Mushfika Rahman, S. Ara, F. Akter, H. Afroz, Anjuman Ara Sultana, Abul, Kalam Mohammad Yousuf, J. Akhter
{"title":"Variation in Weight of the Human Pituitary Gland in Different Age & Sex","authors":"Mushfika Rahman, S. Ara, F. Akter, H. Afroz, Anjuman Ara Sultana, Abul, Kalam Mohammad Yousuf, J. Akhter","doi":"10.3329/BJA.V11I1.20505","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3329/BJA.V11I1.20505","url":null,"abstract":"Contrext: The pituitary gland produces several hormones that regulate growth, metabolism and reproduction. Deviations from the normal functions of the gland certainly derange the harmony of life. Therefore, this study is important to identify variation in the weight of human pituitary gland in relation to age and sex. Materials & Methods: A cross-sectional analytical type of study was conducted in the department of Anatomy, Dhaka Medical College, on sixty (40 of male and 20 of female) human pituitary glands were collected from unclaimed dead bodies that were under examination in the morgue of department of Forensic Medicine, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka. The samples were divided into four groups. i.e. Group-A (20-29 years), Group-B (30-39 years), Group-C (40-49 years) and Group-D (50-59 years). The weight of the gland with the stalk was measured by means of a digital electric balance. Results: In male the mean± SD weight of the pituitary gland was found 355.56 ± 49.78, 261.18 ± 52.31, 244.44 ± 51.26 and 210 ± 18.71 mg in group A, B, C and D respectively. In female the mean± SD weight was 381.11 ± 14.53 mg, 345 ± 19.27 mg and 313.33 ± 11.53 mg in group A, B, and C respectively. Conclusion: The weight of the pituitary gland showed gradual decreasing values with advancing age. The mean ± SD weight of male gland in this study was significantly lower than that of female glands. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bja.v11i1.20505 Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy, January 2013, Vol. 11 No. 1 pp 25-29","PeriodicalId":284932,"journal":{"name":"Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy","volume":"69 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116343550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Islam, A. Ahmed, Bokhtiare Mohammad Shoeb Nomani, S. M. Morshed, S. Islam
{"title":"Multi System Involvement due to Acute Methanol Toxicity in a Young Male","authors":"S. Islam, A. Ahmed, Bokhtiare Mohammad Shoeb Nomani, S. M. Morshed, S. Islam","doi":"10.3329/BJA.V11I1.20508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3329/BJA.V11I1.20508","url":null,"abstract":"A young male who had history of ingestion of methanol developed severe anorexia, nausea, and profuse vomiting after a short period. After evaluation he was found to develop severe renal failure, metabolic acidosis & dyselectrolemia. He was given haemodialysis for several sessions. Few days later he developed weakness and blurred vision. Neurological evaluation showed toxic neuropathy. In spite of giving haemodialysis near about three months his renal function did not improved. Renal biopsy showed features suggestive of acute cortical necrosis. He was declared a case of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) & an arterio-venus fistula was created in his left forearm for maintenance of haemodialysis DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bja.v11i1.20508 Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy, January 2013, Vol. 11 No. 1 pp 44-47","PeriodicalId":284932,"journal":{"name":"Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123695980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sultan Ahmed, Afruza Bulbul Akhter, Selina Anwar, A. Begum, K. Rahman, N. Saha
{"title":"Comparison of the Foot Height, Length, Breadth and Types between Santhals and Bangalees of Pirganj, Rangpur","authors":"Sultan Ahmed, Afruza Bulbul Akhter, Selina Anwar, A. Begum, K. Rahman, N. Saha","doi":"10.3329/BJA.V11I1.20506","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3329/BJA.V11I1.20506","url":null,"abstract":"Context: The structural and functional components of the foot are composed of highly refined interrelated segments which provide a stable base for supporting the body in both load support and shock absorption during standing, running, walking and jumping. The study was aimed to measure the foot of adult Santhal males of Pirganj upazilla, Rangpur to find out to racial characteristics of their own and compare with Bangalee adult males of the same area. Materials and Methods: The study was carried out on 60 (sixty) adult male Santhals and 120 (one hundred and twenty) adult male Bangalees. Foot length, foot breadth and foot height was measured. Foot index was calculated and foot shape was determined. Results: Height, length and breadth of foot were higher in Bangalees than Santhals and showed a significantly higher value for the foot length. Regarding the foot shape, slender foot was found more in Bangalees but most of these two groups have standard foot shape. Conclusion: In the present study significantly higher value of foot length and higher percentage of slender foot in Bangalees but higher percentage of broad foot among the Santhals were found . Slender foot in Bangalees may be due to less weight bearing habit than Santhals. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bja.v11i1.20506 Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy, January 2013, Vol. 11 No. 1 pp 30-33","PeriodicalId":284932,"journal":{"name":"Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125182708","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. F. Amin, M. Akter, Mohammed Humaun Kabir, K. Shamim
