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the human miracle: esophagus
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Wednesday, 24 March 2010. The layers of the esophagus are as follows:. Nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium: is rapidly turned over, and serves a protective effect due to the high volume transit of food, saliva and mucus. Muscularis mucosae: smooth muscle. Submucosa: Contains the mucous secreting glands (esophageal glands), and connective structures termed papillae. Upper third, or superior part: striated muscle. Middle third, smooth muscle and striated muscle. In most fish, the esophagus is ext...
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the human miracle: muscle
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Saturday, 19 June 2010. Muscles are predominately powered by the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates, but anaerobic chemical reactions are also used, particularly by fast twitch fibers. These chemical reactions produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP) molecules which are used to power the movement of the myosin heads. There are three types of muscle:. Cardiac muscle is also an "involuntary muscle" but is more akin in structure to skeletal muscle, and is found only in the heart. Cardiac and skeletal muscles a...
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the human miracle: The Larynx
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Thursday, 10 June 2010. The larynx (plural larynges), colloquially known as the "voice box", is an organ in the neck of mammals involved in protecting of the trachea and sound production. It manipulates pitch and volume. The larynx houses the vocal folds, which are an essential component of phonation. The vocal folds are situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the esophagus. Intrinsic muscles associated with the larynx. Lateral cricoarytenoid muscles adduct and inte...
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the human miracle: The Eyes
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Saturday, 19 June 2010. Eyes are organs that detect light, and send electrical impulses along the optic nerve to the visual and other areas of the brain. Complex optical systems with resolving power have come in ten fundamentally different forms, and 96% of animal species possess a complex optical system. Image-resolving eyes are present in cnidaria, molluscs, chordates, annelids and arthropods. Eyes in various animals show adaption to their requirements. For example, birds of prey have much greater ...
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the human miracle
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Saturday, 19 June 2010. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Le Mee sur Seine. Worth an der Donau. Weilheim an der Teck. Weiden in der Oberpfalz. Vohburg an der Donau. Vaihingen an der Enz. Steinheim an der Murr. Rottenberg a d Laabar. Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Rothenbach an der Pegnitz. Rotenburg an der Wumme. Rotenburg an der Fulda. Rosbach vor der Hohe. Ptaffenhofen an der llm. Ostheim vor der Rhon. Neustadt an der WeinstraBe. Mulheim an der Ruhr. Muhlheim an der Donau. Landau in der Pfaz.
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the human miracle: Human Form
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Sunday, 19 June 2011. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Le Mee sur Seine. Worth an der Donau. Weilheim an der Teck. Weiden in der Oberpfalz. Vohburg an der Donau. Vaihingen an der Enz. Steinheim an der Murr. Rottenberg a d Laabar. Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Rothenbach an der Pegnitz. Rotenburg an der Wumme. Rotenburg an der Fulda. Rosbach vor der Hohe. Ptaffenhofen an der llm. Ostheim vor der Rhon. Neustadt an der WeinstraBe. Mulheim an der Ruhr. Muhlheim an der Donau. Landau in der Pfaz.
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the human miracle: The Liver
http://thehumanmiracle.blogspot.com/2009/12/liver.html
Wednesday, 9 December 2009. The liver is a vital organ present in vertebrates and some other animals; it has a wide range of functions, a few of which are detoxification, protein synthesis, and production of biochemicals necessary for digestion. The liver is necessary for survival; there is currently no way to compensate for the absence of liver function. Medical terms related to the liver often start in hepato- or hepatic from the Greek word for liver, hēpar (ήπαρ). Apart from a patch where it connects ...
