This layer of the epidermis has a distinct appearance on a histological slide due to a large amount of desmosomes present
What is the stratum spinosum?
This enzyme breaks down ACh in the synaptic cleft to terminate synaptic transmission.
What is acetylcholineesterase?
This is the only forearm muscle innervated entirely by the ulnar nerve.
What is the flexor carpi ulnaris?
These are the four muscles that make up the quadriceps
What are the vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, vastus lateralis, and rectus femoris?
This Brazilian footballer won three FIFA World Cup titles, the only player to do so.
Who is Pele?
DAILY DOUBLE
These specialized mechanoreceptors in the skin are responsible for detecting deep pressure and vibration. They are found near the hypodermis/dermis border.
This protein acts as a decoy receptor, inhibiting the bone-resorbing effects of RANKL and preventing excessive osteoclast activity.
What is Osteoprotegerin (OPG)?
This vein, which runs superficially along the lateral side of the forearm and arm, is commonly used for venipuncture.
What is the cephalic vein?
This structure, located in the posterior knee, contains the tibial and common fibular nerves, as well as the popliteal artery and vein.
What is the popliteal fossa?
This structure in Agra, India, commissioned by Emperor Shah Jahan, is known for changing color depending on the time of day.
What is the Taj Mahal
This is the deeper layer of the dermis composed of dense irregular connective tissue.
What is reticular dermis?
This calcium-binding protein plays a pivotal role in smooth muscle contraction by activating myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) once bound to Ca²⁺.
What is calmodulin?
There are the nerve/artery that can be seen in the quadrangular space.
What are the axillary nerve and posterior humeral circumflex artery?
Damage to this nerve can cause a “foot drop” due to paralysis of the dorsiflexors of the foot.
What is the deep femoral (peroneal) nerve?
This director, known for Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, and Inglourious Basterds, is known for his distinct non-linear storytelling style.
Who is Quentin Tarentino?
These sweat glands are primarily responsible for temperature regulation and are located all over the body, except for some areas like the palms and soles.
What are eccrine sweat glands?
This enzyme is essential for the production of melanin in melanocytes.
What is tyrosinase?
DAILY DOUBLE
These are the 10 structures that pass through the carpal tunnel.
This is the action that is most associated with tearing the deltoid ligament.
What is eversion (of the foot)?
In 1440, this German goldsmith invented the movable-type printing press, revolutionizing the spread of knowledge.
Who is Johannes Gutenberg?
This substance is produced by melanocytes and is constitutively expressed with a red/yellow hue.
What is pheomelanin?
This protein helps form the skin barrier by aggregating keratin filaments in the outer layers of the epidermis.
What is filaggrin?
This injury occurs when the lower brachial plexus (C8-T1) is stretched or damaged, often during a difficult childbirth or traumatic injury, leading to weakness in the intrinsic muscles of the hand.
What is Klumpke's palsy?
The tendons of the sartorius, gracilis, and semitendinosus muscles come together to form this structure on the medial knee.
What is the pes anserinus?
This river, which flows through China, is the longest in Asia and the third-longest in the world.
What is the Yangtze?