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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 December 2024. American conjoined twins (born 1990) Abby and Brittany Hensel Born Abigail Loraine Hensel Brittany Lee Hensel (1990-03-07) March 7, 1990 (age 34) New Germany, Minnesota, U.S. Education Bethel University Occupation(s) Fifth-grade teachers at Sunnyside Elementary in New Brighton ...
Crush injury is compression of the arms, legs, or other parts of the body that causes muscle swelling and/or neurological disturbances in the affected areas of the body, while crush syndrome is a localized crush injury with systemic manifestations. [1]
At this point, the two kidneys are still in the pelvis, and are therefore pretty close together, so close that it’s thought that some flexion or growth of the developing spine and pelvic organs essentially pushes them together, causing the lower or inferior poles of the kidneys to touch and fuse together, forming what’s called a fibrous ...
The kidneys also produce two important hormones, one of which helps produce red blood cells and the other is the active form of vitamin D and helps regulate calcium.
The human body has 78 organs and each one performs a variety of important functions. ... She explains that there are two main types of kidney disease: short-term (called acute kidney injury or AKI ...
The abnormal anatomy can affect kidney drainage resulting in increased frequency of kidney stones and urinary tract infections as well as increase risk of certain renal cancers. [1] Fusion abnormalities of the kidney can be categorized into two groups: horseshoe kidney and crossed fused ectopia. The 'horseshoe kidney' is the most common renal ...
A 20-year-old Canadian man no longer has two of his healthy fingers after deciding to get them amputated, and body integrity identity disorder is why doctors agreed to it.
Unlike mammals, the kidneys of reptiles do not have a clear distinction between cortex and medulla. [43] The kidneys lack the loop of Henle, have fewer nephrons (from about 3,000 to 30,000), and cannot produce hypertonic urine. [3] [21] Nitrogenous waste products excreted by the kidneys may include uric acid, urea and ammonia. [55]