The withdrawal reflex is a spinal reflex that ensures moving away from potentially damaging stimuli.
The main parts of the human brain are the brain stem, the cerebellum, the diencephalon, and the cerebrum.
This scene shows the most essential equipment necessary for monitoring a critically ill patient's vital functions and supporting the functioning of each organ system.
It is an emergency medical procedure that ensures airway patency by introducing a plastic tube into the patient's trachea.
In case of respiratory failure, ventilators can ensure sufficient gas exchange for the body.
Organs that detect signals of the environment or of the body and transmit them to the brain as nerve impulses.
The patient is fed with liquid food via the tube inserted through the nose directly into the stomach.
Medical device utilizing pulse contour analysis and transpulmonary thermodilution for targeted drug and fluid management in critically ill patients or those with ARDS.
The position and acceleration of the head is detected by the inner ear.
The ear converts the vibrations of air into electric signals which are then processed by the brain.
Taste receptors convert chemical stimuli into electric signals.
Olfactory receptors produce electric signals when stimulated by odours.
This scene shows the steps and equipment necessary for adequate oral hygiene.
Neurons are cells specialised for transmitting electric signals.
Neurons transmit electrical signals via chemical and electrical synapses.
Blood samples drawn from an artery can be used to analyze blood gas.
Comatose patients in intensive care units.
Continuous measurement of the arterial blood pressure using finger cuff methods.
The eye is one of our most important sense organs. When stimulated by light, electric impulses are produced by its receptors.
The curvature of the lens of the eye changes when we look at a distant or at a near object, to ensure a sharp image.