Ace The NBDE® Part I Exam

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by persistent hyperglycemia. It may be due to impaired insulin secretion, resi ...

Interleukins (IL) are a type of cytokine first thought to be expressed by leukocytes alone but have later been found to be produced by many other b ...

The lingual artery, which supplies the tongue as well as the oral floor, is a major branch of the external carotid artery. It appears anteromediall ...

Oral mucosal cancer is cancer that arises from the lining (mucosa) of the oral cavity. The oral cavity is compromised of the mucosa lining of the l ...

Coombs and Gel classified type IV hypersensitivity reaction (HR) as a delayed hypersensitivity reaction (DHR), which takes more than 12 hours to de ...

The Eustachian tube is named after the Italian anatomist, Bartolomeo Eustachi, who observed that it was a canal that connected the nasoph ...

The middle cranial fossa, also known as the central skull base, is an intricate intracranial area that contains many structures susceptible to path ...

The phrenic nerve originates from the anterior rami of C3 through C5 and traverses the neck, heart, and lungs to reach the diaphragm. From its orig ...

The stellate ganglion forms as a result of the fusion of the inferior cervical and first thoracic sympathetic ganglions. It is present in up to 80% ...

Bradykinin is a molecule that plays a crucial role in inflammation.  In this review, we will discuss the cellular basis of bradykinin producti ...

Vertebrae, along with intervertebral discs, compose the vertebral column, or spine. It extends from the skull to the coccyx and includes the cervic ...

The subscapularis muscle is a large and powerful triangle-shaped muscle originating at subscapular fossa and inserting at the lesser tubercle of th ...

Residual volume (RV) is the volume of air remaining in the lungs after maximum forceful expiration. In other words, it is the volume of a ...

The immune system plays a crucial role in maintaining health and protecting the human body against microbial invasions. However, this same system c ...

Enteroglucagon is a molecule discovered in the human intestine. The historical belief was that it was an extra-pancreatic isoform of glucagon. Gluc ...

The trigeminal nerve (CN V) is responsible for sensory innervation of the face. The trigeminal nerve splits off into three main branches. The three ...

Neutropenia is defined as a number of neutrophils, a type of granulated white blood cell, less than 1500/microliter, in the body. It is multif ...

The human brain is unlike any organ, in that it receives a complex vascular supply through various significant arteries. This vascular supply may b ...