Folia Morphologica 2008, tom 67, nr 1

Selective involvement of muscle fibre types can occur in various neuromuscular disorders [10]. Preferential atrophy of the Type-II muscle fibres occurs in cachexia, muscle disuse and chronic treatment with glucocorticoids [10, 27]. Following experimental total denervation, guinea-pig Type-II fibres atrophy more rapidly than Type-I fibres [17]...

Professor Gastone G. Nussdorfer, Professor of Anatomy at the University of Padua, Doctor Honoris Causa of Poznań Medical University and member of the editorial Board of Folia Morphologica, died on 18th September 2007. He was 63...

An aortic aneurysm is defined as localised artery dilatation greater than 50% of the expected normal luminal diameter. Aneurysms that extend from the descending thoracic aorta into the abdomen are classified as the thoracoabdominal variety. Thoracoabdominal aortic ane...

Today’s human possesses a distinct and well-developed flexor pollicis longus muscle (FPL), an extrinsic thumb flexor which is “either rudimentary or absent” in great apes. The FPL is concerned with precise grasping and functioned initially to stabilise the terminal pollical phalanx against loads applied...

The use of muscle patches, myocutaneous, osteomuscular and even muscle fascia in reconstructive surgery of the head, neck and limbs is becoming increasingly frequent. The, the subscapular arterial tree may also be used as a source of microvascular grafts to replace damaged or diseased portions of arteries, particularly in the hand and forearm [10]. The development of reparative surgery has demanded more detailed anatomical knowledge of the blood supply ...

The anatomy of the tricuspid valvar complex is highly sophisticated [13, 18–20], but understanding  of it may be helpful in the practice of cardiac surgery, especially in the partial transfer of leaflets of the tricuspid valve for mitral valve repairs [1, 2, 4]. The right atrioventricular valve region may be involved in severe cardiac malformations [5, 7–11, 15...

The human fallopian tube is a dynamic muscular tube that undergoes cyclic variation in its functional epithelium. It is the site of gamete transport, maturation, and fertilisation as well as early embryonic development and transport. Far from functioning as a passive conduit to gametes and embryos, the uterine tube actively secretes multiple substances...

Compression of the median nerve at the wrist, which is called carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), is the most common entrapment neuropathy [6, 17]. It frequently affects women, and the female: male ratio is 3:1 [5]...

According to textbooks of anatomy, the mental foramen (MF) is located below the interval between the premolar teeth, or the second premolar, from which emerge the mental nerve and vessels [14]. However, variations in the location of the foramen have been reported. It may occur between the apices of the lower premolars, below the apex...

Numerous experimental and clinical studies have shown that cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors, also known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, may damage the gastrointestinal mucosa. The harmful effect is mediated by various mechanisms including topical injury, increased expression of intercellular adhesion...