The anterior median fissure of the spinal cord has an average depth of about 3 mm but this is increased in the lower part of the medulla spinalis. It contains […]
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Arches of the foot
The arches of the foot are formed by the tarsal and metatarsal bones and strengthened by ligaments and tendons allows the foot to support the weight of the body in […]
Conus arteriosus
The conus arteriosus is a conical pouch formed from the upper and left angle of the right ventricle in the chordate heart from which the pulmonary trunk arises. A tendinous […]
Trabeculae carneae
The trabeculae carneae (columnae carneae or meaty ridges) are rounded or irregular muscular columns which project from the inner surface of the right and left ventricles of the heart. They […]
Lateral supracondylar ridge
The lower part of the lateral border of the body of the humerus forms a prominent rough margin a little curved from behind forward the lateral supracondylar ridge (or line) […]
Upper extremity of humerus
The upper or proximal extremity of the humerus consists of the bone’s large rounded head joined to the body by a constricted portion called the neck and two eminences the […]
Body of humerus
The body or shaft of the humerus is almost cylindrical in the upper half of its extent prismatic and flattened below and has three borders and three surfaces.
Lower extremity of humerus
The lower extremity of the humerus is flattened from before backward and curved slightly forward; it ends below in a broad articular surface which is divided into two parts by […]
Lateral intermuscular septum of arm
The lateral intermuscular septum extends from the lower part of the crest of the greater tubercle of the humerus along the lateral supracondylar ridge to the lateral epicondyle; it is […]
Intercondylar eminence
The intercondylar eminence or tibial spine is a structure of the tibia.