Encyclopedia - Blood: Encyclopedia - Blood
Blood is a circulating tissue composed of fluid plasma and cells (red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets). Medical terms related t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood - Anatomy Of Blood
Blood is composed of several kinds of corpuscles; these formed elements of the blood constitute about 45% of whole blood. The other 55% i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Vessel: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Vessel - Anatomy
All blood vessels follow the same histological makeup. The inner lining is the endothelium, followed by subendothelial connective tissue....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Vessel: Encyclopedia - Blood Vessel
The blood vessels are part of the circulatory system and function to transport blood throughout the body. The most important types, arter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Artery: Encyclopedia - Artery
Arteries are muscular vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the tissues and organs of the body (The vessels which return blood ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blushing: Encyclopedia - Blushing
To blush is to display a marked redness of one's face; the term is seldom applied except when the redness is construed as a result of emb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coronary Circulation: Encyclopedia - Coronary Circulation
The coronary circulation consists of the blood vessels that supply blood to, and remove blood from, the heart. The vessels that supply bl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardiology: Encyclopedia - Cardiology
Cardiology is the branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the heart and blood vessels. The field is commonly divided in the branches...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liver: Encyclopedia - Liver
The liver is an organ in vertebrates, including humans. It plays a major role in metabolism and has a number of functions in the body inc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thyroid: Encyclopedia - Thyroid
The thyroid is one of the larger endocrine glands in the body. It is located in the neck and produces hormones, principally thyroxine and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arm: Encyclopedia - Arm
In anatomy, the arm is the upper limb of a bipedal mammal, specifically the segment between the shoulder and the elbow. Arm can also refe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cerebellum: Encyclopedia - Cerebellum
The cerebellum (Latin: "little brain") is a region of the brain that plays an important role in the integration of sensory perception and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Throat: Encyclopedia - Throat
In anatomy, the throat is the part of the neck anterior to the vertebral column. It consists of the pharynx and larynx. The throat contai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corpus Cavernosum: Encyclopedia - Corpus Cavernosum
A corpus cavernosum is one of a pair of a sponge-like regions of erectile tissue which contain most of the blood in the male penis during...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vascular: Encyclopedia - Vascular
Vascular is an adjective for the word vessel and refers to tube-like structures. In zoology, more specifically anatomy and physiology, "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spleen: Encyclopedia - Spleen
The spleen is a ductless, vertebrate gland that is not necessary for life but is closely associated with the circulatory system, where it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Axillary Vein: Encyclopedia - Axillary Vein
In human anatomy, the axillary vein is a large blood vessel that conveys blood from the lateral aspect of the thorax, axilla (armpit) and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atrium Anatomy: Encyclopedia - Atrium Anatomy
In anatomy, the atrium (plural: atria) is the blood collection chamber of a heart. It has a thin-walled structure that allows blood to re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Axillary Artery: Encyclopedia - Axillary Artery
In human anatomy, the axillary artery is a large blood vessel that conveys oxygenated blood to the lateral aspect of the thorax, axilla (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Basilar Artery: Encyclopedia - Basilar Artery
In human anatomy, the basilar artery is one of the arteries that supplies the brain with oxygen-rich blood. It arises from the confluence...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leech: Encyclopedia - Leech
Arhynchobdellida or Rhynchobdellida There is some dispute as to whether Hirudinea should be a class itself, or a subclass of the Clitell...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stomach: Encyclopedia - Stomach
In anatomy, the stomach (in ancient Greek στόμαχος) is an organ in the alimentary canal used to digest food. Generally, the stoma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Carotid Sinus: Encyclopedia - Carotid Sinus
In human anatomy, the carotid sinus is a localized dilation of the internal carotid artery at its origin, the common carotid artery bifur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blind Spot Anatomy: Encyclopedia - Blind Spot Anatomy
In anatomy, the blind spot is the region of the retina where the optic nerve and blood vessels pass through to connect to the back of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vein Of Galen: Encyclopedia - Vein Of Galen
The vein of Galen (VG), also known as the great cerebral vein, is one of the large blood vessels in the skull draining the cerebrum (brai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calcium In Biology: Encyclopedia - Calcium In Biology
Calcium plays a vital role in the anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of organisms and of the cell, particularly in signal transduction ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bird: Encyclopedia - Bird
