Biology
- Hermaphrodite
Term: hermaphroditeLiterally meaning: ?Hermes and Aphrodite (in one body)?Origin: Anc Greek????????????/Hermaphroditos(=a minor deity, the handsome youth son of Hermes and Aphrodite who was fused with nymph, Salmacis, after her prayer...
- Androgen
Term: adrogen Origin: Anc Greek ?????????? < ??????, genitive of word ????/aner(=male) + ?????/genos(=generation, produced by) -à generating man Coined : In the article ?Endocrines theory and practice? in J Chemistry...
- Sex Determination In Animals
Sex chromosomes and AutosomesMost of the diploid organisms are with separate sexes. The organisms producing sperms are called males and those producing eggs (ova) are called females. Chromosome is the major factor to determine the sex of an organism. The...
- Infertility And Assisted Reproductive Technologies (art)
INFERTILITY & ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES (ART) Infertility is the inability of male or female to produce children. The reasons for this may be physical, congenital, diseases, drugs, immunological or even psychological. Assisted...
- Amazing Facts About Human Reproductive System
Ø In a fetus, fingerprints are acquired at the age of 3 months (first trimester).Ø A foreskin (prepuce) from circumcised babies takes only 3 weeks to grow skin that can cover 3 basketball courts!! It can be used in treating burn patients.Ø ...
Biology
Haematological data
| Component | Normal value | |
| Haemoglobin | Female | 12- 16 gm% |
| Male | 14-18 gm% | |
| Infants | 14-20 gm% | |
| Total leucocyte count (TLC) | | 4000-11000/ mm3 |
| Differential leucocyte count (DLC) | Neutrophil | 40-70 % |
| Lymphocytes | 20-40 % | |
| Monocytes | 2-10 % | |
| Eosinophils | 1-6% | |
| Basophils | 0-1% | |
| Total erythrocyte count (TRBC) | Male | 4.5- 6.5 lac/ mm3 |
| Female | 4.1-4.8 lac/ mm3 | |
| Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) | Male | 0- 9/15 mm/hr |
| Female | 0- 15/20 mm/hr | |
| Platelet count | 1.5- 4.0 lacs/ mm3 | |
| Haematocrit | Male | 40- 54 |
| Female | 37- 47 | |
| Bleeding time | | 1-3 minutes |
| Clotting time | | 3- 7 min |
| Blood volume (8.5- 9.0% of body w.t) | Male | 5-6 litres |
| Female | 4-5 litres | |
| Blood pressure | Systolic | 120-130 mm Hg |
| Diastolic | 80-90 mm Hg | |
- Hermaphrodite
Term: hermaphroditeLiterally meaning: ?Hermes and Aphrodite (in one body)?Origin: Anc Greek????????????/Hermaphroditos(=a minor deity, the handsome youth son of Hermes and Aphrodite who was fused with nymph, Salmacis, after her prayer...
- Androgen
Term: adrogen Origin: Anc Greek ?????????? < ??????, genitive of word ????/aner(=male) + ?????/genos(=generation, produced by) -à generating man Coined : In the article ?Endocrines theory and practice? in J Chemistry...
- Sex Determination In Animals
Sex chromosomes and AutosomesMost of the diploid organisms are with separate sexes. The organisms producing sperms are called males and those producing eggs (ova) are called females. Chromosome is the major factor to determine the sex of an organism. The...
- Infertility And Assisted Reproductive Technologies (art)
INFERTILITY & ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES (ART) Infertility is the inability of male or female to produce children. The reasons for this may be physical, congenital, diseases, drugs, immunological or even psychological. Assisted...
- Amazing Facts About Human Reproductive System
Ø In a fetus, fingerprints are acquired at the age of 3 months (first trimester).Ø A foreskin (prepuce) from circumcised babies takes only 3 weeks to grow skin that can cover 3 basketball courts!! It can be used in treating burn patients.Ø ...