Zhoenish
Zhoenish t1_ixqdhuz wrote
Reply to ELI5: How is it that we can't see sprains in X-ray? My x-ray turns out perfect even though I'm hurting so much. by [deleted]
A physician can tell it's a sprain by physically examining the injury and by the symptoms. The x-ray is just to make sure there isn't any damage to the bone. And they only need that because sometimes* it changes how they treat the injury.
Injuries to tendons and ligaments, because there is a lot less blood flow to that tissue, takes longer to heal. Bones have a lot of blood, and heal relatively faster. But if you've had enough energy to break a bone, you have also injured all the tendons and ligaments around it - but when you treat the broken bone - it's the same treatment that allows tendons and ligaments to heal (most of the time*.)
This isn't quite the question you asked, but other people have already answered that. I'm sorry you are hurting, and I hope you heal well.
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*If it isn't healing well, and there isn't a bone fracture, then they may want an MRI - which is more sensitive, but also more expensive.
Zhoenish t1_iu1pi2a wrote
Reply to ELI5: why do males have 2 testicles when both testicles carry out the same two functions? by buckeyespud
Same structures as ovaries, with slightly different receptors that are formed by and respond to different genetic instructions and hormones. Since in females, switching off of egg development and release from month to month works well, we have two of these in the template. In males, they become testicles and form sperm. Having redundancy in reproductive organs helps ensure your offspring 1. happen, and 2. pass on the genes to keep two of these.
Mammals, eh? At least we didn't keep the more than one pair of nipples.
Zhoenish t1_j1mkxfp wrote
Reply to Eli5 what “I could get used to this” means? by Missveexox13
It's a bit of understatement/sarcasm said to humorous effect. Something is very nice indeed, but instead of gushing, you offhandedly say, "well, it's not so bad I couldn't get used to it if I tried really hard" while luxuriating in the pleasure.