Anatomy

Doctors refer to the intestinal flora as the entirety of the microorganisms present in the human and animal intestines. These influence digestion and the immune system and provide the body with vitamins. An imbalance in this bacterial

The renal medulla forms the inner layer of the kidneys and mainly houses the canal system. Urine is reabsorbed into the renal medulla and from there is drained into the bladder. The renal medulla is special because of its high concentration of ammonia

The intestine is a large and important organ of the digestive tract. In interaction with the stomach, it digestes and absorbs nutrients as well as storing and excreting food residues. In addition, the gut plays a role in the immune system

A healthy intestinal lining plays an important role in the human body. If it is damaged, this can manifest itself in various symptoms and clinical pictures.

The thumb is the most flexible finger in the human hand and is irreplaceable for grasping movements. The thumb gets its mobility mainly from the thumb saddle joint, which is close to a ball joint. Pain in this area is one of the most common

Default Mode Network, DMN for short, describes the neural network in the human brain when it is at rest. When people turn to specific tasks, there is a different brain activity than in the resting state, through daydreams, loose associations

The anatomical term of the tänie describes the ring-shaped muscle strips along the middle large intestine and appendix, which give the intestine its segmented appearance and combine the bulges of the large intestinal wall into individual rows

The thumb saddle joint connects the metacarpal bone of the thumb with the large trapezoidal polygonal bone. As a saddle joint, it allows the two-axis movements of bending / stretching and spreading / angling. In the combination of the two directions of rotation

Stretch receptors measure the tension in the tissue and thus detect the stretching of a muscle or organ. Its main task is to protect against overstretching, which is guaranteed by the monosynaptic stretch reflex. The stretch receptors can im

The dendritic cells are antigen-representing immune cells that are capable of T-cell activation. They trigger a specific immune response. Because of their guardian position in the immune system, they have been used as therapeutic agents for diseases in the past

The branch-like and often branched cytoplasmic processes of a nerve cell (neuron), through which information is received and impulses passed on to the body, are called dendrites in technical terms. This is used to record electrical

The metatarsal bones form the center of the foot skeleton. They have an important static function.

The structure of the human foot is an adaptation to the upright gait. The skeleton of the foot with its typical structure forms the bony basis for this requirement.

The tarsus connects the lower leg with the metatarsus. It is of outstanding mechanical importance in load transfer.

The infraspinatus muscle extends between the shoulder blade, shoulder joint capsule and large humerus. It belongs to the striated (skeletal) musculature and is important for external rotation, abduction and adduction of the arm. As part

Desmin is a protein that is found as an intermediate filament in the cell skeleton as well as in striated and smooth muscles. Its task is to stabilize the cells and to connect the muscular structures. Genetic changes

The subscapularis muscle (Latin for subscapular muscle) is understood to be a larger skeletal muscle of the shoulder. The inside of the shoulder blade is completely covered by the subscapularis muscle. Its primary task is internal rotation

The upper bone muscle is called the supraspinatus muscle. It is part of the rotator cuff.

The main histocompatibility complex is a complex of genes that produce immune proteins. These proteins are responsible for immune recognition and immunological individuality. They also play a huge role in tissue trade

The acetabulum, or acetabulum, is a bony structure that is surrounded by a joint capsule in the pelvis of vertebrates with developed hind extremities. Due to its bowl-shaped shape, it doesn't just take the head