk-producers" using a pre-existing /related/ word.
What I'm saying is: we're named for boobs.
#MammalPride
"Mammal" derives from Latin 'mamma', which meant 'breast or teat'. So mammals are primarily defined as "milk-producers" using a pre-existing /related/ word.
What I'm saying is: we're named for boobs.
#MammalPride
November 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM