List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 173

The temporal branches of the facial nerve (frontal branch of the facial nerve) crosses the zygomatic arch to the temporal region supplying the auriculares anterior and superior and joining with […]

The lumbar triangle can refer to either the inferior lumbar (Petit) triangle which lies superficially or the superior lumbar (Grynfeltt) triangle which is deep and superior to the inferior triangle. […]

The triangle of auscultation of the lungs is a relative thinning of the musculature of the back situated along the medial border of the scapula.

A surface marking of clinical importance is Bryant’s triangle (or iliofemoral triangle) which is mapped out thus: the base of the triangle is a line from the anterior superior iliac […]

The posterior arch of a cervical vertebra forms about two-fifths of the circumference of the ring: it ends behind in the posterior tubercle which is the rudiment of a spinous […]

The brachial fascia (deep fascia of the arm) is continuous with that covering the deltoideus and the pectoralis major muscle by means of which it is attached above to the […]

The infraspinatous fascia is a dense fibrous membrane covering the Infraspinatous muscle and fixed to the circumference of the infraspinatous fossa; it affords attachment by its deep surface to some […]

The supraspinatous fascia completes the osseofibrous case in which the supraspinatus muscle is contained; it affords attachment by its deep surface to some of the fibers of the muscle.It is […]

The tunica vasculosa is the vascular layer of the testis consisting of a plexus of bloodvessels held together by delicate areolar tissue. It clothes the inner surface of the tunica […]

The appendix of the epididymis (or pedunculated hydatid) is a small stalked appendage (sometimes duplicated) on the head of the epididymis. It is usually regarded as a detached efferent duct.This […]