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This seems to be one of rare actual photos of lymph online (suggested in the comment above): Image: Lymph (source: IJCRI - Case Reports Journal)‎ This particular lymph (or "lymph fluid" or "lympha …

meta-: word-forming element of Greek origin meaning 1. "after, behind; among, between," 2. "changed, altered," 3. "higher, beyond;" from Greek meta (prep.) "in the midst of; in common with; by m …

A blood clot can nearly completely or completely block an artery, in which case the blood flow will be reduced or stopped. How do we know this? Pulmonary Embolism (Merck Manuals): Pulmonary infa …

A short answer is that the displacement of the right and left part of the diaphragm during breathing may not be the same. ASYMMETRY Thoracic diaphragm (Wikipedia): In humans, the diaphragm is sl …

A tendon usually connects a muscle to a bone, but not always. According to InnerBody, the diaphragm muscle originates at the lumbar vertebra, lower ribs and sternum and inserts to the central tendon. …

It's a great question, and in my humble opinion, the answer is: Phalanx (plural: phalanges), (also Cambridge and MedicineNet) is the term for one of the bones (only) in the fingers or toes and not fo …

First about the terms: The outer side of the cranial bones is covered by a single layer of periosteum that is specifically called pericranium. The inner side of the cranial bones is covered by dura …

Heart surfaces are not clearly anatomically defined but arbitrary determined in the context of the heart orientation, that is the relation of the heart to other organs. Different sources mention 3 or …

A ligament can connect two bones: Picture 1: Knee joint ligaments (source: Wikipedia, Creative Commons license) A ligament can connect two cartilages or a bone and a cartilage: Picture 2: Laryn …

1. Gallbladder attachement to the liver In this video (check from 55 sec on), you can see that the gallbladder is covered by a thin sheath that wraps the gallbladder; the sheath extends to the liver …

There are two criteria to differ between flexion and extension: 1) Decreasing or increasing the angle between the involved bones. By this criteria, it should be clear that flexion means bending of th …

Femoral hernia coverings (from inside out): Peritoneum Femoral septum (extraperitoneal fatty, connective and lymphoid tissue) Tranversalis fascia Cribriform fascia Superficial fascia Skin Image …

Ventricular diastole is a period in cardiac cycle during which the ventricles are filling with blood. During this period, the atria are contracting and the ventricles are relaxed. The diastole consis …

We do feel some sensations in the internal organs; it depends on the distribution of the sensory receptors in them. TOUCH Receptors for touch are in the skin, outer ear canal and eardrum, cornea, na …

For bone grafts, they usually use parts of the bones, so their removal should not result in problems with the "body weight maintenance" or "posture." Parts of the fibula (calf bone) can be used, for …