The Trapezius is part of the superficial posterior thoracoappendicular muscles (which are the extrinsic shoulder muscles) and the left and right Trapezius muscles form a diamond shape or Trapezoid shape from which the muscle got its name. The Trapezius is a large flat muscle and the most superficial of the upper part …
Brachial Plexus Anatomy Brachial plexus is a major network of nerves that innervate or supply the upper limbs – most nerves in the upper limb arise from the brachial plexus; there is one brachial plexus on the left and another on the right, both supplying the two upper limbs. The Brachial plexus …
Housemanship or House Job or Internship as some people call it is the training program that newly inducted Doctors normally go through, immediately after graduating from medical school before starting their residency or before being given permanent license. I will be discussing on Housemanship training in Nigeria. Who is a House Officer? …
Subscapularis Muscle Anatomy The subscapularis muscle forms the largest component of posterior wall of the axilla and this muscle is covered by a dense membrane (dense fascia) which is attached to the scapula at the margins of its origin. Subscapularis is part of the SITS muscles or the rotator cuff muscles of which their primary function …
Serratus Anterior Anatomy Serratus anterior (also known as the boxers muscle) is a thick and broad muscle of the thorax with a strong and well-developed fascia that covers it. This muscle covers the lateral part of the thorax and also forms the medial wall of the axilla. This muscle was named Serratus (in Latin …
The Red Blood Cells Antigens refers to protein and carbohydrate or combination of either carbohydrate molecules with protein or carbohydrate with lipid molecules, that are found on the surface of red blood cells. Most red blood cell antigens are synthesized by the red blood cells but some blood group antigens, such as …
Kidd Blood Group History The Kidd blood group system was discovered in 1951 by Allen and named after Mrs. Kidd, the woman whose serum was found to contain the antibody of this type of blood group while the antigen of the blood group was named Jkafor the initials of the woman’s child whose name …
Bombay Blood Group (Oh) is a type of blood group in which the individuals do not have A-antigen, nor B-antigen nor H-Antigen but rather have all the antibodies against the A,B and H antigens. The Bombay phenotype was first discovered in 1952 by Dr. Y. M. Bhende in India in a place …