In a selective nerve root block, a small needle is placed in the foramen alongside the nerve root and the medication is injected. When the nerves in the foramina are irritated or pinched by a bulging disk, narrowed ânerve canalâ or bone spur, the resulting inflammation can cause pain, numbness, or tingling.
The corpus luteum (Latin for yellow body; plural corpora lutea) is a temporary endocrine structure in female mammals that is involved in the production of relatively high levels of progesterone and moderate levels of estradiol and inhibin A.
Endothelium is a type of epithelium that lines the interior surface of blood vessels and lymphatic vessels, forming an interface between circulating blood or lymph in the lumen and the rest of the vessel wall. It is a thin layer of simple squamous cells called endothelial cells.ndothelium is a type of epithelium that lines the interior surface of blood vessels and lymphatic vessels, forming an interface between circulating blood or lymph in the lumen and the rest of the vessel wall. It is a thin layer of simple squamous cells called endothelial cells.