Birds are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrates characterized primarily by feathers, forelimbs modified as wings, and hollow bone...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hip Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Hip Anatomy - Anatomy Of The Hip Joint
Hip anatomy - Articulation. The hip joint is a multiaxial ball and socket synovial joint formed by the articulation of the rounded head...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Vessel: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Vessel - Physiology
Blood vessels do not actively engage in the transport of the blood (they have no appreciable peristalsis), but arteries - and veins to a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Vessel: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Vessel - Types
Blood vessels exist in varying calibers: Arteries Aorta (the largest artery, carries blood out of the heart) Branches of the aorta, suc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood Vessel: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood Vessel - Role In Disease
Blood vessels play a role in virtually every medical condition. Cancer, for example, cannot progress if the tumor does not cause angiogen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardiology: Encyclopedia Ii - Cardiology - Anatomy & Physiology
Cardiology - Basic anatomy Structure of the heart. Epicardium Pericardium Myocardium Papillary muscle Endocardium Coronary circulation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liver: Encyclopedia Ii - Liver - Anatomy
The adult human liver normally weighs between 1.0 - 2.5 kilograms, and is a soft, pinkish-brown "boomerang shaped" organ. It is the secon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arm: Encyclopedia Ii - Arm - Anatomy Of The Human Arm
The human arm contains bones, joints, muscles, nerves and blood vessels. Many of these muscles are used for everyday tasks. There are cli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coronary Circulation: Encyclopedia Ii - Coronary Circulation - Blood Supply Of The Papillary Muscles
The papillary muscles tether the mitral valve (the valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle) and the tricuspid valve (the val...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Artery: Encyclopedia Ii - Artery - Types Of Arteries:
Artery - Pulmonary arteries. The pulmonary arteries carry oxygen deficient blood that has just returned from the body to the lungs, wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coronary Circulation: Encyclopedia Ii - Coronary Circulation - Coronary Anatomy
The exact anatomy of the myocardial blood supply varies considerably from person to person. A full evaluation of the coronary arteries re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coronary Circulation: Encyclopedia Ii - Coronary Circulation - Coronary Anatomy
The exact anatomy of the myocardial blood supply varies considerably from person to person. A full evaluation of the coronary arteries re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blushing: Encyclopedia Ii - Blushing - Regulation Of Blood Flow In The Skin
Blood flow in the cutaneous resistance vessels and the subcutaneous venous plexus are both neurally and locally regulated. However, there...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blushing: Encyclopedia Ii - Blushing - Physiology Of Blushing
There is evidence that the blushing region is anatomically different in structure. The facial skin, for example, has more capillary loops...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liver: Encyclopedia Ii - Liver - Development
The liver develops as an endodermal outpocketing of the foregut called the hepatic diverticulum. Its initial blood supply is primarily fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liver: Encyclopedia Ii - Liver - Diseases Of The Liver
Many diseases of the liver are accompanied by jaundice caused by increased levels of bilirubin in the system. The bilirubin results from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lip: Encyclopedia Ii - Lip - Anatomy In Detail
The skin of the lips is stratified squamous epithelium. The mucous membrane is represented by a large area in the sensory cortex and is t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liver: Encyclopedia Ii - Liver - Physiology
The various functions of the liver are carried out by the liver cells or hepatocytes. The liver produces and excretes bile required for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liver: Encyclopedia Ii - Liver - Liver As Food
Mammal and bird livers are commonly eaten as food: products include liver paté, Leberwurst, Braunschweiger, foie gras, chopped liver and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liver: Encyclopedia Ii - Liver - Cultural Allusions
In Greek mythology, Prometheus was punished by the gods for revealing fire to humans by being chained to a rock where a vulture (or an ea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thyroid: Encyclopedia Ii - Thyroid - Diseases Of The Thyroid Gland
Hyper- and hypofunction: Hypothyroidism Hashimoto's thyroiditis / thyroiditis Ord's thyroiditis Postoperative hypothyroidism Postpartum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thyroid: Encyclopedia Ii - Thyroid - Treatment
Thyroid - Medical treatment. Levothyroxine is a stereoisomer of thyroxine which is degraded much slower and can be administered once da...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thyroid: Encyclopedia Ii - Thyroid - Physiology
The primary function of the thyroid is production of the hormones thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), and calcitonin. Up to 40% of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thyroid: Encyclopedia Ii - Thyroid - Diagnosis
The measurement of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels is often used by doctors as a screening test. Elevated TSH levels can signify...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cerebellum: Encyclopedia Ii - Cerebellum - Dysfunction
