List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 144

Vascular nerves are nerves which innervate arteries and veins. The vascular nerves control vasodilation and vasoconstriction which in turn lead to the control and regulation of temperature and homeostasis.

In the lung the oblique fissure (or major fissure) separates the inferior lobe of either lung from the remainder of the lung. (In the right lung it separates the inferior […]

The anterior border of the lung is thin and sharp and overlaps the front of the pericardium. The anterior border of the right lung is almost vertical and projects into […]

The costodiaphragmatic recess (or phrenicocostal sinus) is a potential space in the pleural cavity at the posteriormost tips of the cavity located at the junction of the costal pleura and […]

A little above the middle of the mediastinal surface of each lung and nearer its posterior than its anterior border is its root by which the lung is connected to […]

The secondary palate is an anatomical structure that divides the nasal cavity from the oral cavity in many vertebrates.In human embryology it refers to that portion of the hard palate […]

The costal margin is the lower edge of the chest (thorax) formed by the bottom edge of the rib cage.Sometimes referred to as the costal arch it is the medial […]

The anterior axillary fold is rounded in shape and formed by the lower border of the pectoralis major. Some sources also include the pectoralis minor.It can elongate after weight loss.

Unlike the other two intercostal muscles the external intercostal muscle does not retain its muscular character all the way to the sternum and so the tissue in this location is […]

A zygapophysial joint (zygapophyseal apophyseal Z-joint or facet joint) is a synovial joint between the superior articular process of one vertebra and the inferior articular process of the vertebra directly […]