The evolution of body cavities within the kingdom Animalia has a very interesting history. In fact, the increasing complexity of animal form and function during the evolution of the group can be directly linked to the evolution of...

By the broadest definition, a body cavity is any fluid filled space in a multicellular organism. However, the term usually refers to the space, located between an animal’s outer covering (epidermis) and the outer lining of the gut cavity, where...

A 25 years male of average built, a tailor by profession, was admitted in our institute on 09.10.2004. A straight sewing needle had pierced his chest wall just below left nipple, 10 days back. This needle was fixed in his shirt's pocket. Blind surgical...

An implantable vaso-occlusive device that can be used in the approximate shape of the anatomical cavity has been devised by a group of USA-based scientists. (International patent application WO 99/09893.) The device has a complex three-dimensional structure in a relaxed configuration that...

An Iraqi immigrant with a suspicious device lodged in a body cavity was detained Tuesday at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said.A jetliner bound for Philadelphia, meanwhile, was diverted to Las Vegas because the man's luggage was aboard.Officials said the device and the luggage were...

A police officer who claimed he was conducting his own prostitution sting and strip search ended up being the one arrested. Authorities arrested James Michael Jackson, a police officer with the state Department of Human Services, and charged him with sexual assault...