The diaphragmatic surface (external or phrenic surface) is convex smooth and is directed upward backward and to the left except at its upper end where it is directed slightly medialward. […]
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Tonsillar crypts
The human palatine tonsils (PT) are covered by stratified squamous epithelium that extends into deep and partly branched tonsillar crypts of which there are about 10 to 30. The crypts […]
Sublingual space
The sublingual space is a fascial space of the head and neck (sometimes also termed fascial spaces or tissue spaces). It is a potential space located below the mouth and […]
Perforating branches of internal thoracic artery
The perforating branches of the internal thoracic artery pierce through the internal intercostal muscles of the superior six intercostal spaces. These small arteries run with the anterior cutaneous branches of […]
Foreskin
In male human anatomy the foreskin is a double-layered fold of smooth muscle tissue blood vessels neurons skin and mucous membrane that covers the glans penis and protects the urinary […]
Umbilical fascia
The umbilical fascia (or umbilicovesical fascia) is a thin fascial layer that extends between the medial umbilical ligaments from the umbilicus and extends inferiorly becoming continuous with the visceral fascia […]
Adductor minimus muscle
In human anatomy the adductor minimus (adductor femoris minimus or adductor quartus) is a small and flat skeletal muscle in the thigh which constitutes the upper lateral part of the […]
Olfactory ensheathing glia
Olfactory ensheathing glia (OEG) also known as olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) or olfactory ensheathing glial cells are a type of macroglia (radial glia) found in the nervous system. They are […]
Superior diaphragmatic nodes
The Superior diaphragmatic nodes lie on the thoracic aspect of the diaphragm and consist of three sets anterior middle and posterior. The anterior set comprises (a) two or three small […]
Thoracic lymph nodes
The lymph glands of the thorax may be divided into parietal and visceral โ the former being situated in the thoracic wall the latter in relation to the viscera.This article […]