The pia mater of the spinal cord has a pair of denticulate ligaments (one on each side of the spinal cord) with 21 attachments per side which attach it to […]
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Fossa for lacrimal sac
A smooth more deeply concave depression on the lacrimal bone which forms the medial wall of the orbital cavity in which the lacrimal sac that drains into the nasolacrimal duct […]
Inferior anastomotic vein
The inferior anastomotic vein also known as the vein of Labbé is one of several superficial cerebral veins on the human brain. It was named after the 17th century French […]
Midbrain reticular formation
The midbrain reticular formation (mesencephalic reticular formation tegmental reticular formation formatio reticularis (tegmenti) mesencephali) is a structure in the midbrain consisting of the dorsal tegmental nucleus ventral tegmental nucleus and […]
Sternum
The sternum (from Greek στέρνον sternon chest; plural sternums or sterna) or breastbone is a long flat bony plate shaped like a capital T located anteriorly to the heart in […]
Line of Gennari
The line of Gennari (also called the band or stria of Gennari) is a band of myelinated axons that run parallel to the surface of the cerebral cortex on the […]
Nucleus basalis of Meynert
Nucleus basalis of Meynert abbreviated NBM and also known as the nucleus basalis is a group of neurons in the substantia innominata of the basal forebrain which has wide projections […]
Pisiform joint
The pisiform joint is a joint between the pisiform and triquetrum.It includes the pisohamate ligament and pisometacarpal ligament.
Dorsal ulnocarpal ligament
The dorsal ulnocarpal ligament is a ligament in the hand.It is a fibrous band passing from the styloid process of the ulna to the dorsal aspect of the carpal bones.
Visceral surface of spleen
The visceral surface is divided by a ridge into an anterior or gastric and a posterior or renal portion. The gastric surface (facies gastrica) which is directed forward upward and […]