List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 159

Pelvic splanchnic nerves or nervi erigentes are splanchnic nerves that arise from sacral spinal nerves S2 S3 S4 to provide parasympathetic innervation to the hindgut.

Sacral splanchnic nerves are splanchnic nerves that connect the inferior hypogastric plexus to the sympathetic trunk in the pelvis.

The inferior cervical ganglion is situated between the base of the transverse process of the last cervical vertebra and the neck of the first rib on the medial side of […]

The middle cervical ganglion is the smallest of the three cervical ganglia and is occasionally absent. It is placed opposite the sixth cervical vertebra usually in front of or close […]

The posterior (or dorsal) branches (or divisions) of the spinal nerves are as a rule smaller than the anterior divisions. They are also referred to as the dorsal rami.They are […]

While under the Trapezius the medial branch of the posterior division of the third cervical nerve gives off a branch called the third occipital nerve (also known as the least […]

In the gastrointestinal tract the submucosa is the layer of dense irregular connective tissue or loose connective tissue that supports the mucosa as well as joins the mucosa to the […]

The aorticopulmonary septum (also called the spiral septum or aortic septum in older texts) is developmentally formed from neural crest specifically the cardiacneural crest and actively separates the aorta and […]

The pectineal ligament (sometimes known as the inguinal ligament of Cooper after Astley Cooper) is an extension of the lacunar ligament that runs on the pectineal line of the pubic […]