List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 153

The esophageal plexus is formed by nerve fibers from two sources: 1.branches of the vagus nerve 2.visceral branches of the sympathetic trunk. The esophageal plexus and the cardiac plexus contain […]

The right marginal branch of right coronary artery (or right marginal artery) is a large marginal branch which follows the acute margin of the heart and supplies branches to both […]

The concavities above and below the pedicles are named the vertebral notches; and when the vertebrae are articulated the notches of each contiguous pair of bones form the intervertebral foramina.

The lateral collateral ligament of ankle joint (or external lateral ligament of the ankle-joint) are ligaments of the ankle which attach to the fibula.Its components are: anterior talofibular ligamentThe anterior […]

The medial ligament of talocrural joint (or deltoid ligament) is a strong flat triangular band attached above to the apex and anterior and posterior borders of the medial malleolus. The […]

The Triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) is formed by the triangular fibrocartilage discus (TFC) the radioulnar ligaments (RUL’s) and the ulnocarpal ligaments (UCL’s).

A slight ridge is sometimes seen commencing about the middle of the intertrochanteric crest and reaching vertically downward for about 5 cm. along the back part of the body: it […]

The femur head (Latin: caput femoris) is the highest part of the thigh bone (femur). It is supported by the neck of the femur.

The femur neck (femoral neck or neck of the femur) is a flattened pyramidal process of bone connecting the femoral head with the femoral shaft and forming with the latter […]

The quadrate tubercle is a small tubercle found upon the upper part of the femur that serves as a point of insertion of the quadratus femoris along with the intertrochanteric […]