The auditory pit also known as the otic pit is the first rudiment of the internal ear. It appears shortly after that of the eye in the form of a […]
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Medial nasal prominence
The medial nasal prominence (nasomedial) is an embryological structure that forms the upper lip and nose.They join to form the intermaxillary segment.
Lateral nasal prominence
By the upgrowth of the surrounding parts the olfactory areas are converted into pits the olfactory pits which indent the fronto-nasal process and divide it into a medial and two […]
Coronoid process of the mandible
The mandible’s coronoid process (from Greek korone like a crown or resembling the beak of a crow) is a thin triangular eminence which is flattened from side to side and […]
Olfactory sulcus
The medial orbital gyrus presents a well-marked antero-posterior sulcus the olfactory sulcus for the olfactory tract.
Cerebellar tonsil
The cerebellar tonsil is analogous to a rounded lobule on the undersurface of each cerebellar hemisphere continuous medially with the uvula of the cerebellar vermis and superiorly by the flocculonodular […]
Anterior median fissure of the medulla oblongata
The anterior median fissure (ventral or ventromedian fissure) contains a fold of pia mater and extends along the entire length of the medulla oblongata: It ends at the lower border […]
Vagal trigone
The cells of the dorsal nucleus are spindle-shaped like those of the posterior column of the spinal cord and the nucleus is usually considered as representing the base of the […]
Posterolateral sulcus of medulla oblongata
The accessory vagus and glossopharyngeal nerves correspond with the posterior nerve roots and are attached to the bottom of a sulcus named the postero-lateral sulcus (or dorsolateral sulcus).
Anterolateral sulcus of spinal cord
The Anterolateral sulcus of spinal cord is a landmark on the anterior side of the spinal cord. It denotes the location at which the ventral fibers leave the spinal cord.The […]