List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 194

The Cavernous Portion of internal carotid artery.—In this part of its course the artery is situated between the layers of the dura mater forming the cavernous sinus but covered by […]

Petrous portion of the internal carotid artery (or petrous segment).—When the internal carotid artery enters the canal in the petrous portion of the temporal bone it first ascends a short […]

On either side of the dorsum sellae of the sphenoid bone is a notch for the passage of the abducent nerve and below the notch a sharp process the petrosal […]

The Cervical portion (or cervical segment) of the internal carotid begins at the bifurcation of the common carotid opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage and runs perpendicularly upward […]

The pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve the principal motor nerve of the pharynx arises from the upper part of the ganglion nodosum and consists principally of filaments from the […]

The pectoral fascia is very thin over the upper part of the Pectoralis major but thicker in the interval between it and the Latissimus dorsi where it closes in the […]

Three common palmar digital arteries arise from the convexity of the superficial palmar arch and proceed distally on the second third and fourth lumbricales muscles. Alternative names for these arteries […]

The distal radioulnar articulation (inferior radioulnar joint) is a joint between the two bones in the forearm; the radius and ulna. It is one of two joints between the radius […]

The proximal radioulnar articulation (superior radioulnar joint) is a trochoid or pivot joint between the circumference of the head of the radius and the ring formed by the radial notch […]

The articular surface for the ulna is called the ulnar notch (sigmoid cavity) of the radius; it is in the distal radius and is narrow concave smooth and articulates with […]