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.
Corpus Luteum is latin for yellow body. The corpus luteum is the structure formed during luteinisation of the follicle after ovulation. The corpus luteum is, however, actually only yellow in the cow and in all other domestic species it is red. The yellow colouration of the corpus luteum is due to the pigment, lutein. Structure. There are two types of luteal cells present within the corpus luteum: 1. Small luteal cells (<20Âµm)