Osmotic nephrosis Osmotic nephrosis Osmotic nephrosis refers to structural changes that occur at the cellular level in the human kidney. Cells, primarily of the straight proximal tubule, swell due to the formation of large vacuoles in the cytoplasm. These vacuoles occur in the presence of large amounts of certain solutes circulating in the tubules. However, despite the condition's name, the solutes do not cause change through osmotic forces but through pinocytosis. Once inside the cytoplasm, pinocytic vacuoles combine with each other and with lysosomes to form large vacuoles that appear transparent under microscopic examination. There may be no symptomatic presentation with this
Juxtaoral organ of Chievitz a topographical point of view – as "Juxtaoral organ" by Zenker and Salzer 1962. The results of the studies of Zenker and his group on this organ as well as the history of research are summarised in the monograph "Juxtaoral Organ: Morphology and Clinical aspects", Urban&Schwarzenberg 1982. It can very rarely be the site of a tumor. It was first noted in embryos by Johan Henrik Chievitz in 1885. Juxtaoral organ of Chievitz The juxtaoral organ in humans is a small longish structure (10–14 mm in length, 1–2 mm in diameter), situated medially to the medial pterygoid muscle. The organ