Flexor Digitorum Brevis
The flexor digitorum brevis is a short, thick muscle located in the sole of foot, right under the plantar aponeurosis (deep fascia). It originates b…
The flexor digitorum brevis is a short, thick muscle located in the sole of foot, right under the plantar aponeurosis (deep fascia). It originates b…
The palmar interossei are three small, spindle-shaped muscles which lie on the interosseous spaces of metacarpal bones. The first one is located on …
In the insulin vs glucagon comparison, we can say they are both hormones secreted by the endocrine pancreas. However, the similarity ends there, bec…
Insulin is a hormone released by the beta cells of islets of Langerhans in the endocrine pancreas. Along with glucagon, it plays a key role in keep…
Ketolysis is the degradation (the breaking down) of ketone bodies into simpler molecules to be employed as fuel in the production of ATP by the cell…
Brown fat vs white fat ; which one reflects a healthy metabolic state? An which one is a sign of bad metabolism and future heart condition? People do…
The origin of mitochondria goes back in time two billion years, when a cell engulfed another one. Yes, a mitochondrion is one pro-karyotic cell liv…
The cell chemical reactions take place millions of times every second in our body tissue. In these reactions there are transport of material, produc…
The brain inferior surface is very irregular and contains a series of anatomical structures. These are the primitive parts in the evolution of Homo …
The brain longitudinal fissure is the deepest groove of the cerebral cortex. It runs from front to back, dividing the cerebrum lengthwise into two e…
The cerebral cortex structure in the human being is composed of six layers of neurons and neuroglia cells. The Nissl silver impregnation of cell bod…
Cerebral dominance and language are intimately related. Although the two cerebral hemispheres appear to be nearly symmetrical, the cerebral dominan…
The cerebral hemispheres are the two longitudinal halves into which the cerebrum is divided. The are separated from one another by the longitudinal …
The right cerebral hemisphere is one of the two longitudinal halves into which the cerebrum is divided. Like the left, it is divided into four lobes…