List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 22

The scapular line also known as the linea scapularis is a vertical line passing through the inferior angle of the scapula.It has been used in the evaluation of brachial plexus […]

The globe of the eye or bulbus oculi is the eyeball apart from its appendages. A hollow structure the bulbus oculi is composed of a wall enclosing a cavity filled […]

Peritoneal recesses (or peritoneal gutters) are the spaces formed by peritoneum draping over viscera.The term refers mainly to four spaces in the abdominal cavity; the two paracolic gutters and the […]

The paramesenteric gutters (paramesenteric recesses infracolic spaces) are two spaces (or recesses) in the abdominal cavity between the colon and the root of the mesentery. There are two paramesenteric gutters; […]

The intrascleral plexus is the network of blood vessels within the substance of the sclera. Blood enters from the small connecting channels from Schlemm’s canal; it exits through superficial vessels […]

The duodenal cap or duodenal ampulla is the very first part of the duodenum which is slightly dilated.It is the part which is intraperitoneal and is about 2 cm long.It […]

The Fallopian tubes also known as oviducts uterine tubes and salpinges (singular salpinx) are two very fine tubes lined with ciliated epithelia leading from the ovaries of female mammals into […]

The lateral vestibulospinal tract is one of the descending spinal tracts of the ventromedial funiculus. The lateral part of the vestibulospinal tract is the major portion and is composed of […]

The primary motor cortex (Brodmann area 4) is a brain region that in humans is located in the posterior portion of the frontal lobe. It works in association with other […]

All bones possess larger or smaller foramina for the entrance of the nourishing blood-vessels; these are known as the nutrient foramina and are particularly large in the shafts of the […]