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[1] A major digestive organ is the stomach. Within its mucosa are millions of embedded gastric glands. Their secretions are vital to the functioning of the organ. Most of the digestion of food takes place in the small intestine which is the longest part of the GI tract. The largest part of the GI tract is the colon or large intestine.
The painting shows Dr. Deijman performing a brain dissection on the cadaver of an executed criminal, the Flemish tailor Joris "Black Jan" Fonteijn (1633/34–1656), a habitual offender who had robbed a textile store with a knife resulting in his execution by hanging. [1] Dr.
The joint is strong, supporting the entire weight of the upper body. It is a synovial plane joint with irregular elevations and depressions that produce interlocking of the two bones. [1] The human body has two sacroiliac joints, one on the left and one on the right, that often match each other but are highly variable from person to person. [1]
A brainbow of mouse neurons from Smith, 2007. Brainbow was initially developed by Jeff W. Lichtman and Joshua R. Sanes at Washington University in St. Louis. [1] The team constructed Brainbow using a two-step process: first, a specific genetic construct was generated that could be recombined in multiple arrangements to produce one of either three or four colors based on the particular ...
Object A is a taste bud, object B is one taste cell of the taste bud, and object C is the neuron attached to the taste cell. I. Part I shows the reception of a molecule. 1. Sugar, the first messenger, binds to a protein receptor on the cell membrane. II. Part II shows the transduction of the relay molecules. 2.
In this creamy radish soup recipe, radishes are sautéed and pureed with potato, creating a velvety, healthy soup. Cooking radishes also tones down any bitterness while leaving plenty of sweet ...
Anatomy is often described in planes, referring to two-dimensional sections of the body. A section is a two-dimensional surface of a three-dimensional structure that has been cut. A plane is an imaginary two-dimensional surface that passes through the body. Three planes are commonly referred to in anatomy and medicine: [1] [2]: 4
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he plans to order “very serious tariffs” against Canada and Mexico — and vowed to rechristen the Gulf of Mexico as the “beautiful” Gulf of America.