Arcuate Artery

From behind the arc (temporary placeholder from google images)  What is the arcuate artery? There’s 2 of them: 1 in your foot, and 1 in your kidney. The foot arcuate a. brings blood to your foot. (Makes sense.) Where is the arcuate artery? It branches from your dorsalis pedis (at the base of the metatarsals). Sends branches along the metatarsals (to the top of your … Continue reading Arcuate Artery

Pathogen

Feels bad, man. Etymology: what’s the name mean? Path = feeling, disease (Think of “makes you feel bad.”) What is a pathogen? A PATHOGEN is a microorganism that can cause disease in some percentage of normal individuals (aka people who are not immune to it). How do pathogens cause disease? They elbow out existing microbiota or settle into an unoccupied niche in your body. They … Continue reading Pathogen