Health.Zone Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the Health.Zone Content Network
  2. Hypophyseal portal system - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypophyseal_portal_system

    The hypophyseal portal system is a system of blood vessels in the microcirculation at the base of the brain, connecting the hypothalamus with the anterior pituitary. Its main function is to quickly transport and exchange hormones between the hypothalamus arcuate nucleus and anterior pituitary gland. The capillaries in the portal system are ...

  3. University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Pennsylvania...

    The University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT) is a test that is commercially available for smell identification to test the function of an individual's olfactory system . Known for its accuracy among smell identification tests it is considered to be one of the most reliable (r=.94) and trusted. [1]

  4. Portal venous system - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_venous_system

    In the circulatory system of vertebrates, a portal venous system occurs when a capillary bed pools into another capillary bed through veins, without first going through the heart. Both capillary beds and the blood vessels that connect them are considered part of the portal venous system. Most capillary beds drain into venules and veins which ...

  5. QR code payment - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code_payment

    QR Ph is the QR code standard in the Philippines, approved by the Philippines Payment Management, inc. (PPMI) in accordance with circular 1055 of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. The system is based on the Europay-Mastercard-VISA (EMV) standard, allowing one QR Code to serve transactions from different banks and e-wallets.

  6. What to Know About Patient Portals - WebMD

    www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/patient-portals-overview

    A patient portal is a secure website set up by a health care system, hospital, or clinic. The tools (or features) vary, depending on the portal. Patient portals can help you access medical records ...

  7. Hepatic portal system - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatic_portal_system

    Details. Location. Abdomen. Anatomical terminology. [ edit on Wikidata] In human anatomy, the hepatic portal system or portal venous system is the system of veins comprising the portal vein and its tributaries. The other portal venous systems in the body are the renal portal system, and the hypophyseal portal system. [1]

  8. Pointwise mutual information - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointwise_mutual_information

    Pointwise mutual information. In statistics, probability theory and information theory, pointwise mutual information ( PMI ), [1] or point mutual information, is a measure of association. It compares the probability of two events occurring together to what this probability would be if the events were independent. [2]

  9. Unified Parkinson's disease rating scale - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Parkinson's_disease...

    The scales are: Part I: Nonmotor experiences of daily living: 13 items. Score range: 0–52, [8] 10 and below is mild, 22 and above is severe. [9] Part II: Motor experiences of daily living: 13 items. Score range: 0–52, [8] 12 and below is mild, 30 and above is severe. [9] Part III: Motor examination: 18 items.