Kidney

... called the hilus, which admits the renal artery , the renal vein , nerves , and the ureter . ... are also called malpighian pyramids . renal artery : Two renal arteries come from the aorta , each connecting to a kidney. The artery divides into five branches, each of which leads ...

Liver

... supplied by two major blood vessels: the hepatic artery and the portal vein . The hepatic artery normally comes off the celiac trunk . The portal ... common bile duct , portal vein , and hepatic artery enter the liver is the hilum or "porta hepatis". ...

Diabetes mellitus

... from unnoticed type 2 diabetes, including renal failure , and coronary artery disease . Type 2 diabetes was formerly known by a variety of partially ... includes: high blood pressure , elevated cholesterol levels , coronary artery disease , past gestational diabetes , polycystic ovary syndrome , ...

Anatomy

... Genitals Head Joint Leg Mouth Neck Scalp Skin Teeth Tongue Other anatomic terms (not classified): artery Coelom Diaphragm Gastrointestinal tract Hair Exoskeleton Lip Nerve Peritoneum Serous membrane Skeleton ...

Lung

... air diffuses into the blood, where it is carried by hemoglobin . The deoxygenated blood from the heart reaches the lungs via the pulmonary artery and, after having been oxygenated, returns via the pulmonary veins . Location The lungs are located inside the thoracic cavity , protected ...

Nutrition

... , circulation etcetera. (See Janssen I, et al,. 2004) The wrong kinds of fats can cause the build-up of cholesterol -related plaque on artery walls which can eventually result in a blockage or poor blood supply to other organs, e.g. the brain or the heart itself, indirectly therefore ...

Stem cell

... Muscle damage Adult stem cells are also apparently able to repair muscle damaged after heart attacks . Heart attacks are due to the coronary artery being blocked, starving tissue of oxygen and nutrients . Days after the attack is over, the cells try to remodel themselves in order to become ...