Flip-flops and latches are used as data storage elements. A flip-flop stores a single bit (binary digit) of data; one of its two states represents a one and the other represents a zero. Such data storage can be used for storage of state, and such a circuit is described as sequential logic.
1 Incisional hernia can occur through a scar if you have had abdominal surgery in the past. 2  Umbilical hernia is a bulge around the belly button. 3  It occurs when the muscle around the belly button does not close completely after birth.
Basically, a hernia is a defect in the abdominal wall that allows intestine to poke through. If the hernia becomes incarcerated (the intestine becomes strangled), then a blockage and rupture of the bowel can occur. This is life threateneing. Many people survive, but are permanently disfigured. A perforated bowel can mean months in the hospital, large portions of the bowel being removed, etc.