xiphoid process

Examples of xiphoid process in the following topics:

• Thoracic Cage: Sternum

  • The thin, pointed xiphoid process forms the most inferior region of the sternum to which the costal cartilage and cartilage of the celiac, or solar, plexus attaches.

• Cartilaginous Joints: Symphyses

  • The more prominent symphyses are the pubic symphysis; the symphyses between the bones of the skull, most notably the mandible (symphysis menti); sacrococcygeal symphysis; the intervertebral disc between two vertebrae; and in the sternum, between the manubrium and body, and between the body and xiphoid process.

• Serial and Parallel Processing

  • Serial memory processing compares a memory to a target stimulus, while parallel processing carries out multiple operations simultaneously.
  • Serial memory processing is the act of attending to and processing one item at a time, while parallel memory processing is the act of attending to and processing all items simultaneously.
  • Participants may process some serial memory sets using the self-terminating method and others with the exhaustive method.
  • Parallel processing is the ability to carry out multiple operations or tasks simultaneously.
  • In parallel processing, the brain simultaneously processes incoming stimuli of differing quality.

• Catabolic-Anabolic Steady State

  • The chemical reaction where ATP changes to ADP supplies energy for this metabolic process.
  • For example, synthesizing glucose is an anabolic process, whereas the breaking down of glucose is a catabolic process.
  • Each process has its own set of hormones that switch these processes on and off.
  • Anabolic reactions constitute divergent processes.
  • Bone mineralization and muscle mass are attributed to these processes.

• Parts of a Vertebra

  • Four articular processes originate from the joint between the pedicles and laminae, two point superiorly and two point inferiorly. 
  • They interact with the zyhapophysis, a socket for the articular processes, of the adjacent vertebrae to make the spine more stable and to facilitate a small degree of articulation.
  • A single spinous process projects backwards and downwards from the center of the vertebral arch and it serves as a major attachment point for muscles and ligaments of the back.
  • The two transverse processes project laterally from the join between the pedicle and lamina and also serve as an attachment point for muscles and ligaments of the back.
  • The transverse processes articulate with the ribs in conjunction with the vertebral body.

• Understanding Medical Terms

  • Medical terminology is a language for accurately describing the human body and associated components, conditions, processes and process in a science-based manner.
  • So, when a term is developed, some logical process is applied.
  • Decoding the medical term is an important process.
  • Once experience is gained in the process of forming and decoding medical terminology, the process begins to make sense and becomes easier.
  • The process of learning a new language, such as medical terminology, is a challenging, yet attainable goal as the basic rules—once learned—make the process easier.

• Sensation to Perception

  • Sensation and perception are two distinct stages of processing during human sensing.
  • The neural signals are transmitted to the brain and processed.
  • The process of perceiving speech begins at the level of the sound within the auditory signal and the process of audition.
  • After processing the initial auditory signal, speech sounds are further processed to extract acoustic cues and phonetic information.
  • This speech information can then be used for higher-level language processes, such as word recognition.

• Bone Repair

  • Bone fractures are repaired through physiological processes in the periosteum via chrondroblasts and osteoblasts.
  • While immobilization and surgery may facilitate healing, a fracture ultimately heals through physiological processes.
  • The healing process is mainly determined by the periosteum (the connective tissue membrane covering the bone).
  • These processes culminate in a new mass of heterogeneous tissue which is known as the fracture callus.
  • The remodeling process continues with substituttion of the trabecular bone with compact bone.

• Transcytosis

  • Transcytosis is a process by which molecules are transported into the capillaries.
  • Due to the function of transcytosis as a process that transports macromolecules across cells, it can be a convenient mechanism by which pathogens can invade a tissue.
  • These examples illustrate that transcytosis is vital to the process of pathogenesis for a variety of infectious agents.

• Embryonic and Fetal Bone Formation

  • It is the process by which bone tissue is created.
  • Unlike the other process of bone creation endochondral ossification, intramembranous ossification does not involve cartilage.
  • It is also an essential process during the natural healing of bone fractures and the rudimentary formation of bones of the head.
  • During the formation of bone spicules, cytoplasmic processes from osteoblasts interconnect.
  • Endochondral ossification is the other essential bone creation process during fetal development of the mammalian skeletal system.