The blood vessels are responsible for letting the blood flow from the heart to other regions of the body and back again. All blood vessels have a hollow area in the middle which is called lumen and that is where the blood flows through. On the outside of the lumen is the wall which may be thick if it’s an artery or thin if its a capillary. The three types of blood vessels are veins‚ arteries‚ and capillaries. Arteries are blood vessels that carry the blood away from the heart
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Second Assignment - Pols 201 Dear Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis‚ Your last letter has arrived just two days ago‚ since then I have been thinking about your words. I am aware of the importance of your works on the Christian theology and I do respect you by my heart. Yet I write you this letter‚ because I have some doubts about your statements concerning your doctrine of two cities‚ namely civitas dei and civitas terrena. As far as I understand civitas dei is the eternal‚ immutable and transcendental
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Anatomy of flowering plants deals with the study of internal structure of various organs of flowering plants. The tyloses are the structures present in the woody tissues of dicot stems. These are the extension of xylem parenchyma cells into the vessel elements(NEET-II 2016). Cortex tissue is present in between the epidermis and stele. It is multilayered and is made up of parenchymatous cells with big intercellular spaces (NEET-II 2016). Wood of gymnosperms does not contain vessels.e.g- Pinus is
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Classification of Epithelia Lines Examples Simple squamous Surfaces involved in passive transport Alveoli Endothelium Loops of Henle Simple cuboidal epithelia Surfaces involved in secretion and absorption Some glands Ducts Collecting tubule of kidney Simple columnar epithelia Surfaces involved in high rates of secretion and absorption Protection Stomach and small intestine where it has microvilli Collecting tubule of kidney Fallopian tubes where it is ciliated Pseudostratified Usually ciliated
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Tuesday‚ 21 January 2014 Systemic congenital malformations! GIT - aglossia- without mouth! - lingua plicata- fissured tongue! - micrognathia- small jaw! - progenia- premature ageing! - fordyce spots- raised sebaceous (sweat) glands! - dens in dente- tooth within tooth ( coronal more common)! - amelogenesis imperfecta- AR disorder of enamel—>small‚ discolored‚ pitted or grooved‚ and prone to rapid wear and breakage! - dentinogenesis imperfecta- dentin dysplasia that causes teeth to
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ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS Gastroenteritis is inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract‚ involving both the stomach and the small intestine and resulting in acute diarrhea. It can be transferred by contact with contaminated food and water. The inflammation is caused most often by an infection from certain viruses or less often by bacteria‚ their toxins‚ parasites‚ or an adverse reaction to something in the diet or medication. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY The GIT is composed of two general parts‚ the main
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MALE REPRODUCTION MALE REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY Testis - 2 compartments: interstitial tissue containing the Leydig cells that synthesize and secrete testosterone and the seminiferous tubules that produce spermatozoa and contain Sertoli cells Leydig cells and testosterone synthesis - Leydig cells mainly produce testosterone - T is a prohormone for synthesis of estradiol (vs. aromatase) and DHT (via. 5-alpha-reductase) - many effects of T are mediated via estradiol (esp in
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Chapter Three Experimental Work 3.2 The Experimental Rig A photograph of the experimental rig of AGMD system is shown in Figure (3-1) and the general layout of the system is shown schematically in Figure (3-2). The details of the AGMD system‚ equipment‚ measuring instruments are given in the following sections. Figure 3-1: Photograph of AGMD system. 1. Water Bath 6. Temperature sensor 2. Peristaltic pump 7. Glass Trap 3‚9. Valve 10. Chiller 4‚8. Pressure gauge 11. Data Acquiesce 5. Membrane
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I suddenly remembered one of the discussions in my ecclesiology class regarding the need of the Catholic Church for more bishops‚ priests and pastoral leaders. My professor‚ Fr. Vic de Jesus‚ SJ‚ mentioned that in the case of the Society of Jesus‚ as it celebrates its 150 years in the country‚ the infirmaries are being occupied more by the aging members of the society. He stated that there is a great need to replace them by looking for new priestly vocations. He also used as an example the case of
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Benefits Of Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs CFLs Lighting your way to a brighter future Why switch to an energy saving CFL • Using compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) helps us lessen our impact on the earth while saving energy and money. • CFLs can be recycled - which keeps more materials out of landfills. • They last longer‚ up to 10 times longer than incandescent light bulbs‚ which means fewer trips to the store‚ saving you time AND money. • By switching from a 60W incandescent to a
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