{"title":"Medical Undergraduates’ Residual Knowledge of Structural, Functional and Clinical Aspects of Cell and Histology at Recall and Understanding Levels","authors":"N. F. Amin, M. Akter, Mohammed Humaun Kabir, K. Shamim","doi":"10.3329/BJA.V11I1.20507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3329/BJA.V11I1.20507","url":null,"abstract":"Context: The importance of the knowledge of Cell and Histology in grasping the paraclinical and clinical sciences by medical undergraduates is understandable. The rapidly changing scenario of the concepts of teaching-learning and assessment demands assessing the status of undergraduates’ residual knowledge from the viewpoint of teachers, curriculum planners and educational researchers. Materials and methods: Answering text-based (60%) and illustration-based (40%) single-sentence True/ False questions was attempted by 373 undergraduates who had completed the Cell and Histology portion of their course 3 to 6 months earlier in two government and two private medical colleges of Bangladesh. There were structurally-oriented (46.67%), functionally-oriented (43.33%) and clinically-oriented (10%) questions addressing mainly recall (58%) and understanding (40.67%) levels of cognitive domain. Comparisons were made among the numbers of correct answers to different types of question using ANOVA Post Hoc and t test, as applicable. Results: The mean frequency of correct response was 54.25%. Significantly more (p= 0.00) correct responses were recorded for the clinically-oriented (62.47%) and functionally-oriented (54.46%) questions than for the structurally-oriented (52.62%) questions. There were significantly (p= 0.00) fewer correct responses for the understanding-level questions (51.13%) than for the recall-level questions (56.65%). Conclusion: These results suggest that the residual knowledge of Cell and Histology in the undergraduates, though not very rich, may be governed both by a sense of relevance and by memorisation. Further study with a larger sample can add to these results to dictate curriculum modification and implementation, regarding teaching and assessment, in making learning more relevant and less memorisation-dependent. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bja.v11i1.20507 Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy, January 2013, Vol. 11 No. 1 pp 34-43","PeriodicalId":284932,"journal":{"name":"Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy","volume":"173 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124268169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cadaveric Kidney Transplantation","authors":"S. Begum","doi":"10.3329/bja.v11i1.20499","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3329/bja.v11i1.20499","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract not available DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bja.v11i1.20499 Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy, January 2013, Vol. 11 No. 1 pp 01","PeriodicalId":284932,"journal":{"name":"Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127293562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Kamal, S. Ara, M. Hoque, Khadeza Khatun, K. A. Rahman
{"title":"Significance of Sacral Index in Estimation of Sex in Sacra of Cadavers in Bangladesh","authors":"A. Kamal, S. Ara, M. Hoque, Khadeza Khatun, K. A. Rahman","doi":"10.3329/BJA.V11I1.20502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3329/BJA.V11I1.20502","url":null,"abstract":"Context : The bones of the body are the last to pass away after death, next to enamel of teeth. Hence, in establishing the personal identity with respect to sex, age and stature, medico legal experts, anatomists and anthropologists use the skeletal materials for giving their opinion. Sex-dependent differences have been noted in the pelvic bone anatomy, and so differences exist in male and female sacrum. The aim of this study was to collect data regarding morphometric measurements of maximum length and breadth of sacrum and to find out possible variations of sacral index in different individuals in relation to sex. Material and Methods: A Cross-sectional, analytical type of study was conducted in the department of Anatomy, Dhaka Medical College, on 172 (one hundred seventy two) adult human dry sacra of unknown sex. The