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Meniscoids
Meniscoids are folds of synovial membrane that project into the articular cavities of zygapophyseal joints throughout the cervical spine.Meniscoids were identified in 86% of the zygapophyseal joints; 50% contained both...
Meniscoids
Meniscoids are folds of synovial membrane that project into the articular cavities of zygapophyseal joints throughout the cervical spine.Meniscoids were identified in 86% of the zygapophyseal joints; 50% contained both...
Headache and Hypertension
High blood pressure does not necessarily cause headaches. except perhaps in the case of hypertensive crisis (blood pressure > 180/110 mmHg).People with high blood pressure seem to have significantly fewer...
Headache and Hypertension
High blood pressure does not necessarily cause headaches. except perhaps in the case of hypertensive crisis (blood pressure > 180/110 mmHg).People with high blood pressure seem to have significantly fewer...
Importance of forceful peristalsis in reflux di...
Control of the peristalsis in the oesophagus Importance of forceful peristalsis in reflux disease.Peristalsis in the striated muscle of the proximal oesophagus is stimulated by sequential vagal excitation directed from...
Importance of forceful peristalsis in reflux di...
Control of the peristalsis in the oesophagus Importance of forceful peristalsis in reflux disease.Peristalsis in the striated muscle of the proximal oesophagus is stimulated by sequential vagal excitation directed from...
Brain Freeze
Brain-freeze When eating cold ice cream, a sense of ‘tooth pain’, even headache can occur.This is also called sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia.There are 2 theories behind this phenomenon:1. Blood vessel phenomenon: blood...
Brain Freeze
Brain-freeze When eating cold ice cream, a sense of ‘tooth pain’, even headache can occur.This is also called sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia.There are 2 theories behind this phenomenon:1. Blood vessel phenomenon: blood...
Abdominal Aortic Aneurism
How and where to palpate an Abdominal Aortic Aneurism? Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm is a focal ballooning of the infradiaphragmal aorta, traditionally defined as a diameter greater than 3 to 4...
Abdominal Aortic Aneurism
How and where to palpate an Abdominal Aortic Aneurism? Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm is a focal ballooning of the infradiaphragmal aorta, traditionally defined as a diameter greater than 3 to 4...
Vagus Nerve and Obesity
The role of the vagus nerve in obesity. The vagus nerve innervates the gut and plays an important role in controlling metabolism.The nerve communicates peripheral information about the volume and...
Vagus Nerve and Obesity
The role of the vagus nerve in obesity. The vagus nerve innervates the gut and plays an important role in controlling metabolism.The nerve communicates peripheral information about the volume and...