For example, the endothelial tissue that lines the human gastrointestinal tract consists of several cell types. Some of these cells absorb nutrients from the digestive contents, whereas others ...

A new study describes a type of cartilage that may have been discovered, forgotten and found again at several points in ...

The Human Tissue Act 2004 repealed and replaced the Human Tissue Act 1961, the Anatomy Act 1984 and the Human Organ Transplants Act 1989 (in England and Wales). The Act makes it unlawful to remove, ...

An overview of the general organization of the body introduces the course. Following a discussion of basic human chemistry, the anatomy and physiology of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems are ...

The dissection of cadavers is indispensable to teaching of gross anatomy at the Department of Anatomy, and is possible only if the department receives enough bodies for this purpose. The law on the ...

Increasing knowledge of human anatomy formed a bridge between science ... which could be sculpted to resemble the smooth ...

The MS Program in Medical Anatomy and Experimental Pathology provides training in human gross and microscopic anatomy and in the biology of disease ... Research opportunities with our faculty range ...

Connective tissues consist of ligaments, cartilage and tendons. A joint is held together by ligaments which give the joints their stability. Cartilage is found at the ends of bones and where ...