During open surgery, doctors rely on their sense of touch to identify the edges of hidden tumors and to locate hidden blood vessels and
other anatomical structures: a procedure they call palpation.
Not exact matches
Based on the
structure of Baby Louie's facial bones and
other anatomical features, the team declared the dinosaur a new species.
Ultrasound vibrations penetrate bodily tissue including bone, and are widely used to image
anatomical structures via echo effects, e.g. visualizing unborn babies in mothers» wombs, and organs, blood vessels, nerves and
other structures in medical procedures.
Scientists have known since the 1950s that dogs and
other keen - scented mammals such as rats and rabbits have a specialized
anatomical structure in their nasal cavity.
The current model in neuroscience poses that memory is stored as long - lasting
anatomical changes in synapses, the specialized
structures by which nerve cells connect and signal to each
other.
Current medical science puts the
anatomical focus of OCD in the limbic system, which is an integrated network of brain
structures in all mammals that is associated with various aspects of behavior and emotion, among
other things.