Tag: lymph and its function

The splenic artery supplying the organ spleen is the branch of the coeliac artery which itself is a branch of the abdominal aorta. The abdominal aorta is a branch of dorsal aorta/systemic aorta.

Non-cellular part; water - 94%
Solids (proteins, fats, carbohydrates, enzymes, antibodies etc) - 6%.

• Lymph is a fluid which flows through the lymphatic system of the body and takes part in transportation. Lymph is formed by the seepage of blood plasma, proteins, and few blood cells through the pores of capillaries.
  
• Lymph transports protein, fats and other nutrients from the digestive system. Lymph also collects bacteria and other pathogens from the bloodstream and brings to the lymph nodes to destroy them. Lymph mainly contains blood plasma with some white blood cells.
  

In general teeth of reptiles (except crocodile) are acrodont. Thus, teeth are fixed over bone and not embedded in sockets in jaws. The fangs of snakes are modified maxillary teeth of upper jaw. If pulled out these teeth can be replaced.

Humans have two sets of teeth- the deciduous or milk teeth and the permanent teeth. The milk premolars are absent in infants. Thus, dental formula of infants are 2102/ 2102 as against 2123/ 2123 in adult humans.

Hyperbilirubinemia is excessive bilirubin in blood. It is also called jaundice. It leads to deposition of bilirubin in mucous membrane, sclera and skin so that the patient looks yellow or icterus. Urine is yellow. It is caused by obstruction in bile duct, excessive hemolysis, or viral infection.

Majority of mammals including human being forms two sets of teeth during their life, a set of temporary, milk or deciduous teeth replaced by a set of permanent or adult teeth. This type of dentition is called diphyodont. An adult human has 32 permanent teeth, which are of four different types, namely, incisors (I), canine (C), premolars (PM) and molars(M). Arrangement of teeth in each half of the upper and lower jaw in the order I, C, PM, M is represented by a dental formula which in humanis 2123/ 2123. In children the premolars and last molar are absent. Hence the child has dental formula 2102/ 2102. The number of teeths according to this dental formula will be 20. These teeth will be diphyodont and (32-20) or 12 teeth will be monophyodont.

Enamel is the hardest substance in the human body and contains the highest percentage of minerals, 96%, with water and organic material. The primary mineral is hydroxyapatite, which is a crystalline calcium phosphate.