Taste is the sensory system that is partially responsible for the perception of taste (flavor).[1] Taste is the perception produced or stimulated when a substance in the mouth reacts chemically with taste receptor cells located on taste buds in the oral cavity, mostly on the tongue. Taste, along with olfaction and trigeminal nerve stimulation (registering texture, pain, and temperature), determines flavors of food and other substances. Humans have taste receptors on taste buds and other areas including the… Continue reading Taste – Anatomy, Structure, Functions
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The Skin – Types, Structure, Layer, Functions
The skin is the soft outer covering of vertebrates that guards the underlying muscles, bones, ligaments, and internal organs. Skin is the layer of usually soft, flexible outer tissue covering the body of a vertebrate animal, with three main functions: protection, regulation, and sensation. Other animal coverings, such as the arthropod exoskeleton, have different developmental origin, structure and chemical compositions. The adjective cutaneous means… Continue reading The Skin – Types, Structure, Layer, Functions
Top Best Super Healthy Seeds You Should Eat for Good Health
Seeds contain all the starting materials necessary to develop into complex plants. Because of this, they are extremely nutritious. Seeds are great sources of fiber. They also contain healthy monounsaturated fats, polyunsaturated fats and many important vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. When consumed as part of a healthy diet, seeds can help reduce blood sugar, cholesterol,… Continue reading Top Best Super Healthy Seeds You Should Eat for Good Health
What Is Headache? – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
What Is Headache?/Headache or head pain sometimes can be difficult to describe, but some common symptoms include throbbing, squeezing, constant, unrelenting, or intermittent. The location may be in one part of the face or skull or may be generalized involving the whole head. The head is one of the most common sites of pain in… Continue reading What Is Headache? – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia (XLA) – Symptoms, Treatment
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia (XLA)/Agammaglobulinemia is a rare form of primary immune deficiency autosomal recessive inheritance disorders characterized by the absence of circulating B cells and low serum levels of all immunoglobulin classes or complete absence of B lymphocytes and complete lack of immunoglobulins. In the presence of normal T cell counts and function that are related… Continue reading X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia (XLA) – Symptoms, Treatment
Antiphospholipid Syndrome – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a systemic autoimmune, hypercoagulable, thrombo inflammatory, and thrombosis and/or pregnancy complications syndrome caused by the persistent presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) in plasma of patients with vascular thrombosis and/or pregnancy morbidity along with persistent anti-phospholipid antibodies (APLA), including lupus anticoagulant (LA), anti-β2-glycoprotein I (anti-β2GPI) and/or anti-cardiolipin (aCL) antibodies.[rx] Signs and symptoms… Continue reading Antiphospholipid Syndrome – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Secondary Antiphospholipid Syndrome – Symptoms, Treatment
Secondary Antiphospholipid Syndrome/Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a systemic autoimmune, hypercoagulable, thrombo inflammatory, and thrombosis and/or pregnancy complications syndrome caused by the persistent presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (APL) in plasma of patients with vascular thrombosis and/or pregnancy morbidity along with persistent anti-phospholipid antibodies (APLA), including lupus anticoagulant (LA), anti-β2-glycoprotein I (anti-β2GPI) and/or anti-cardiolipin (ACL) antibodies.[rx] Signs… Continue reading Secondary Antiphospholipid Syndrome – Symptoms, Treatment
Anti NMDAR Encephalitis – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Anti NMDAR encephalitis is a relatively common autoimmune encephalitis characterized by complex neuropsychiatric features and the presence of Immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies against the NR1 subunit of the NMDA receptors in the central nervous system (CNS). It is the best known and likely the most common type of immune-mediated limbic encephalitis. Acute or subacute neuropsychiatric… Continue reading Anti NMDAR Encephalitis – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Histamine-Mediated Angioedema – Symptoms, Treatment
Histamine-Mediated Angioedema/Angioneurotic Edema is a relatively common presentation in the emergency department. It presents as unpredictable frequent edematous episodes of cutaneous and mucosal tissues such as lips, eyes, oral cavity, larynx, and gastrointestinal system. This activity highlights the history, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, treatment of antineurotic edema, and management of special cases with this condition. It… Continue reading Histamine-Mediated Angioedema – Symptoms, Treatment
Brinzolamide – Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Brinzolamide is a sulfonamide and carbonic anhydrase inhibitor with a specific affinity for carbonic anhydrase II. Following topical ocular administration, brinzolamide inhibits carbonic anhydrase II, an enzyme that is responsible for the movement of sodium and fluid transport in the eye. This inhibition leads to a decrease in aqueous humor secretion, probably by slowing the… Continue reading Brinzolamide – Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions