Metencephalon
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Metencephalon. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Metencephalon.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Cerebellar Cortex - The superficial gray matter of the cerebellum. It consists of two main layers, the stratum molecular...
Cerebellar Nuclei - Four accumulations of gray substance embedded in the white substance of the cerebellum, comprising t...
Cerebellopontine Angle - Junction between the cerebellum and the pons....
Cerebellum - The part of brain that lies behind the BRAIN STEM in the posterior base of skull (CRANIAL FOSSA, POS...
Cochlear Nucleus - The brain stem nucleus that receives the central input from the cochlear nerve. The cochlear nucleus...
Locus Coeruleus - Bluish region in the superior angle of the fourth ventricle floor, corresponding to melanin-like pig...
Metencephalon - The anterior portion of the developing hindbrain. It gives rise to the CEREBELLUM and the PONS....
Pons - The front part of hindbrain that lies between MEDULLA OBLONGATA and the midbrain (MESENCEPHALON) ven...
Purkinje Cells - The output neurons of the cerebellar cortex....
Vestibular Nuclei - The four cellular masses in the floor of the fourth ventricle giving rise to a widely dispersed spec...
Vestibular Nucleus, Lateral - Vestibular nucleus lying immediately superior to the inferior vestibular nucleus and composed of lar...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