Patients with cerebellar dysfunction experience problems in walking, balance, and accurate hand and arm movement. Recent brain imaging st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cerebellum: Encyclopedia Ii - Cerebellum - Theories About Cerebellar Function
Two main theories address the function of the cerebellum. One claims that the cerebellum functions as a regulator of the "timing of movem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cerebellum: Encyclopedia Ii - Cerebellum - General Features
The cerebellum is located in the inferior posterior portion of the head (the hindbrain), directly dorsal to the brainstem and pons, infer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cerebellum: Encyclopedia Ii - Cerebellum - Development And Evolution
During the early stages of embryonic development, the brain starts to form in three distinct segments: the prosencephalon, mesencephalon,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lip: Encyclopedia Ii - Lip - Anatomical Basics Of The Human Lip
One differentiates between the Upper (Labium superioris) and lower lip (Labium inferioris), the lower is usually somewhat larger. The ski...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arm: Encyclopedia Ii - Arm - Anatomy Of The Human Arm
The human arm contains bones, joints, muscles, nerves, and blood vessels. Many of these muscles are used for everyday tasks. Arm - Bony ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thyroid: Encyclopedia Ii - Thyroid - Anatomy
Thyroid - Gross anatomy. The thyroid is situated on the front side of the neck at the level of C5 to T1 vertebral bodies, just below th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lip: Encyclopedia Ii - Lip - Functions Of The Lips
Lip - Food intake. Because they have their own muscles and bordering muscles, the lips are very movable. Lips are used for eating funct...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organ Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Organ Anatomy - Vital Organs
The vital organs are the internal organs of the human body necessary to maintain life. Without all vital organs functioning adequately, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organ Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Organ Anatomy - Vital Organs
The vital organs are the internal organs of the human body necessary to maintain life. Without all vital organs functioning adequately, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corpus Cavernosum: Encyclopedia Ii - Corpus Cavernosum - Male Anatomy
The corpus cavernosum and corpus spongiosum are three expandable erectile tissues along the length of the penis which fill with blood dur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iris Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Iris Anatomy - Red Eye
When photographed with a flash, the iris only reacts to protect the retina, and not fast enough to avoid the red-eye effect. This represe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iris Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Iris Anatomy - Color
The iris is usually strongly pigmented, with colors ranging from brown to green, blue, grey, and hazel. Occasionally its color is due to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cerebellum: Encyclopedia Ii - Cerebellum - Anatomy
The cerebellum contains similar gray and white matter divisions as the cerebrum. Embedded within the white matter—which is known as the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leech: Encyclopedia Ii - Leech - Internal Anatomy
Leeches are hermaphrodites, meaning they are organisms that have both female, ovary, and male, testes, sexual reproductive organs. Starti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pons: Encyclopedia Ii - Pons - Anatomy Of The Pons
The "knob-like" process is 2 centimeters long and located on the anterior (front) of the brainstem. It is formed by transverse pontine fi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chokehold: Encyclopedia Ii - Chokehold - Anatomy Of A Chokehold
A few chokeholds (such as one version of Judo's hadaka jime) work by constricting the opponent's trachea, which restricts the air supply ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nephron: Encyclopedia Ii - Nephron - Anatomy And Function
Nephron - Renal corpuscle. Composed of a glomerulus and Bowman's capsule, the renal corpuscle (or Malphigian corpuscle) is the beginnin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Posterior Pituitary: Encyclopedia Ii - Posterior Pituitary - Anatomy
Despite its name, the posterior pituitary gland is not a gland, per se; rather, it is largely a collection of axonal projections from the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Situs Inversus: Encyclopedia Ii - Situs Inversus - Effect On Anatomy
The condition affects all major structures within the thorax and abdomen. Generally, the organs are simply transposed through the sagitta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Knife: Encyclopedia Ii - Knife - Anatomy Of A Knife
A knife consists of a tang, a bolster, a blade and a handle. The tang is an extension of the blade into the handle. The bolster functions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spleen: Encyclopedia Ii - Spleen - Anatomy
It is an organ derived from mesenchyme and lying in the mesentery. The organ consists of masses of lymphoid tissue of granular appearance...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mollusk: Encyclopedia Ii - Mollusk - Anatomy
Molluscs are triploblastic protostomes. The principal body cavity is a blood-filled hemocoel. They have a true coelom; however, it is red...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Torso: Encyclopedia Ii - Torso - Anatomy
Torso - Major organs. Most critical organs are housed within the torso. In the upper chest, the heart and lungs are protected by the ri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anterior Pituitary: Encyclopedia Ii - Anterior Pituitary - Anatomy And Development
The adenohypophysis is a pea-size gland anterior to the neurohypophysis, caudal to the hypothalamus, and sits in the medial aspect of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal Axis: Encyclopedia Ii - Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal Axis - Anatomy
