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In medicine gonadal vein refers to the blood vessel that carries blood away from the gonad (testis ovary) toward the heart. Females : ovarian vein Males : testicular veinThe left […]

The tunica albuginea (/ˈtuːnɪkə ˌælbəˈdʒɪniːə/ tōō’·nĭ·kə ăl’·bə·jĭn’·ē·ə) is the fibrous covering of the testis. It is a dense blue-grey membrane composed of bundles of white fibrous tissue which interlace in […]

Not to be confused with the infraorbital groove infraorbital canal and infraorbital foramen.The lateral wall and the floor of the orbit are separated posteriorly by the inferior orbital fissure which […]

The zygomatic nerve (temporomalar nerve; orbital nerve) is a branch of the maxillary nerve (itself a branch of the trigeminal nerve) that enters the orbit and helps to supply the […]

The perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone (vertical plate) is a thin flattened lamina polygonal in form which descends from the under surface of the cribriform plate and assists in […]

The Labyrinth or Lateral Mass of the ethmoid bone consists of a number of thin-walled cellular cavities the ethmoidal cells arranged in three groups anterior middle and posterior and interposed […]

The lesser wings of the sphenoid or orbito-sphenoids are two thin triangular plates which arise from the upper and anterior parts of the body and projecting lateralward end in sharp […]

The greater wing of the sphenoid bone or alisphenoid is a bony process of the sphenoid bone; there is one on each side extending from the side of the body […]

The pterygoid processes of the sphenoid one on either side descend perpendicularly from the regions where the body and great wings (alisphenoid) unite. Each process consists of a medial pterygoid […]

The sphenoidal conchae (sphenoidal turbinated processes) are two thin curved plates situated at the anterior and lower part of the body of the sphenoid. An aperture of variable size exists […]