Histology-Part 2

PALATINE TONSIL

TONGUE 1

TONGUE 2

THYROID GLAND

SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND

STRIATED MUSCLE

SPLEEN

LYMPH NODE

Ligamentum Nuchae
Tissue sample viewed under 100x magnification.

Photographs Courtesy : Trilok, GMC.

Histology- Part 1

LARGE INTESTINE

JEJUNUM

HYALINE CARTILAGE

ELASTIC CARTILAGE

DORSAL ROOT GANGLION

CICUMVALLATE PAPILLAE

CARDIAC MUSCLE

ARTERY AND VEIN

AORTA

ADRENAL GLAND

Tissue specimens viewed under 100x magnification.

Photographs Courtesy : Trilok, GMC.

Sacrifice Day 2009

I have made this video to commemorate the Execution of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and sukhdev on 23rd March in the year 1931.This video premiered in the Sacrifice day event conducted at Gandhi Medical college , Hyderabad on the 24th  of march. The message of this video is that "Sacrifice is a fire igniited by a few patriots during the struggle for independence....and this fire still rages on in the hearts of many. It was once a tool to free our nation from foreigners....it is still the same tool , but with different purposes. Several of our soldiers are martyred at war  in different parts of the country every day... But the purpose of their sacrifice  cannot be fulfilled because the true enemy can never be defeated...because the True Enemy Is War Itself"

Online Anatomy

In my previous posts I had suggested  Visible Body  ,  a perfect substitute for Atlases.

But most of the students could not get access the website , as it requires a 3D Grapics card to view the High definition Images.

 There is another website, which is equally good and will  run on  low configurations PC's.  The website is called Human Anatomy Online . A  huge advantage of this website is that it also provides a list of all possible parts under each system Seperately.

E- Books

This website provided to me by one of our clas mates  gives free download links to online versions of Medical books related to all the MBBS subjects.... These include books by prominent Authors like  Ganong For Physiology , Snell for Anatomy , Harper and Lippincott for Biochem.....

Medical E - Books

Girdlestone Arthroplasty

Before understanding this Surgical procedure , one needs to know the maifestations of Pressure Sores or Pressure Ulcers .

Pressure Ulcers - Pressure over Bony prominences is called  Pressure sore which leads to Pressure Ulcers.  These are Lesions which proceed to effect the Skin as well in future stages.

The affected part of the bone is  usually removed in such cases .

Femoral Head Osteomyelitis - In this disease , the Femur head is removed due to it getting infected. The first  known case of  Femoral head ostectomy (removal of femur head) was performed by Robert Girdlestone.

Whenever a part of a bone is removed ,  reconstruction is required , especially if the structure excised is associated with a joint.

Arthroplasty means Formation of a joint.

In  the  case of Femoral Head Ostectomy , Arthroplasty is done by the Vastus Lateralis Muscle.

The Insertion of the  Vastus Lateralis Muscle  is removed in the form of a Myocutaneous Flap and is used to reconstruct and reinforce the Hip joint . 

 The muscle is wound around the Hip joint as shown in the figure above. 

The association of Robert Girdlestone with this procedure gave rise to the term Girdlestone Arthroplasty.

This procedure is sometimes followed to treat Trochanteric  Pressure Sores.

The Heart

 Every one at GMC, by now must be quite thorough with the Heart.  So test your self  by visiting this website http://thevirtualheart.org/.  Feel free to move the mouse around on the Heart spinning at the middle of the home page...