A open fracture It is one in which, in addition to the interruption in bone continuity, there is an injury to the skin or adjacent tissues, which esta...
The hyoid bone It is an odd, medium-sized, completely symmetrical bone that is located in the anterior part of the neck. Its main characteristic is th...
The urinary osmolarity is the concentration of active osmotic solutes in urine. This being a somewhat ambiguous concept, it will be explained through ...
The proteinogram, A simple way of calling serum protein electrophoresis, it is a semi-quantitative method that analyzes blood proteins, a test frequen...
The canines They are a set of four teeth in the human denture, either in the upper or lower dental arch, whose main function due to their anatomical c...
The platypnea It is a rare respiratory disorder characterized by the presence of dyspnea in people sitting or standing, improving significantly when l...
The hip bone It is a paired bone articulated posteriorly with the sacral bone of the vertebral column, and anteriorly with its contralateral counterpa...
The palatine bone It is the name given to the bone structure that is above the palate and gives it its shape. Etymologically its name derives from the...
The diapédesis or transmigration is the process of exit of the formed elements of the blood, mainly the leukocytes or white blood cells, through the e...