Vertebra

critical readers dismiss the discussion of word choice and figurative language as pedantic and pedestrian, the importance of each is a given. However, word choice and figurative language are the backbone of all writing. They are the spine from which the vertebra of all literary technique grow. In the absence of the mastery of either, a writer stands little chance of executing an engaging work. It’s mastery, mastery of word-choice, mastery of figurative language, which makes Autobiography of a…

1. The skull bones protect the brain from injury, the vertebra surrounds the spinal cord and the rib cage helps protect important organs of the thorax. Some examples are: the bones in our skull protect the brain and the ribs protect the heart and lungs. The bones make a structure that supports our body and holds and protects soft organs. Some examples are: the bones of the lower limbs provide support to the body trunk when we stand, and the rib cage supports the thoracic wall. 2. The skeletal…

Sciatica is agony in the lower furthest point coming about because of bothering of the sciatic nerve. The agony of sciatica is normally felt from the low back (lumbar range) to behind the thigh and can transmit down beneath the knee. The sciatic nerve is the biggest nerve in the body and starts from nerve roots in the lumbar spinal line in the low back and stretches out through the butt cheek territory to send nerve endings down the lower appendage. The torment of sciatica is once in a while…

I think the answer may come from a human vertebra I purchased a few years ago… (please, don’t be scared, I’m not Hannibal Lecter, more like Dorothy Annie Elizabeth Garrod, a famous paleontologist). After all, this bone, this fragment of a human memory was once a living being. A woman who was alive…

For hundreds of years dwarfism has been a fascination of society. Historically people with dwarfism were used in circuses and sideshows because people were in awe of their stature and proportions. Dwarfism is most commonly caused by the genetic condition Achondroplasia, which accounts for 70% of all dwarfism cases and occurs in one out of every 25,000 live births (Pauli, 1998). Achondroplasia (ACH) is one of many genetic anomalies which causes the condition dwarfism it is an autosomal dominant…

• Describe ossification in fetal development. During development, the fetal bones are made up of cartilaginous tissue, which is like osseous tissue, except it is more flexible. The absence of calcium salts in its intercellular spaces makes it less dense. As development continues, the process of the depositing of calcium salts into the cartilaginous tissue occurs, and continues throughout their life. Ossification is the gradual replacement of cartilage and its intercellular substance by bone…

The Sodder Children Rene Daumal, a famous French writer and poet, once said, “Each dawn appears, the mystery is there in its entirety” (Brainyquote). George Sodder was an Italian immigrant and moved to America when he was thirteen. He and his wife, Jennie, had ten children, but one was away in the army during the event that took place on the early morning of December 25th, 1945. The family lived in a small town called Fayetteville in West Virginia, which also had a large community of other…

One year after I visited with Lady and the Leverings, I returned. I found that Lady had somewhat recovered from her surgery and still had vet visits due to the surgery complications. During Lady’s surgery Aronson cut in Lady’s aorta like a T-joint in a pipe. For the next ten minutes, she sutured the joint together. Then, just as she was putting in the final stitch, her needle caught the back wall of the artery. As she drew in the thread, it pinch the vessel partially shut. Blood could still flow…

The Essentials of Running Running has been essential for the genus of Homo since the dawn of man. It is possible that running even influenced the evolution of Homo. It is also argued that running is what helped man survive. Nowadays, running is no longer essential of the human species, but running itself, much like Homo, has evolved into a sport, a hobby, a profession and a lifestyle. What makes the art of running so intriguing for some, that they would leave everything behind to pursue a…

injuries (8%) primarily accounting with males (Vallines, 2016). Leading that males have an accounting primarily with car accidents, that what happened to a male name Alex A. Alex A. a 22-year-old male had a car accident that caused a fracture in his vertebra. Immediately the patient was taken to the emergency room and was evaluated with a SCI. The car accident caused Alex to have no movement or sensory function below C2, but was only able to move his eyes and mouth. A surgery was performed to…