Abdomen

eating through a surgically placed tube in the stomach. The device named AspireAssist, developed by Aspire Bariatric, consists of a tube inserted into the patient’s stomach through a small incision in the abdomen. The tube connects to a port valve which lies just outside the skin of the abdomen. It remains in place throughout the duration of treatment, according to the Wall Street Journal. As such, it is not recommended for a short treatment period among moderately obese patients.…

The Female Form in Cycladic Sculpture The Cyclades are a group of about thirty small islands located in the southwestern part of the Aegean sea. To the west and north of the island lies mainland Greece and to the east is Turkey. The Cycladic culture which flourished in the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age is best known for its precise and schematic figurines carved from the islands’ marble. The ancient Greeks noticed that they formed a circle around the sacred island of Delos, which contains…

The purpose of this experiment was to find out why Drosophila melanogaster is an important organism to understand eukaryotic genetics which was accomplished by first observing the sex of the flies and distinguishing between wild type and vestigial wing phenotypes. We also determined whether the allele that caused the vestigial wing phenotype is sex- linked or autosomal and either dominant or recessive from flies that were in the F1 generation. Our data collected by observing the sex of the F1…

wide-brimmed hat when you are outside. Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) is a condition in which pale red bumps appear on the skin of a pregnant woman and cause itching, burning or stinging. These lesions are present on the abdomen, legs, arms, breasts or buttocks. PUPPP typically resolves after delivery. You may be prescribed an antihistamine or topical corticosteroid for relief, although self-care steps can be taken in order to minimize the symptoms of PUPPP. These…

it isn’t good to be fat, but there’s just so much good food and so many ways of entertaining ourselves from a swivel chair or a couch. As a result, a host of health issues linked to obesity threatens us unless we learn how to push back from the table earlier and head out the door for a walk or something faster more often. Many people think that there is a dramatic difference in how obesity affects men vs. women. The truth is, we have more in common than not, but some notable differences do exist…

excessive abdominal fat around the stomach and abdomen has built up to an extent that it is likely to have a negative impact on health. First, why does fat get accumulated around stomach? The reason is abdomen has many organs and whatever the junk we consume gets stored over there and later turns into an organ fat also known as Visceral Fat. An excess of visceral fat is known as central obesity, the "pot belly" or "beer belly" effect, in which the abdomen overhangs excessively. This body type…

Laparoscopic Removal of the Kidney from the Donor a. Inflation: CO2 gas (or another inert or non-flammable gas) is added into the abdomen to create a space between the wall of the abdomen and the viscera. b. Initial Incisions: Incisions are made in the donor’s abdomen. One incision will be about 6-8 cm long, and it will contain the hand port. The other incisions are for the video equipment, dissection instruments, and a suction port. c. Exposure…

SETTING THE SCENE: Late at night a middle age man (pt) walks into a bar and orders drink after drink until the bartender cuts the man off. He gets angry and stumbles out of the bar. On his way out he his grasping his abdomen and suddenly fall to the ground (in the middle of the bar) unconscious. An emergency medical responder happens to be in the bar and starts to assess the man but also called for help. EMS is activated. Scene: It’s a Friday 11:10pm. A crowded Irish pub with drinks all over the…

Mukha Svanasana, you use every part of your palm and fingers and thumb to ground the hands, pushing away from the wrists up through the arms you rotate your shoulders outwards and away from the ears. Then relax your neck and head as you draw the abdomen in at your core creating a neutral spine. Then those sitting bones you spread then high and open so the hips are high and the tailbone tucks under slightly, then finally the backs of the legs are being eased back so that the heels come towards…

Your own body is a phantom, one that your brain has temporarily constructed purely for convenience.(Ramachandran) The brain. A three pound mass of jelly you can hold in the palm of your hand, and it can contemplate the vastness of never ending space. This book gives an interesting look at how the brain works and the beliefs of people who had damage to their brains, or who had their brains remapped due to amputations. Ramachandran is a professor at the University of California. The book…