ANATOMY

III UPPER LIMB

Jan 22, 2018 by in ANATOMY Comments Off on III UPPER LIMB

Upper Limb Adult bones of the left upper limb – A from the front; B from behind 1  Head of humerus 2  Lesser tubercle 3  Greater tubercle 4  Interterbercular sulcus 5  Surgical neck 6  Shaft of…

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VI LOWER LIMB

Jan 22, 2018 by in ANATOMY Comments Off on VI LOWER LIMB

Lower Limb Adult bones of the left lower limb – A from the front; B from behind 1  Head of femur 2  Greater trochanter 3  Neck of femur 4  Intertrochenteric line 5  Lesser trochanter 6  Shaft…

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II VERTEBRAL COLUMN, SPINAL CORD, SKELETON AND TRUNK

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Vertebral Column, Spinal Cord, Skeleton and Trunk Adult skeleton of the vertebral column – from the left Cervical vertebra 1  First (CI) – atlas 2  Second (CII) – axis 3  Third (CIII) 4  Fourth…

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C

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C C fibres small, non-myelinated, free nerve endings within skin, and fibres within mixed nerves, carrying afferent pain impulses from high-threshold polymodal nociceptors; C-fibre nerve endings also secrete bradykinins, initiating…

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P

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P pacemaker see artificial pacemaker pachyonychia congenita rare, congenital, autosomal-dominant disease characterized by generalized skin thickening and anhidrosis, and marked onychogryphosis of toenails and fingernails developing during babyhood pacinian corpuscles…

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S

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S sabre tibia anterior (sagittal-plane) bowing of tibia; characteristic of Paget’s disease sac cyst; capsule sacral plexus nerve fibre plexus (originating from spinal nerves L2–S2) that gives rise to all…

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M

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M maceration increase in bulk (with softening) of the stratum corneum; caused by prolonged exposure to sweat or induced by topical application of hydrolysing or caustic chemicals, in treatment of…

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W

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W Wagner ulcer classification system see Table U2 walking cast see Aircast boot walking cycle gait cycle; see Tables G1, G3 and G5 walking–running cycle see Table G4 Ward’s sign…

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J

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J jellyfish stings acute inflammatory skin reaction, often of legs, from injected jellyfish venom during sea bathing; affected skin areas may show hyperpigmentation Jendrassik’s manoeuvre increased response to a tendon…

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A

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A ABCDE checklist of premalignant changes in skin lesions, especially moles; lesion asymmetry; border (profile) irregularity; colour variation; diameter increase; evolution (changes over time) (Figure A1) Figure A1 Dorsal foot…

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