Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Pain in the head, a headache.  

A catheter placed into the large vein in the neck, chest or groin. A catheter inserted into the superior vena cava to permit intermittent or continuous monitoring of central venous pressure, to administer fluids, medications or nutrition, or to facilitate obtaining blood samples for chemical analysis.  

Part of the vertebrate nervous system comprising the brain and spinal cord. The main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges. The part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and the spinal cord. A collective term for the brain, spinal cord, their nerves, and the sensory…

Is the set of the metabolic reactions and processes that take place in organisms’ cells to convert biochemical energy from nutrients into adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and then release waste products. The reactions involved in respiration are catabolic reactions that involve the oxidation of one molecule and the reduction of another. The metabolic process of all…

Glycoproteins located on the surface of cell membranes involved with binding of other cells or with the extra-cellular matrix.  

Tying up the cecam.  

A glycoprotein expressed on monocytes/macrophages which binds to low density lipoprotein.  

Also known as PECAM-1 (Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1), a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily, that mediates cell-to-cell adhesion.  

Is one of the molecules expressed on T cells that provide co-stimulatory signals, which are required for T cell (lymphocytes) activation.  

A medical term describing the burning of the body to remove or close a part of it. The process of burning or scarring the skin or tissues. Destruction of damaged or superfluous tissue by means of heat, electricity, or a chemical. The use of a hot instrument, an electrical current, a corrosive chemical, or some…