In addition to the notion of the zone of muscular weakness, Zenker also postulated as follows: "If there is already a stenosis of the upper end of the oesophagus before the occurrence of any of these causes, it may be readily understood that this would favour the formation of a ...
When you swallow,a flap called the epiglottismoves to block the entrance of food particles into your larynx and lungs. The muscles of the larynx pull upward to assist with this movement. They also tightly close during swallowing. That prevents food from entering your lungs. Does the trachea le...
I was sent off to nearby Victorian asylums to carry out Hinton and Withers Present State Examinations on chronic schizophrenics as part of an on-going study of ‘dementia in dementia praecox.’ Dementia praecox is the old name for schizophrenia. The test included things like serial 7s (subtract...
a.a pouchlike expanded part of the oesophagus of birds, in which food is stored or partially digested before passing on to the gizzard b.a similar structure in insects, earthworms, and other invertebrates 7.(Tanning) the entire tanned hide of an animal ...
Upon swallowing, food travels down the oesophagus and into the stomach where acid kills bacteria and breaks down food further. The liquid food then enters the small intestine where the acid is neutralized, and enzymes break down fat, protein and carbohydrates for absorption by tiny hairs called ...
Oar (n) An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle at one end and a broad blade at the other. The part which rests in the rowlock is called the loom. Oar (n) An oarsman; a rower; as, he is a good oar...
1174 PUBLICATION Intrafractional movement of the oesophagus in patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)doi:10.1016/S1359-6349(05)81468-5NoneELSEVIEREuropean Journal of Cancer Supplements
Once in fat, NK cells die or are profoundly altered. This diminishes their ability to kill the tumour. We report that exposure to fat can reduce movement of NK cells towards the tumour. However, if a drug called a CX3CR1 antagonist is used to antagonise the receptor for fractalkine, we...
The conveyor belt then moves on again and transports the body into the next hall, the same one in which I found myself during the first three weeks. There, the organs are removed and placed onto another conveyor belt higher up. The tongue is examined, the tonsils and the oesophagus ...
the salivarium and their possible opening /closing of the salivarium, with a plausible explanation of the movement of saliva within the salivarium and massive outpouring of saliva. Results and Discussion Figure 1 The mouthparts of female (A–C) and nymphal stage (D) ofIxodes ricinusimaged by...