The colon is supplied with arterial blood from two main sources: the superior mesenteric artery (arteria mesenterica superior) and the inferior mesenteric artery (arteria mesenterica inferior). The right colon is supplied from the superior mesenteric artery through the following arteries: ileocolic artery (arteria ileo-colica), right colic artery (arteria colica dextra) and middle colic artery ...

The hard clam (meretrix lusoria) cultivated industry has been developed vigorously for recent years in Taiwan, and seawater quality determines the cultivated environment. The pH concentration variation affects survival rate of meretrix lusoria immediately. In order to monitor seawater quality, solid-state sensing electrode of ruthenium-doped titanium dioxide (TiO2:Ru) is developed to measure hy...

The purpose of this study was to describe arteries supplying the ovaries and uterus in the chinchilla. Five healthy adult female chinchillas were used. In order to reveal the arterial network by dissecting under a stereoscopic microscope, latex coloured with red ink was injected through the common carotid artery. The ovaries of the chinchilla are supplied by the arteriae ovaricae which formed e...

Se trata de una paciente de 69 años de edad, que fue encontrada en su domicilio con bajo nivel de consciencia, estridor espiratorio y midriasis derecha arreactiva, en el contexto de una crisis hipertensiva. La paciente fue intubada en su domicilio. n urgencias se practicó TAC craneal, que fue informado como normal. Ingresó en la UCI, donde se practicó nueva TAC a las 4 h, observándose un infart...

OBJECTIVE Thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic repair are still complicated by spinal cord ischemia and paraplegia. The aim of the present article is to present the results of an anatomical study conducted by means of both postmortem injection of the vertebral artery and perfusion of the abdominal aorta. METHODS The spinal cord blood supply was investigated in 51 Caucasian cadavers: in 40 cas...