Trachea to air sacs. Many insects, such as grasshoppers and bees, which actively pump the air sacs in their abdomen, are able to control the flow of air through their body. In some aquatic insects, the tracheae exchange gas through the body wall directly, in the form of a gill, or function essentially as normal, via a plastron. Note that despite being internal, the tracheae of arthropods are lined with cuticular tissue and are shed during moulting (ecdysis). In 2008, a Colombian woman, Claudia Castillo (30), received a trachea transplant using her own stem cells. Between 2011 and 2014 Paolo Macchiarini
Isa (name) Isa (name) Isa is a unisex given name originating from a variety of sources. The name is most commonly derived from the [classical Arabic] "‘Isa", an Arabic translation of Jesus, itself having a Hebrew origin. However, it is not the only translation; it is most commonly associated with Jesus as depicted in Islam, and thus, commonly used by Muslims. Meanwhile, Arabic-speaking Christians would use "Yasū‘", a more phonetic translation of Jesus. The origin of the Quranic "Isa" is complex and is detailed below. Isa was also used in the Frisian (Old Germanic) language for both males and females and was