study samples were distributed in male and female sex groups by discriminant function analysis. All the samples were studied morphologically. Sacral length and breadth were measured with the help of digital slide calipers. Result : The mean sacral index in male and female were 97.88±6.16 % and 112.69±10.17 % respectively. Female has the greater sacral index than male (P<0.001) Conclusion: Sexing of sacrum, by sacral index method is relevant and significant DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bja.v11i1.20502 Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy, January 2013, Vol. 11 No. 1 pp 11-14","PeriodicalId":284932,"journal":{"name":"Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132055075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Study of Number, Shape, Size and Position of Mental Foramen in Bangladeshi Dry Adult Human Mandible","authors":"M. Hoque, S. Ara, S. Begum, A. Kamal, A. Momen","doi":"10.3329/BJA.V11I1.20501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3329/BJA.V11I1.20501","url":null,"abstract":"Context: Paralysis of the mental nerve is one of the principal complications of surgery of the mandibular canal and mental foramen region. Therefore, identification of mental foramen is important for dental surgeons in nerve block and surgical procedures like apico curettage of mandibular premolars, amalgam filling, peridental surgery etc. to avoid injury to neurovascular bundle. Verification of the existence of accessory mental foramina would prevent accessory mental nerve injury during periapical surgery. Therefore, prior knowledge of morphology and morphometry of mental and accessory mental foramen to particular block may cause effective mental block anaesthesia. Besides this, mental foramen and accessory mental foramen have been found to vary in position in different ethnic groups. So, it is important to study the morphology and morphometry of mental foramen. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, analytical type of study was conducted in the Department of Anatomy, Dhaka Medical College using dried adult human mandibles of unknown sexes. Number and shapes of mental foramen and accessory mental foramen were observed. Size and position were determined by using digital sliding calipers. Result: Mental foramen was present in all one hundred and eighty five (185) observed mandibles and it was bilateral. Accessory mental foramen was present in 1.62% on left side while on right side, it was 0.54%. None of the mandibles presented with bilateral accessory mental foramen. Shape was predominantly oval with 55.7% on right side and 53.5% on left side while it was round in 44.3% on right side and 46.5% on left side. Mental foramen was commonly located between 1 st and 2 nd premolar, below 2 nd premolar and between 2 nd premolar and 1 st molar. Conclusion: Prior knowledge of mental foramen variations helps surgeon in planning surgery in that region to avoid nerve damage and also for effective mental nerve block anaesthesia. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bja.v11i1.20501 Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy, January 2013, Vol. 11 No. 1 pp 7-10","PeriodicalId":284932,"journal":{"name":"Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy","volume":"141 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132590719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Hassan, Borhan Ahamed, A. Azad, M. Khalil, M. Khalil
{"title":"Morphological Study of Human Kidney – A Post Mortem Study","authors":"S. Hassan, Borhan Ahamed, A. Azad, M. Khalil, M. Khalil","doi":"10.3329/BJA.V11I1.20500","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3329/BJA.V11I1.20500","url":null,"abstract":"Context: Retroperitoneal location of kidney implies much difficulties in management of renal diseases, specially for surgeons. Appropriate knowledge on three dimensional morphological status of kidney may be helpful for successful surgery of this region. So this study was performed to evaluate the age related changes in length, breadth and thickness of kidney collected from Bangladesh. Materials and methods: A cross sectional analytical type of study was conducted at the department of Anatomy, Mymensingh Medical College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. A total of 70 (seventy) fresh human of right & left kidneys of both sexes were collected from the morgue of Mymensingh Medical College. The selected cases were between 5 to 60 years of age. The samples were divided into 3 different age groups (A: 05-15 years, B: 16-35 years, C: 36- 60 years) to observe the variations in length, breadth and thickness of kidney. Results: Statistically significant differences were found in the values of length, breadth and thickness among these groups except the difference of values regarding breadth and thickness between group C & A which were not significant (P > 0.05). Conclusion: There were changes in the values of length, breadth and thickness of kidneys DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bja.v11i1.20500 Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy, January 2013, Vol. 11 No. 1 pp 3-6","PeriodicalId":284932,"journal":{"name":"Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy","volume":"73 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133940967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Mahbub, S. Ara, A. S. M. Nurunnabi, A. Alim, R. Ahmed, J. Alam, Yesmin Nahar
