The petrosquamous sinus is a fetal vein that generally disappears by birth and when present runs backward along the junction of the squama and petrous portion of the temporal and […]
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Pulmonary ligament
The parietal pleura surrounding the root of the lung extends downward beyond the root of the lung as a fold called pulmonary ligament.The root of the lung is covered in […]
Iliac crest
The crest of the ilium (or iliac crest) is the superior border of the wing of ilium and the superolateral margin of the greater pelvis.
Parietal pleura
The portion of the pleura external to the pulmonary pleura lines the inner surface of the chest wall covers the diaphragm and is reflected over the structures occupying the middle […]
Visceral pleura
Each lung is invested by an exceedingly delicate serous membrane the pleura which is arranged in the form of a closed invaginated sac. A portion of the serous membrane covers […]
Anterior fontanelle
The anterior fontanelle (bregmatic fontanelle frontal fontanelle) is the largest fontanelle and is placed at the junction of the sagittal suture coronal suture and frontal suture; it is lozenge-shaped and […]
Posterior fontanelle
The posterior fontanelle (or occipital fontanelle) is a gap between bones in the human skull (known as fontanelle) triangular in form and situated at the junction of the sagittal suture […]
Ulnar canal
The ulnar canal or ulnar tunnel also called Guyon’s canal is a space at the wrist between flexor retinaculum and the palmar carpal ligament (which runs between the pisiform bone […]
Iliopubic eminence
Medial to the anterior inferior iliac spine is a broad shallow groove over which the iliacus and psoas major muscles pass. This groove is bounded medially by an eminence the […]
Vertebral foramen
In a typical vertebra the vertebral foramen is the foramen (opening) formed by the anterior segment (the body) and the posterior part the vertebral arch.The vertebral foramen begins at cervical […]