Anatomy
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馃К Sodium鈥檚 Role in Bone Cell Activation
In terrain-deficient individuals, especially those with low sodium, osteoblasts may be underpowered, unable to deposit bone matrix effectively. 馃 Salt-Inducible Kinases (SIKs) and Bone Formation Recent studies have identified salt-inducible… Read more.
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Cephalothorax aka prosoma
The cephalothorax, also called prosoma in some groups, is a tagma of various arthropods, comprising the head and the thorax fused together, as distinct from the abdomen behind.[1] (The terms prosoma and opisthosoma are equivalent to cephalothorax and abdomen in some groups. The terms prosoma and opisthosoma may be preferred by some researchers… Read more.
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Asynchronous Muscles
Asynchronous muscles are muscles in which there is no one-to-one relationship between electrical stimulation and mechanical contraction. These muscles are found in 75% of flying insects and have convergently evolved 7-10 times.[1] Unlike their synchronous counterparts… Read more.
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Thorax (arthropod anatomy)
The thorax is the midsection (tagma) of the hexapod body (insects and entognathans). It holds the head, legs, wings and abdomen. It is also called mesosoma or cephalothorax in other arthropods. It is formed by the prothorax, mesothorax and metathorax and comprises the scutellum; the cervix, a membrane that separates the… Read more.
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Ascus (bethesda System)
The Bethesda system聽(TBS), officially called聽The Bethesda System for Reporting Cervical Cytology, is a system for reporting聽cervical聽or vaginal聽cytologic聽diagnoses,[1]聽used for reporting聽Pap smear聽results. It was introduced in 1988[2]聽and revised in 1991,[3]聽2001,[1][4][5]聽and 2014.[6]聽The name… Read more.
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Thecal Sac or Dural Sac
The聽thecal sac聽or聽dural sac聽is the聽membranous聽sheath聽(theca) or tube of聽dura mater聽that surrounds the聽spinal cord聽and the聽cauda equina. The thecal sac contains the聽cerebrospinal fluid聽which provides nutrients and buoyancy to the spinal cord.[1]聽From the聽skull聽the tube adheres… Read more.
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Theca folliculi
The theca folliculi comprise a layer of the ovarian follicles. They appear as the follicles become secondary follicles. The theca are divided into two layers, the theca interna and the theca externa.[1] Theca cells are a group… Read more.
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Connection (and difference) between buccal membrane and buccopharyngeal membrane
A Tale of Two Tissues Prepare yourself for a thrilling journey into the world of microscopic membranes! Today, we’re diving deep into the oral cavity to explore the buccal membrane… Read more.
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Buccal Administration of Insulin
Nanotechnology as a Promising Strategy for Alternative Routes of Insulin Delivery Catarina Pinto聽Reis,聽Christiane聽Damg茅, in聽Methods in Enzymology, 2012 Chapter fourteen The buccal mucosa has excellent accessibility, low enzymatic activity, a large absorptive area… Read more.
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Rete pegs (aka rete processes or rete ridges or papillae) are epithelial extensions that project into the underlying connective tissue in both skin and mucous membranes.
In the epithelium of the mouth, the attached gingiva exhibit rete pegs, while the sulcular and junctional epithelia do not. Scar tissue lacks rete pegs and scars tend to shear off more easily than normal tissue as… Read more.
