The ascending aorta is a wide vessel some 5 cm long. It begins  at the aortic orifice behind the 3rd right costal cartilage below  the lev...

Cell junction is the connection between the neighboring  cells or the contact between the cell and extracellular  matrix. It is also ...

The pleura is a fibroelastic serous membrane lined by squamous  epithelium forming a sac on each side of the chest. Each  pleural sac is a c...

        This is characterized by having a large amount of intercellular substance. It forms areolar tissue, the packing material of th...

           In humans, the saliva is secreted by three pairs of major  salivary glands and some minor salivary glands. MAJOR SALIV...

The vagus nerve The right vagus enters the thorax posterolateral to the right  brachiocephalic artery and descends lateral to the trachea ...

The autonomic nerve supply of the thoracic viscera is via the  cardiac, pulmonary and oesophageal plexuses, which each  receive sympathetic ...

Digestive system is made up of gastrointestinal tract  or alimentary canal and accessory organs,  which help in the process of dige...

According to Davenport theory, hydrochloric acid  secretion is an active process that takes place in the  canaliculi of parietal cells in g...

This is a contractile tissue. There are skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscles. Skeletal (striated, voluntary) muscle This acts...