Category: B

The skeleton of the pelvis, consisting of the right and left hip bones (each made of an ilium, an ischium, and a pubis), the sacrum, and the coccyx.  

A pelvis with the pelvic bones laterally compressed and pushed forward so that the outlet is narrow and long. A pelvis where the pubic bones at the front are pushed closer together and protrude forward, a characteristic often observed in osteomalacia.  

A complication of an infection due to Bartonella henselae and B. quintana, especially in immunocompromised patients. The infection causes vascular lesions in the visceral organs, especially the liver and spleen.  

The chemical and metabolic events that lead to the formation of substances in the body.  

The development of a bacterial disease. There are three stages: entry and colonization in the host, bacterial invasion and reproduction with the production of toxic substances, and the response of the host. The mere presence of an organism in the body does not necessarily mean that disease will follow. This progression of the infection will…

A pathogen present in blood that can be transmitted to an individual who is exposed to the blood or body fluids of an infected individual. Three common bloodborne pathogens are hepatitis C, hepatitis B, and human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1). Disease-causing microorganisms carried in the body by blood or body fluids, such as hepatitis and…

The developing patella that matures from two centers rather than one. This usually congenital condition causes no symptoms but may be mistaken for a fracture.  

Paralysis caused by changes in the motor centers of the medulla oblongata. A condition that impacts speech, chewing, swallowing, and breathing, resulting from disruptions in the brain centers that govern the nerves controlling the muscles in these areas.  

Paralysis of the face and an arm.  

Paralysis arising from an injury received at birth to the brachial nerve.