Anatomy of an Artery – Structure and Layers of the Arterial Wall
Read about the three layers of the arterial wall, their functions and how they differ in different types of arteries.
Sep 15, 2011
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Lakshmi Ananth
Biochemistry of the ABO Blood Group System
The ABO blood group system, discovered by Karl Landsteiner in 1900, comprises A and B antigens and their corresponding antibodies and is clinically very significant.
Mar 17, 2010
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Jitendra Rathod
Heart Anatomy – Chambers of the Heart
The heart is divided into 4 heart chambers, the right and left ventricles and atria for effective pumping of blood. Cardiac anatomy, right heart and left heart explained.
Mar 15, 2010
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Lakshmi Ananth
Hematopoiesis – Formation of Blood Cells
Hematopoiesis (or Hemopoiesis) is a finely regulated and controlled process wherein cells of the blood are formed in the bone marrow.
Mar 15, 2010
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Jitendra Rathod
Cardiac Cycle – The Events of a Heartbeat
The atria must contract before the ventricles for an effective pumping heart. The cardiac cycle, atrial and ventricular systole-diastole, events of a heartbeat explained.
Mar 7, 2010
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Lakshmi Ananth
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