List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 186

The pancreaticoduodenal veins accompany their corresponding arteries: the superior pancreaticoduodenal artery and the inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery ; the lower of the two frequently joins the right gastroepiploic vein.

The pancreatic veins consist of several small vessels which drain the body and tail of the pancreas and open into the trunk of the great pancreatic vein.This article incorporates text […]

Neuroectoderm (or neural ectoderm or neural tube epithelium) is the term for ectoderm which receives Bone Morphogenetic Protein-inhibiting signals from proteins such as noggin which leads to the development of […]

Vagus influence on gastric secretions.Vagovagal reflex refers to gastrointestinal tract reflex circuits where afferent and efferent fibers of the vagus nerve coordinate responses to gut stimuli via the dorsal vagal […]

The blood–air barrier (alveolar–capillary barrier or membrane) exists in the gas exchanging region of the lungs. It exists to prevent air bubbles from forming in the blood and from blood […]

From the posterior wall of the saccule a canal the ductus endolymphaticus is given off; this duct is joined by the ductus utriculosaccularis and then passes along the aquaeductus vestibuli […]

The osseous spiral lamina is a bony shelf or ledge which projects from the modiolus into the interior of the canal and like the canal takes two-and-three-quarter turns around the […]

The tectorial membrane (TM) is one of two acellular gels in the cochlea of the inner ear the other being the basilar membrane (BM). The TM is located above the […]

The upper portion of the spiral ligament contains numerous capillary loops and small blood vessels and is termed the stria vascularis. It produces endolymph for the scala media one of […]

At the hinder part of the medial wall of the vestibule is the orifice of the vestibular aqueduct which extends to the posterior surface of the petrous portion of the […]