Peripheral Nerve and Skeletal Muscle
Figure 18.1 Normal peripheral nerve, microscopic This normal peripheral nerve in longitudinal section shows slightly wavy, elongated cell bodies (axons, ♦) of the fibers. A thin connective tissue layer, the…
The Pancreas
Figure 9.1 Normal pancreas, gross The normal adult pancreas weighs 85–90 g and has indistinct regions, including a head adjacent to the duodenum (a small portion of duodenum appears here…
The Lower Urinary Tract
Figure 11.1 Urinary tract, x-ray This intravenous pyelogram image is obtained following intravenous injection of a radiopaque contrast agent filtered out of the glomeruli into the urinary tract. It shows…
Red Blood Cell Disorders
Figure 4.1 Normal bone marrow, microscopic At medium-power magnification, normal marrow is seen to be a mixture of hematopoietic elements and adipose tissue. This marrow is taken from the posterior…
Blood Vessels
Figure 1.1 Normal artery, microscopic This muscular artery in longitudinal section shows a thin intima (▪) above an imperceptible internal elastic lamina. Below this is the thick media (□), with…
The Vital Signs
The Vital Signs At this point it is necessary that you see a bullfight. If I were to describe one it would not be the one that you would see,…
The Abdomen
The Abdomen Every month for three successive days they purge themselves, for their health’s sake, with emetics and clysters, in the belief that all disease comes from the food a…
