The hiatus semilunaris is bounded inferiorly by the sharp concave margin of the uncinate process of the ethmoid bone and leads into a curved channel the infundibulum bounded above by […]
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Pharyngeal recess
Behind the ostium of the eustacian tube (ostium pharyngeum tuba auditiva) is a deep recess the pharyngeal recess (fossa of Rosenmüller).
Mylohyoid groove
The margin of the mandibular foramen is irregular; it presents in front a prominent ridge surmounted by a sharp spine the lingula mandibulæ which gives attachment to the sphenomandibular ligament; […]
Popliteal lymph nodes
The popliteal lymph nodes small in size and some six or seven in number are embedded in the fat contained in the popliteal fossa. One lies immediately beneath the popliteal […]
Upper extremity of radius
The upper extremity of the radius (or proximal extremity) presents a head neck and tuberosity. The radial head has a cylindrical form and on its upper surface is a shallow […]
Body of radius
The body of the radius (or shaft of radius) is prismoid in form narrower above than below and slightly curved so as to be convex lateralward. It presents three borders […]
Lower extremity of radius
The distal end of the radius is large and of quadrilateral form.
Upper extremity of ulna
The upper extremity of the ulna (or proximal extremity) is the part of the ulnar bone closest to the shoulder in contrast to the lower extremity which is closest to […]
Body of ulna
The body of the ulna at its upper part is prismatic in form and curved so as to be convex behind and lateralward; its central part is straight; its lower […]
Lower extremity of ulna
The lower extremity of the ulna or distal extremity is the end of the ulna (one of two long bones in the forearm) closest to the wrist. The extremity is […]