Cartilage

Chest pain can be caused by many different conditions. There is always a chance that your pain could be related to something serious, such as a heart attack or a blood clot in your lungs. Chest pain can also be caused by conditions that are not life-threatening. If you have chest pain, it is important to follow up with your health care provider for further evaluation. CAUSES Chest pain can be caused by: • Heartburn. • Pneumonia or bronchitis. • Anxiety or stress. • Inflammation around…

What is an Arthroscopy? One year ago, I asked myself that question, as I was getting ready to have knee surgery. Furthermore, after research I found that an Arthroscopy is a procedure that allows doctors to look at your cartilage, joints, or other tissues through a small incision using a viewing tool called a scope. The scope has a light source and a video camera attached to it. Furthermore, a procedure like this can happen in many places, but the most common are done on a knee, shoulder, or…

Sharks: Killing Machines? People across the world are stereotypical about sharks, some people think sharks are large man-eating monsters that live to kill, and many people believe that if a shark spots them they will automatically attack without hesitation. This is why I have decided to take the time and do some research and clear up the false information about sharks, since beginning my research I have uncovered that sharks are only known to attack humans when confused or curious. The more I…

The inner meniscus is avascular which means that it has less healing potential [9]. Buma et.al also state that meniscus which constitutes a fibro-cartilage tissue has a limited regenerative capacity [12]. The ongoing challenge for clinicians and researchers is to improve the healing process in this type of injury. Some of the new approaches include the use of parameniscal synovial tissue, trephination…

medially. Pectoralis Minor The ribs three to five. Scapula Coracoid process. Scapula is drawn forward, medial ward, and downward. Rectus Abdominus The symphysis of the pubis and pubic. The sternum xiphoid process and five to seven of the costal cartilages. Flexibility of the trunk. Serratus Ventralis (Anterior) The ribs one to eight. Scapula medial border on the costal surface. Scapula is drawn forward and the inferior fibers rotate the scapula superiorly. Biceps Femoris Ischial…

Modern medicine is getting more advanced and with all the research that goes on it seems like we are getting closer to curing certain diseases and illnesses. Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee points to a future of medicine that will transform the way we heal. He states “Current medical treatment boils down to words: Have disease, take pill, kill something”. Mukherjee is a cancer physician and a writer. “When he’s not ferreting out the links between stem cell and malignant blood disease, Siddhartha…

If anguish wasn't unhealthy ample, to have it within the joints is the worst. Causing distraction, and incapability to do designated matters, painful joints affect your job, house, and personal lifestyles all even as. Realizing that the agony is quite handiest the symptom for a more critical rationale is step one to getting rid of it. If you do not know what factors painful joints you cannot very well treat it. The tenderness and swelling associated with joint suffering can be bothersome. It…

Total knee replacement is also known as total knee arthroplasty (Scott, 2015). The reasons for having this arthroplasty (reconstruction of a joint) done include severe knee pain, and stiffness that limits the patient’s ability to walk (Phillips, 2013; Scott, 2015). This procedure relieves pain and helps the patient regain function of the knee by replacing three knee joints, the medial and lateral femorotibial joints, and the patellofemoral joint (Scott, 2015). When the patient is supine, the…

While a person could live for a long period of time, it is unavoidable to have changes. Ever since I was young my mother would take me to visit my grandmother during weekends and I enjoyed every moment of it. My grandmother used to buy me pizza and spaghetti for dinner and take me to play in a park nearby her house, I surely love my grandmother. However back then I couldn’t help but notice her painful face whenever she’d sit down or pick up a pencil, she would even take really long to walk up…

Mammals: Description: Mammals are warm-blooded animals so they are able to live in almost any climate in the world. They are a vertebrate, which means they have a backbone or spine. Most live on land and they typically give birth to live young. Description of gas exchange: In mammals gas exchange takes place in the lungs. Mammals inhale oxygen though their mouth as part of ventilation and exhales carbon dioxide. The air travels down the trachea before it branches off into the two bronchi.…