Connective tissue disease is a group of disorders involving the protein-rich tissue that supports your organs and other parts of your body. Examples of connective tissue are fat, bone, and cartilage. These disorders often involve your joints, muscles, and skin, but they can also involve other ...
ObjectiveEhlers–Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of heritable connective tissue disorders characterized by joint hypermobility, skin hyperextensibility, and tissue fragility. Muscle involvement is plausible based on recently discovered interactions between muscle cells ...
Different types of thyroid disorders affect either its structure or function. The thyroid gland is located below Adam's apple wrapped around the trachea (windpipe). A thin area of tissue in the gland's middle, known as the isthmus, joins the two thyroid lobes on each side. The thyroid ...
The inside of the back of the eye is lined by the retina, the thin, light-sensitive tissue that changes light images to electrical signals via a chemical reaction. These electrical signals generated by the retina are sent to the brain through the optic nerve. Our brain interprets what our ...
Poor Healing of Wounds: The presence of high levels of blood sugar prevents white blood cells, which are important in the body's defense against bacteria and in cleaning up dead tissue and cells, from working properly. Improper cell function leads to wounds which take longer to heal and have...
during sleep can affect people of any age, anyweight, and either sex. Researchers now know that in many cases of sleep apnea, the obstruction in the airways is only partial. Most people with sleep apnea have a smaller-than-normal inner throat and other subtle bone and soft-tissue ...
Breathing disorders Chronic diarrhea Incontinence Internal bleeding Irritable bowel syndrome Stomach ulcers Urinary tract infections An endoscope helps a specialist examine the inside of a person's body. It can also be used to...
In a healthy hip, soft tissue called cartilage covers the ball and the socket to help them glide together smoothly. If this cartilage wears down or gets damaged, the bones scrape together and become rough. This causes pain and can make it difficult to walk. Think of a car, our brake pad...
Meatus: This is the opening of the urethra at the tip of the penis. Prepuce: Also called the foreskin, this is a loose fold of skin that covers the head of the penis. Corpus: This is the shaft of the penis. Corpora cavernosa: These are two columns of spongy tissue that run through...
Endometrial disorders can affect embryo implantation and menstrual bleeding in women. Therefore, any abnormal sign during the period may lead a woman to suspect one of the following endometrial pathologies: Endometriosis growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity, such as in the ovaries,...