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In a healthy person the heart beats without ceasing. Its contraction and relaxation allow all tissues of the body to take up oxygen and nutrients from the blood and to release carbon dioxide and metabolic wastes into it. If the heart fails, not only our…

A hereditary disease, or genetic disease for short, is a disease caused by a change in the genetic material within cells (chromosomal aberration or gene mutation). It involves changes in the structure and function of genetic material in somatic cells, germ cells or fertilized eggs.

After two and a half months at school, I live a three-point-one-line life between classroom, cafeteria and dormitory. This afternoon the school organized a fire drill. To escape such a tedious event, I slipped out of the campus and wandered around for the afternoon. I…

To understand thoroughly how human blood circulates, we need three concepts: systemic circulation, pulmonary circulation and coronary circulation. All are closely related to a small but vital organ in our body—the heart. The heart is a fist-sized muscular pump located in the middle mediastinum between…

Qin Bowei (1901-1970) was a great contemporary TCM physician. He served as TCM advisor to the Central Ministry of Health, member of the board of Beijing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and vice president of the Chinese Medical Association. Diligent and learned throughout his life,…

Wild water chestnut (ye bi qi, Sagittaria) is a common malignant weed in southern paddy fields, named for its corm resembling the edible water chestnut (bi qi / Eleocharis dulcis). It is a sedge: stems are erect, tufted and cylindrical, 30-100 cm tall, 4-7 mm…

Overview of physiology Anatomy studies the structure of the human body; physiology studies its function. What medical students study is human physiology, usually shortened to physiology. Taking the human body as its object, it mainly studies the basic laws of the various life phenomena manifested…

Abstract: Epidemiological features, etiology, common symptoms and treatment options of esophageal cancer. Keywords: esophageal cancer, esophagus, esophageal tumor, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, esophageal adenocarcinoma. Esophageal cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in humans. There are about 400,000 new cases worldwide each year,…

Cytoplasm is all the region inside the cell membrane and outside the nuclear envelope. It includes organelles and the cytosol. Under the electron microscope, the cell is divided into membranous structures and non-membranous structures. Membranous structures include the cell membrane and membrane-bound organelles within the…

Lei Yongzhong was a renowned TCM physician in China and the founder of the oncology department at Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. A famous TCM oncology specialist, he made pioneering contributions to the integrated Chinese-Western treatment of tumors. Professor Lei…