... exter-
nal or internal.
Contusions (Bruises)
Contusions are discolorations of the skin caused by
bleeding into the tissues from ruptured blood vessels. In
general, the older a person, the easier the ... form of
personal identification on the denture.
X-rays
Antemortem studies can be used for postmortem com-
parisons. X-rays of the skull and the pelvis tend to be
the be...
... sensory nerves (local anesthetics)
¼
suppression of transmission of noci-
ceptive impulses in the spinal me-
dulla (opioids)
¼
inhibition of pain perception (opi-
oids, general anesthetics)
¼ altering ... acid is a regular constituent
of cell membrane phospholipids; it is
released by phospholipase A
2
and forms
the substrate of cyclooxygenases and
lipoxygenases.
Synthesis of p...
... available
drugs.
For the sake of clarity, only INNs or
generic (nonproprietary) names are
used in this atlas to designate drugs,
such as the name “diazepam” in the
above example.
Use of Indexes
The indexes ... Some of these eas-
ily reveal the active ingredient, because
the company name is simply added to
the generic name, e.g., Diazepam- (com-
pany s name). Other desig...
... occur in the form of small mem-
brane-covered vesicles. Two different
systems are considered.
Transcytosis (vesicular transport,
C). When new vesicles are pinched off,
substances dissolved in the ... epitheli-
um of the oral mucosa. Here, the cells
establish punctate contacts with each
other in the form of desmosomes (not
shown); however, these do not seal the
intercellular...
... re-
ceptors for visceromotor neurotrans-
mitters. The plasmalemma also harbors
the sites of action of cardiac glycosides
(the Na/K-ATPases, p. 130), of Ca
2+
an-
tagonists (Ca
2+
channels, p. 122), ... (RAA)
system. Renin is produced by special-
ized cells in the wall of the afferent ar-
teriole of the renal glomerulus. These
cells belong to the juxtaglomerular ap-
par...
... ossification of the bones of the limbs starts within
the ossification centers of the primary cartilagenous
bones. Here, the medullary cavity develops. The ossifica-
tion process of limb bones is not ... femoris)
The human body possesses a great variety of muscles.
The architecture of the muscles depends on the functional
systems in which they are involved, i.e...
... glands that project deep into the tissue, possibly with precancer-
ous lesions. Therefore, these parts of the tissue must also be carefully examined. To
avoid the possibility of leaving the bottoms ... differentiation, as in neuroendocrine carci-
nomas of other organs.
The cellular origin of other types of cervical lesions such as melanomas, lymphomas,
and mesenchymal tumo...