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 - 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 - 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 - Anatomy: Encyclopedia - Anatomy
Anatomy (from the Greek ἀνατομία anatomia, from ἀνατέμνειν anatemnein, to cut up, cut open), is the branch of biology...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thymus: Encyclopedia - Thymus
In human anatomy, the thymus is a ductless gland located in the upper anterior portion of the chest cavity. It is most active during pube...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vesalius: Encyclopedia - Vesalius
Andreas Vesalius (December 31, 1514 - October 15, 1564) was a Flemish anatomist and author of one of the most influential books on human ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pancreas: Encyclopedia - Pancreas
The pancreas is an organ that serves two functions: exocrine - it produces pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes. endocrine - it...   » 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 - Kidney: Encyclopedia - Kidney
The kidneys are bean-shaped excretory organs in vertebrates. Part of the urinary system, the kidneys filter wastes (especially urea) from...   » 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 - 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 - Acupuncture: Encyclopedia - Acupuncture
Acupuncture (from Lat. acus, "needle" (noun), and pungere, "prick" (verb) or in Standard Mandarin, zhēn jǐu (針灸), is one of the mai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sefer Yetzirah: Encyclopedia - Sefer Yetzirah
Sefer Yetzirah (Hebrew, "Book of Creation[1]", ספר יצירה) is the title of two books on esoteric Jewish mysticism. The older and m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pancreas: Encyclopedia Ii - Pancreas - Anatomy
The pancreas is an organ located posterior to the stomach and in close association with the duodenum. In humans the pancreas is a small e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plasma Cell: Encyclopedia Ii - Plasma Cell - Overview
After dividing for around five days, mature B cells differentiate into either plasma B cells or memory B cells. Most plasma B cells trave...   » 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 - 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 - Lymphatic System: Encyclopedia Ii - Lymphatic System - Secondary Lymphoid Organs
The spleen, lymph nodes, and accessory lymphoid tissue are the secondary lymphoid organs. These organs contain a scaffolding that support...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Anatomy - Human Anatomy
From a utilitarian point of view the study of humans is the most important division of special anatomy, and this human anatomy may be app...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Hodgkin: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Hodgkin - Works
Hodgkin described the disease that bears his name (Hodgkin's lymphoma) in 1832, in a paper titled On Some Morbid Appearances of the Absor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lymphatic System: Encyclopedia Ii - Lymphatic System - Secondary Lymphoid Organs
The spleen, lymph nodes, and accessory lymphoid tissue are the secondary lymphoid organs. These organs contain a scaffolding that support...   » 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 - Marcello Malpighi: Encyclopedia Ii - Marcello Malpighi - Academic Career
In 1656 Malpighi received a chair of medical practice in the university, three years after he had applied for it, and later the same year...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peritoneum: Encyclopedia Ii - Peritoneum - The Peritoneum In Human Anatomy
Two notable sections of the peritoneum in humans are the omenta, the greater (gastrocolic) omentum and the lesser (gastrohepatic) omentum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Anatomy In Ancient Times: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Anatomy In Ancient Times - Polybus
Among those who aimed at this distinction, the most fortunate in the preservation of his name is Polybus, the son-in-law of the physician...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vesalius: Encyclopedia Ii - Vesalius - De Corporis Fabrica
In 1543, Vesalius published the seven-volume De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the human body), a groundbreaking work of human...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marcello Malpighi: Encyclopedia Ii - Marcello Malpighi - Research
Malpighi used the microscope for studies on skin, kidney, and for the first interspecies comparison of the liver. He greatly extended the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marcello Malpighi: Encyclopedia Ii - Marcello Malpighi - Years In Rome
1691 Pope Innocent XII invited him to Rome as Papal physician, He taught medicine in the Papal Medical School and wrote a long treatise a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lymphatic System: Encyclopedia Ii - Lymphatic System - Lymphatic Circulation
The lymphatic system acts like a secondary circulatory system. Unlike the circulatory system, the lymphatic system is not closed and has ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thomas Hodgkin: Encyclopedia Ii - Thomas Hodgkin - Life
Thomas Hodgkin was born to a Quaker family. He was an incredible private education tutor, and, in September 1819 he was admitted to St. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Colon Anatomy: Encyclopedia Ii - Colon Anatomy - Role In Digestion
The large intestine comes after the small intestine in the digestive tract and measures approximately 1.5 meters in length. Although ther...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kidney: Encyclopedia Ii - Kidney - Location
In humans, the kidneys are located in the posterior part of the abdomen. There is one on each side of the spine; the right kidney sits ju...   » 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 - Situs Inversus: Encyclopedia Ii - Situs Inversus - Significance
In the absence of congenital heart defects, individuals with situs inversus can lead normal healthy lives, without any complications rela...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lymphatic System: Encyclopedia Ii - Lymphatic System - Lymphatic Circulation
The lymphatic system acts as a secondary circulatory system. Unlike the circulatory system, the lymphatic system is not closed and has no...   » 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 - 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 - Vesalius: Encyclopedia Ii - Vesalius - Early Life And Education
Vesalius was born in Brussels, then in the Holy Roman Empire, to a family of physicians. His father, Andries van Wesel, was the illegitim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kidney: Encyclopedia Ii - Kidney - Functions
Kidney - Excretion of waste products. The kidneys excrete a variety of waste products produced by metabolism, for example, urea (from p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kidney: Encyclopedia Ii - Kidney - Diseases And Disorders
Kidney - Congenital. Polycystic kidney disease Congenital hydronephrosis Renal dysplasia Congenital obstruction of urinary tract Horse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thymus: Encyclopedia Ii - Thymus - Structure
Each lateral lobe is composed of numerous lobules held together by delicate areolar tissue; the entire gland being enclosed in an investi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kidney: Encyclopedia Ii - Kidney - Functions
Kidney - Excretion of waste products. The kidneys excrete a variety of waste products produced by metabolism, for example, urea (from p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kidney: Encyclopedia Ii - Kidney - Dialysis And Kidney Transplants
Generally, humans can live normally with just one kidney. Only when the amount of functioning kidney tissue is greatly diminished will re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kidney: Encyclopedia Ii - Kidney - Structure
Kidney - Organization. In a normal human adult, each kidney is about 11 cm long and about 5 cm thick, weighing 150 grams. The kidneys a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vesalius: Encyclopedia Ii - Vesalius - Imperial Physician And Death
Soon after publication, Vesalius was invited as Imperial physician to the court of Emperor Charles V. He informed the Venetian Senate tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Radiology: Encyclopedia Ii - Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
Commonly used imaging modalities include plain radiography, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, and n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seinfeld: Encyclopedia Ii - Seinfeld - Memorable Incidents
Seinfeld - The Contest. One of the most controversial Seinfeld episodes, "The Contest", centers around a pact of self-denial between Je...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acupuncture: Encyclopedia Ii - Acupuncture - Controversy As To Effectiveness
A private watchdog group, the National Council Against Health Fraud has stated: Acupuncture is an unproven modality of treatment. Its th...   » Read the article

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