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Teres major muscle (in red) seen from back (posterior to anterior perspective). The teres major muscle is a muscle of the upper limb. It attaches to the scapula and the humerus and is one of the seven scapulohumeral muscles. It is a thick but somewhat flattened muscle. The teres major muscle (from Latin teres, meaning "rounded") is positioned ...
Hematemesis is the vomiting of blood. [1] This is usually vomit that contains bright red blood. [2] Coffee ground vomiting is similar to hematemesis, but is distinct in not involving bright red blood. [3] Hematemesis must be differentiated from hemoptysis (coughing up blood) and epistaxis (nosebleed). [4]
epistaxis (combined with post-nasal drip) Hemoptysis or haemoptysis is the discharge of blood or blood-stained mucus through the mouth coming from the bronchi, larynx, trachea, or lungs. It does not necessarily involve coughing. In other words, it is the airway bleeding.
Pronator teres syndrome is a compression neuropathy of the median nerve at the elbow. It is rare compared to compression at the wrist ( carpal tunnel syndrome ) or isolated injury of the anterior interosseous branch of the median nerve ( anterior interosseous syndrome ).
5104. FMA. 14079. Anatomical terminology. [ edit on Wikidata] The round ligament of the liver, ligamentum teres or ligamentum teres hepatis is a ligament that forms part of the free edge of the falciform ligament of the liver. It connects the liver to the umbilicus. It is the remnant of the left umbilical vein.
Chemoreceptor trigger zone. The chemoreceptor trigger zone (CTZ) is an area of the medulla oblongata that receives inputs from blood -borne drugs or hormones, and communicates with other structures in the vomiting center to initiate vomiting. The CTZ is located within the area postrema, which is on the floor of the fourth ventricle and is ...
The lower subscapular nerve contains axons from the ventral rami of the C5 and C6 cervical spinal nerves. [2][3] It is the third branch of the posterior cord of the brachial plexus. [4][5] It gives branches to 2 muscles: subscapularis muscle. [2] It usually gives 4 branches to innervate the subscapularis, and can give up to 8 branches.
1.5% of gastrointestinal bleeding. Dieulafoy's lesion (French: [djølafwa]) is a medical condition characterized by a large tortuous artery [2] most commonly in the stomach wall (submucosal) that erodes and bleeds. It can present in any part of the gastrointestinal tract. [3] It can cause gastric hemorrhage [4] but is relatively uncommon.