Student-to-Student: A Novel Approach to Community Outreach.

Community outreach is an established method for organizations to interact with the community. It is often done to help improve the community and its members by providing resources and educational opportunities. A growing crisis facing the United States of America is a worsening physician shortage, which will negatively impact many across the nation, especially vulnerable communities.

Bilateral Gastrocnemius Tertius Muscles: Cadaveric Findings of a Rare Variant.

The posterior compartment of the leg typically contains three muscles in the superficial flexor group: the gastrocnemius, plantaris, and soleus. The gastrocnemius has medial and lateral heads (MH and LH) that originate from the medial and lateral condyles of the femur, respectively. However, a third head (TH) of the gastrocnemius, is a rare accessory muscle bundle of the gastrocnemius muscle that covers the surface of the popliteal fossa.

Giant Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Lateral Neck: A Case Study.

A giant basal cell carcinoma (GBCC) is a rare variant of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) that is larger (>5 cm) and more aggressive. While BCC is usually surgically excised as a small, local tumor, cases of GBCC represent a considerable portion of BCC malignancies and mortality. The growth of GBCC is hypothesized to be multifactorial, and due to the successful treatment of BCC, available data is limited.

Hair cell morphological patterns and polarity organization in the sea lamprey vestibular cristae.

The inner ear of the sea lamprey was examined by scanning electron microscopy, antibody labeling with tubulin, Myo7a, Spectrin, and Phalloidin stain to elucidate the canal cristae organization and the morphology and polarity of the hair cells. We characterized the hair cell stereocilia bundles and their morphological polarity with respect to the kinocilia. We identified three types of hair cells.

Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna and a Question on Its Pathology: A Case Report.

BACKGROUND Hyperostosis frontalis interna is a boney overgrowth of the inner side of the frontal bone of the skull caused by overgrowth of the endocranial surface. It is most often found in women after menopause. It is also associated with hormonal imbalance, being overweight, history of headaches, and neurocognitive degenerative conditions.

The Absence of a Proper Hepatic Artery: A Case Report.

BACKGROUND Pancreaticoduodenectomy, liver transplantation, cholecystectomy, and surgical management of traumatic injuries are all dependent on in-depth knowledge of the anatomy of the common hepatic artery and its subsequent divisions. The common hepatic artery arises from the celiac trunk, which is the first major branch of the abdominal aorta. The common hepatic artery bifurcates into the gastroduodenal artery traveling inferiorly behind the duodenal bulb and the proper hepatic artery continues laterally toward the liver within the hepatoduodenal ligament.