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  2. Oroantral fistula - Wikipedia

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    An oroantral fistula (OAF) is an epithelialized oroantral communication (OAC), which refers to an abnormal connection between the oral cavity and the antrum. [1] The creation of an OAC is most commonly due to the extraction of a maxillary tooth (typically a maxillary first molar ) which is closely related to the antral floor.

  3. Maxillary sinus - Wikipedia

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    Furthermore, the drainage orifice lies near the roof of the sinus, and so the maxillary sinus does not drain well, and infection develops more easily. The maxillary sinus may drain into the mouth via an abnormal opening, an oroantral fistula, a particular risk after tooth extraction.

  4. Hepatic stellate cell - Wikipedia

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    Each cell has several long cytoplasmic protrusions that extend from the cell body and wrap around the sinusoids. [5] The lipid droplets in the cell body store vitamin A as retinyl palmitate. [6] Hepatic stellate cells store 50–80% of the body's vitamin A. [6] The function and role of quiescent hepatic stellate cells is unclear.

  5. Adipocyte - Wikipedia

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    A brown fat cell. Yellow adipose tissue in paraffin. White fat cells contain a single large lipid droplet surrounded by a layer of cytoplasm, and are known as unilocular. The nucleus is flattened and pushed to the periphery. A typical fat cell is 0.1 um in diameter [2] with some being twice that

  6. Valsalva maneuver - Wikipedia

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    The technique is named after Antonio Maria Valsalva, [2] [3] a 17th-century physician and anatomist from Bologna whose principal scientific interest was the human ear. He described the Eustachian tube and the maneuver to test its patency (openness).

  7. Biden signs Social Security Fairness Act into law

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    President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law Sunday afternoon, marking what is expected to be one of the last major pieces of legislation of his presidency. Prior to ...

  8. 20 Healthy Meals You Can Make and Serve in a Bowl - AOL

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    Harvest Bowl. Add a base of broth-soaked wild rice then layer with baby kale, sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts, and chicken. Add lots of fun toppings like crunchy apples, tangy goat cheese ...

  9. Assimilation (biology) - Wikipedia

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    Assimilation is the process of absorption of vitamins, minerals, and other chemicals from food as part of the nutrition of an organism. In humans, this is always done with a chemical breakdown (enzymes and acids) and physical breakdown (oral mastication and stomach churning).