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Results 1 - 10 of 80 for Membrane
  1. Tympanic membrane (image) 
    The tympanic membrane is also called the eardrum. It separates the outer ear from the middle ear. When sound waves reach the tympanic membrane they cause it to vibrate. The vibrations are ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8993.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Cell Structure From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Anatomy/Images ... Anatomy ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health
    https://training.seer.cancer.gov/.../cells/structure.html - External Health Links
  3. Synovial fluid (image) 
    The synovial membrane is the inner membrane of tissue that lines a joint. The synovial membrane secretes synovial fluid which serves ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19698.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Eardrum repair - series (image) 
    The tympanic membrane (eardrum) separates the outer ear from the middle ear. The membrane vibrates when sound waves strike it, beginning ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100015_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Septoplasty - series (image) 
    ... side of the nasal septum. After the mucous membrane is elevated away from the bone, obstructive parts ... surgery is performed as necessary. Then the mucous membrane is returned to its original position.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100038_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Emergency airway puncture - series (image) 
    ... is made in the skin over the cricothyroid membrane, and another incision is made through the membrane between the cricoid and thyroid cartilage.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100113_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Meningocele repair - series (image) 
    ... defect, containing a portion of the spinal cord membrane (meninges), spinal fluid, and a portion of spinal ... off. The spinal cord is covered with the membranes (meninges) and the skin is closed over the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100128_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Chronic sinusitis (image) 
    ... bone and cartilage and lined with a mucous membrane. Sinusitis occurs when the membranes becomes inflamed and painful, which may be a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19356.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Upper respiratory tract (image) 
    ... The respiratory system is lined with a mucous membrane that secretes mucus. The mucus traps smaller particles ... smoke. Hairlike structures called cilia line the mucous membrane and move the particles trapped in the mucus ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19378.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Nosebleed (image) 
    ... winter when heated indoor air can dry the membranes of the nose. Also, air moving through the nose can also dry out the membranes and can form crusts. These crusts bleed when ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19677.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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