{"title":"Morphological Study of Human Parathyroid Glands A Postmortem Study","authors":"S. Mahbub, S. Ara, A. S. M. Nurunnabi, A. Alim, R. Ahmed, J. Alam, Yesmin Nahar","doi":"10.3329/BJA.V11I1.20503","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3329/BJA.V11I1.20503","url":null,"abstract":"Context: The parathyroid gland, the last major organ to be recognized in humans is an essential endocrine gland. The hormone secreted by the parathyroid gland provides a powerful mechanism for controlling extracellular calcium and phosphate concentration. Detailed morphological knowledge of parathyroid gland is essential for proper diagnosis and management of parathyroid diseases. Materials & Methods: A cross sectional, analytical type of study was conducted in the department of Anatomy, Dhaka Medical College, on parathyroid glands of 60 (sixty) Bangladeshi people in different age groups. Total 207 (two hundred and seven) parathyroid glands were taken from these 60 (sixty) cadavers. The samples were collected from the unclaimed dead bodies were under examination in the Department of Forensic Medicine of Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka. The samples were divided into three different age groups ranging from 15 to 75 years. The groups were group A (10-30 years), group B (31-60 years) and group C (61-90 years). All samples were studied morphologically. Results: In the present study of 60 cadavers, 207 parathyroid glands were identified in relation to posterior border of thyroid lobe. In this study the mean SD length of parathyroid glands ranged from 3.36 ± 1.11 to 9.25 ± 1.71 mm, breadth of parathyroid glands ranged from 2.50 ± 0.58 to 5.33 ± 1.53 mm and thickness of parathyroid glands ranged from 1.25 ± 0.50 to 2.83 ± 0.29 mm. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bja.v11i1.20503 Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy, January 2013, Vol. 11 No. 1 pp 15-18","PeriodicalId":284932,"journal":{"name":"Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124932408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Fatema, S. Ara, Mushfika Rahman, H. Afroz, Anjuman Ara Sultana, D. R. Pal
{"title":"Length and Depth of the Central Sulcus: A Postmortem Study","authors":"K. Fatema, S. Ara, Mushfika Rahman, H. Afroz, Anjuman Ara Sultana, D. R. Pal","doi":"10.3329/BJA.V11I1.20504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3329/BJA.V11I1.20504","url":null,"abstract":"Context: The central sulcus, which is located between the primary motor and primary somatic sensory cortex is an important structure and landmark of the cerebral hemisphere. Morphology of the central sulcus varies with age, sex, manual skill, handedness and in many diseases. This study is carried out to establish a normal standard in different age groups in length and depth of the central sulcus. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, analytical type of study was conducted in the department of Anatomy, Dhaka Medical College, on one hundred and forty (140) on human cerebral hemispheres. The samples were divided into four different age groups i.e. Group A (20-29 years), Group B (30-39 years), Group C (40-49 years) and Group D (50-59 years). All the samples were studied morphologically. Results: The mean length of central sulcus was 102.89±3.55 mm to 96.83±3.92 mm in male and 98.00±5.17 mm to 96.29±2.56 mm in female. Depth of the central sulcus was 20.02±2.41 mm to 21.50±2.21 mm in male and 20.50±2.57 mm to 21.36±1.87 mm in female. The difference in mean length of the right central sulcus between male and female was statistically significant in group A (p<0.05) and B (p<0.05). The difference in mean depth of the central sulcus between male and female was not statistically significant in any age groups. No significant difference was found between right and left hemisphere for both length and depth of the central sulcus. The difference in mean length and depth of the central sulcus between different age groups for both left and right hemisphere was not statistically significant in any age group. Conclusion: The length and depth of the central sulcus showed gradual decreasing values with advancing age. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bja.v11i1.20504 Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy, January 2013, Vol. 11 No. 1 pp 19-24","PeriodicalId":284932,"journal":{"name":"Bangladesh Journal of Anatomy","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134441484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}