Skeletal muscles are classified into various groups according to following scheme : I.According to the relative colour of skeletal muscle cells: In lower vertebrates for example fish and chicken the skeletal muscle cells are red (leg of chicken) or pale (breast of chicken). The distribution between the red and white muscle cells is clearly visible […]
What is Muscle and its Classification?
The word muscle is derived from Latin word mus which means a mouse. Most of muscles of vertebrates resemble a mouse in their external appearance, the tail of the mouse representing the tendon of the muscle. Usually the muscle tissue forms about one half of the total mass of an average vertebrate. Functionally the muscles […]
Types of BONES And CARTILAGES
OSTEOLOGY: It is the branch of anatomy which deals with the study of bones and cartilages.The frame work of human body is composed of bony and cartilagenous tissue called Skeleton. The skeleton is of two types:1.Exo-skeleton: It is that part of skeleton which is present in relation with the skin, e.g., Enamel of tooth.2.Endoskeleton: It […]
PARTS OF A DEVELOPING LONG BONE
Diaphysis: It resembles the shaft of a long bone. The centre of ossification appears in the 7th week of Intrauterine life. The ossification centre is called primary ossification centre. It resembles the ends of a long bone. The centre of ossification usually appears after birth at the age of one or two years except the […]
A Study in Skin And its SUBCUTANEOUS Tissues
The skin is the first layer of the body. Regarding tissue organization it is the largest organ of the body. It belongs to a group of ANATOMIC Structures, designated as membranes of the body. This structure is a complex cutaneous membrane, composed of two types of tissues, the EPITHELIUM and dense CONNECTIVE TISSUE. The outer […]
Jennifer Lopez has filed for divorce from Ben Affleck
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have decided to get divorced after being married for two years. On Tuesday, they filed for divorce in Los Angeles. There have been rumors about their separation for several months. Living Arrangements: Reportedly that Lopez and Affleck were living separately. Lopez was staying in their $60 million Beverly Hills home, […]
Who is mike lynch? British tech tycoon is missing
Mike Lynch, a prominent British businessman, recently went missing after a yacht sank off the coast of Sicily. In the incident, one person was confirmed dead, and six others remain missing. Lynch’s wife, Angela Bacares, who owned the yacht, was rescued. Mike Lynch was born on June 16, 1965, in Ireland. Lynch’s father was a […]