Subcutaneous fat (detail of lipocytes).

Use of the drug finasteride (the generic name for Propecia) in treatment for hirsutism (abnormal hairiness).

Benign thymic gland (thymus) lesion.

Digital exam for rectal carcinoma.

Development of two-way chimerism in liver.

Depiction of inhalation drug therapy for asthma.

Brain, limbic system, and pathways showing the structures in the brain that cope with stress. Trauma or stress (large red arrow) triggers stress hormone release into the bloodstream, activating subcortical structures: the amygdala, hippocampus, thalamus, and hypothalamus, which are involved in emotional and behavioral regulation.

Minimally invasive treatments for ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) blockage. Clockwise, from upper left: antegrade (percutaneous) endopyelotomy; retrograde (ureteroscopic endopyelotomy); acucise balloon cautery wire endopylotomy; laparoscopic pyeloplasty.

Laser treatments used in treatment of skin pigmentation disorders, e.g.- birthmarks due to regional accumulation of melanocytes in the epidermis or areas of arterio-venous proliferation under the skin surface (port wine stains).

Depiction of traditional vs. minimal incision surgery in the treatment of bunions.

Testicular torsion- painful twisting of spermatic cord and its contents (vas deferens, associated nerves, vessels, etc.) along its length, from the internal inguinal ring to the testis.

General image of a skin wound.

Alveolar flooding- occurs as part of the inflammatory response in pneumonia as fluid accumulates in alveolar sacs of the lungs accompanied by extravasation of fluid from alveolar capillaries into surrounding tissue, causing edema.

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).

Pap smear evaluation viewed as puzzle.

Destruction of a kidney stone via ultrasonic lithotripsy.

Bacterial endocarditis on the mitral valve. Depicted here is the location and proliferation of bacteria on the valve between left atrium & ventricle, which can lead to eventual calcification and valve incompetency.

Uptake of sugar that contributes to hyperglycemia; type II diabetes.

Standard, mid-sagittal, cross-sectional anatomy of female pelvic region. Circular insets depict structures involved in.common pelvic floor support disorders. Reading from left to right, top to bottom: cystocele, urethrocele, rectocele, and enterocele.

Transmission of strep B from mother to baby during childbirth.