List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 272

The innermost intercostal muscle is a layer of intercostal muscles deep to the plane that contains the intercostal nerves and intercostal vessels and the internal intercostal muscles. These are divided […]

The Iliococcygeus arises from the inner side of the ischium and from the posterior part of the tendinous arch of the obturator fascia and is attached to the coccyx and […]

In the human embryo the vitelline duct also known as the omphalomesenteric duct is a long narrow tube that joins the yolk sac to the midgut lumen of the developing […]

Paneth cells along with goblet cells enterocytes and enteroendocrine cells represent the principal cell types of the epithelium of the small intestine. (A few may also be found sporadically in […]

Ophthalmic veins are veins which drain the eye.More specifically they can refer to: Superior ophthalmic vein Inferior ophthalmic vein

For the transverse pericardial sinus see: pericardial sinus.The transverse sinuses (left and right lateral sinuses) within the human head are two areas beneath the brain which allow blood to drain […]

The intercavernous sinuses are two in number an anterior and a posterior and connect the two cavernous sinuses across the middle line. The anterior passes in front of the hypophysis […]

The nucleus raphes obscurus despite the implications of its name has some very specific functions and connections of afferent and efferent nature. The nucleus raphes obscurus projects to the cerebellar […]

The nucleus raphe magnus (called the nucleus raphes magnus by Terminologia Anatomica and some scientific publications) is located directly rostral to the nucleus raphe obscurus and receives input from the […]

The median raphe nucleus (MRN) (also known as the nucleus raphes medianus (NRM) or superior central nucleus) is composed of polygonal fusiform and piriform neurons and exists rostral to the […]