The decreasing prevalence of the thyroid ima artery: A systematic review and machine learning assisted meta-analysis

L Yurasakpong, C Nantasenamat, S Janta… - Annals of Anatomy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Thyroid ima artery is a variant artery found on the anterior surface of the trachea.
The aim of this meta-analysis was to obtain pooled prevalence data of the thyroid ima artery …

Accessory heads of the biceps brachii muscle: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

M Benes, D Kachlik, D Lev, V Kunc - Journal of Anatomy, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The anatomy of the biceps brachii muscle has been a subject of interest to many
researchers. In particular, the presence of one or more accessory heads has been reported …

The prevalence of the azygos lobe: A meta‐analysis of 1,033,083 subjects

L Yurasakpong, K Yammine, T Limpanuparb… - Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The azygos lobe (AL) is an accessory lobe of the right lung with prevalence between 0.4 and
1.2%. The aim of the present review is to provide a better estimate of the frequency of the AL …

Persistent median artery and communicating branch related to the superficial palmar arch

M Simić, M Bumbaširević, D Jović, N Bogosavljević… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Microvascular surgery, plastic and reconstructive hand surgery, and coronary artery bypass
surgery call for a microanatomical study of the branching pattern of the superficial palmar …

Anatomical variations of the superficial palmar arch in human fetuses

E Solmaz, Z Fazliogullari, S Albay… - Anatomical Science …, 2023 - Springer
The superficial palmar arch is an important anatomical structure that contributes to the
arterial supply of the palmar side of the hand in the upper extremity. However, there is …

Persistent median artery may explain the transition from 11 to 12 meridians in ancient Chinese medicine

YM Li - Journal of anatomy, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Persistent median artery (PMA) has been recognized as a major arterial variant of the
forearm in about 30% adults and it also shows a continuously increasing trend in the last two …

Is there still evolution in the human population?

Á Kun - Biologia Futura, 2022 - Springer
It is often claimed that humanity has stopped evolving because modern medicine erased all
selection on survival. Even if that would be true, and it is not, there would be other …

[HTML][HTML] Possible relationship of upper limb arteries, median and brachial to the twelfth meridian of the human upper limb

J Kumaratilake, T Lucas, M Henneberg - Journal of anatomy, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Dr Li (2021), in relation to the paper published recently in the Journal of Anatomy (Lucas et
al., 2020) has suggested that the Ancient Chinese medicine may have added the 12th …

Treatise on the influence of theism, transhumanism, and posthumanism on nursing and rehabilitation healthcare practice

R Tanioka, F Betriana, RC Locsin - Nursing Philosophy, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Reservations concerning the ontologies of theism, transhumanism and posthumanism
compel an explicatory discourse on their influences on Nursing and rehabilitation …

[HTML][HTML] A prospective evaluation of the prevalence of persistent median artery in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome

CB Townsend, D Seigerman, D Aita… - Archives of Bone and …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The median artery is an embryonic structure that typically regresses during
gestation. Occasionally, the artery remains and is then termed a persistent median artery …