The HPA axis includes parts of the hypothalamus, the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, the adrenal cortices, hormones, systems that t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Licensed Practical Nurse: Encyclopedia Ii - Licensed Practical Nurse - In The Usa
These individuals usually have eighteen months to two years of training in anatomy and physiology, medications, and practical patient car...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uvea: Encyclopedia Ii - Uvea - Physiology
The prime functions of the uveal tract as a unit are: 1. nutrition and gas exchange. Uveal vessels directly perfuse the ciliary body and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Whale: Encyclopedia Ii - Whale - Anatomy
Like all mammals, whales breathe air into lungs, are warm-blooded (that is, endothermic), breast-feed their young, and have some (althoug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bleach Manga: Encyclopedia Ii - Bleach Manga - Races
There are two distinct 'races' revealed in Bleach thus far - humans and spirits. The humans are mostly ordinary like real-life humans, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Darwin's Education: Encyclopedia Ii - Charles Darwin's Education - University Of Edinburgh
Darwin went to Edinburgh University in 1825 to study medicine, accompanied by Eras doing his external hospital study. Charles was a dilig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aortic Dissection: Encyclopedia Ii - Aortic Dissection - Classification Systems
Several different classification systems have been used to describe aortic dissections. The systems commonly in use are either based on t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Platelet: Encyclopedia Ii - Platelet - Transfusion
Platelets are separated from donated blood using an apheresis blood separator. This is necessary because platelets will not survive at th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mitral Valve: Encyclopedia Ii - Mitral Valve - Normal Physiology
During left ventricular diastole, after the pressure drops in the left ventricle due to relaxation of the ventricular myocardium, the mit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Knife: Encyclopedia Ii - Knife - Using Knives
"Always cut away from yourself" is the basic adage to keep in mind while using a knife. By extension, assume that the knife is going to s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leech: Encyclopedia Ii - Leech - Use Of Hirudo Medicinalis In Medicine
The leech has long been used in medicine, although today its use is mainly limited to limb reattachment procedures instead of the wide-ra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monocyte: Encyclopedia Ii - Monocyte - Physiology
Monocytes are produced by the bone marrow from haematopoietic stem cell precursors, circulate in the blood stream for about one to three ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Solitary Nucleus: Encyclopedia Ii - Solitary Nucleus - Inputs To The Solitary Nucleus
As well as taste from nerves VII, IX and X, the solitary nucleus handles information from the carotid (from IX) and aortic bodies and bar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vaginal Bleeding: Encyclopedia Ii - Vaginal Bleeding - Causes
Vaginal bleeding - Premenopausal women. Menstruation. Exceptionally heavy bleeding during periods is termed menorrhagia. If bleeding o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bird: Encyclopedia Ii - Bird - Respiration
Birds ventilate their lungs by means of crosscurrent flow: the air flows at a 90° angle to the flow of blood in the lungs' capillaries. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle - Role In Health And Disease
Muscle - Exercise. Exercise is often recommended as a means of improving motor skills, fitness and muscle strength. Exercise has severa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Platelet: Encyclopedia Ii - Platelet - Role In Disease
Platelet - High and low counts. A normal platelet count in a healthy person is between 150 and 400 (x 109/L of blood). Both thrombocyto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oceanic Whitetip Shark: Encyclopedia Ii - Oceanic Whitetip Shark - Behavior
Groups are often formed when several nearby individuals converge on a food source, whereupon the fabled "feeding frenzy" may occur (a beh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal Axis: Encyclopedia Ii - Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal Axis - Function
Release of CRF from the hypothalamus is influenced by stress, by blood levels of cortisol and by the sleep/wake cycle. In healthy individ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle - Types
There are three general types of muscle: Cardiac muscle is a specialized kind of muscle found only within the heart. It cannot get tired...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oceanic Whitetip Shark: Encyclopedia Ii - Oceanic Whitetip Shark - Behavior
Groups are often formed when several nearby individuals converge on a food source, whereupon the fabled "feeding frenzy" may occur (a beh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood - Physiology Of Blood
Blood - Production and degradation. Blood cells are produced in the bone marrow; the process is termed hematopoiesis. The proteinaceous...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood - Mythology And Religion
Due to its importance to life, blood is associated with a large number of beliefs. One of the most basic is the use of blood as a symbol ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blood: Encyclopedia Ii - Blood - Health And Disease
Blood - Ancient medicine. Hippocratic medicine considered blood one of the four humors (together with phlegm, yellow bile and black bil...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Vi - B
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages VI - B . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article