Subcutaneous tissue

1.1 Overview Musculocutaneous flaps, is one of many flaps used in reconstructive surgery, it is a segment of tissue transplanted to a defected area while maintaining its own and/or original blood supply. Musculocutaneous flaps encompass skin, subcutaneous tissue, fat, and muscle, which can be harvested from; inguinal area, dorsal area, forearm, pectoral region, scapular region and latissimus dorsi. During this thesis presentation, I will focus on the different types of flaps in…

specific function is no longer preformed adequately. Therefore it is vital that the skin barrier is restored as soon as possible. A cutaneous wound is defined as a break in the epidermis of the skin; however the disruption could extend to the dermis, subcutaneous fat, or even further down into the muscle or even the bone. Cutaneous wounds can be clinically categorised into acute wounds or chronic wounds depending on their time frame of healing. Wounds that repair themselves and that proceed…

susceptible to disease, as well as less responsive to vaccines. Copper is responsible for many functions in the animal. One function is hemoglobin formation. Hemoglobin is a protein in the red blood cells that contains iron and carries oxygen to tissues. Copper also plays a role in bone cell function, pigment production, hair, hoof…

Severe acne on the face, chest, and back can cause permanent changes in the skin that we refer to as acne scarring. When pores become clogged with bacteria, oil, and dead skin, it causes inflammation and swelling of the pore. Follicle walls in the skin break because of this swelling. During the repair process, new collagen fibers are formed; however, this process does not return the skin back to its original condition. Once the repair process is complete, it is common to see permanent acne scars…

condition in which cholesterol, calcium and other substances build up in body arteries, blocking the blood flow. • Visceral Fat is fat around organs. Its function is to insulate and protect organs. • Subcutaneous Fat is under the skin. This fat protects and insulate our body. Fat (visceral and subcutaneous) stores energy. • Omega-3 fatty acids have the first double bond on the third carbon counting from the carbon in the methyl end. These are essential fatty acids (our body can’t produce them).…

Although a human shoe and a bovine claw both give protection and enable men and cows to stand and walk about freely, there is no further similarity between them. A human shoe independently exists from the living tissue it protects, and only breaks down due…

disrupt the blood flow to the affected area of the skin. This disease usually occur where the bone is close to skin (Bony prominence) is pressured against a surface such as floor, a chair or even a bed. The compression toward the skin and the underlying tissue causes the blood vessel to damage. Even when less pressure is applied but in long period of time, the pressure ulcer also can be develop. According to (Newson, 2015), she said that rubbing or friction can also form the pressure ulcer.…

impaired glucose tolerance and frank diabetes [2]. Glucocorticoids also cause changes in fat distribution favouring accumulation of central (visceral) fat at the expense of subcutaneous adipose tissue. Traditionally it has been thought that these adverse effects were mediated by direct effects of glucocorticoids on adipose tissue or…

affecting shortly after birth in babies with PDA “abnormal buildup of fluid around the heart and high blood pressure in the blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to the lungs”. Cantu Syndrome causes and the risk factors are caused by connective tissue disorders such as hyperextensible joints. Over activity of thyroid gland, the bulging of eyes, weight changes cause loose skin, face and disconcerting of changes causes rental retardation. The forehead is larger than others prominent…

Mummification is a modification of putrefaction characterised by the dehydration of the tissues converting the body into a leathery mass of skin and tendons surrounding the bone. The internal organs are often decomposed but preserved. Skin shrinkage may produce large artefactual splits mimmicking injuries, particularly seen in the groins, around the neck, and the armpits. Mummification develops in conditions of dry heat, especially when there are air currents,e.g. in a desert or inside a…