Thevaginais a muscular canal (approximately 10 cm long) that serves as the entrance to the reproductive tract. It also serves as the exit from the uterus during menses and childbirth. The outer walls of the anterior and posterior vagina are formed into longitudinal columns, or ridges...
Skeletal muscle is a highly organized tissue composed of bundles of muscle fibers called myofibers which contain several myofibrils. Each myofiber represents a muscle cell with its basic cellular unit, the sarcomere. Bundles of myofibers form fascicles, and bundles of fascicles form muscle tissue. S...
a 28-day hormone-controlled cycle in which the uterine lining proliferates to prepare for the implantation of a fertilized ovum and subsequently sheds if fertilization does not occur. Additionally, the uterus contains smooth muscle, which contracts...
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This is a limited length demo talk; you mayloginor review methods ofobtaining more access. Slides Topics Links Citation Embed in course/own notes Prof. Rolf Bodmer –Burnham Institute for Biomedical Research, USA Published on September 29, 2008Reviewed on May 31, 201835 min ...
The triathlon is a 3-event endurance sport in which athletes compete sequentially in swimming, cycling and running. The primary determinant of success is t
The next most common ones were exhaustibility, muscle cramps, muscle aches, irregular heartbeat, nervousness, perspiration, irritability, depressive mood, poor concentration, and poor memory, vertigo sensation and cephalea. This complex clinical picture could be misinterpreted as a psychosomatic disease...
Consequently, water moves from the extracellular compartment into the intracellular compartment, causing hypotension and CNS symptoms (headache, nausea, muscle cramps, restlessness, CNS depression, and convulsions). Osmotic diuretics increase the osmolality of the extracellular fluid compartment and thereby ...
Secondary Force Pushing during the second stage of labor Cervical Effacement As uterus elongates, the longitudinal muscle fibers are stretched upward over the presenting part. Force, along the hydrostatics pressure of the fetal membranes, causes the cervix to dilate (open). Upper uterine thickens and...
Patients commonly report perioral numbness or tingling, but it can also be felt in the hands and feet. Weakness, paresthesias, muscle cramps or tetany, and seizures can all result from severe hypocalcemia. On physical exam of the hypocalcemic patient, physicians can elicit tetany in 2 ways....