List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 285

The falx cerebelli is a small triangular process of dura mater received into the posterior cerebellar notch as well as projecting into the vallecula of the cerebellum between the two […]

The superior ophthalmic vein begins at the inner angle of the orbit in a vein named the nasofrontal which communicates anteriorly with the angular vein; it pursues the same course […]

The round ligament of the uterus originates at the uterine horns in the parametrium. The round ligament leaves the pelvis via the deep inguinal ring passes through the inguinal canal […]

The vestibulospinal tract is a neural tract in the central nervous system. Specifically it is a component of the extrapyramidal system and is classified as a component of the medial […]

The internal auditory meatus (also meatus acusticus internus internal acoustic meatus internal auditory canal internal acoustic canal or IAC) is a canal in the petrous part of the temporal bone […]

The costal cartilages are bars of hyaline cartilage which serve to prolong the ribs forward and contribute to the elasticity of the walls of the thorax. Costal cartilage is only […]

The jugular foramen is a large aperture in the base of the skull. It is located behind the carotid canal and is formed in front by the petrous portion of […]

Vertebra prominens is the name of the seventh cervical vertebra. The most distinctive characteristic of this vertebra is the existence of a long and prominent spinous process which is palpable […]

In human anatomy the external surface of the mandible is marked in the median line by a faint ridge indicating the symphysis menti mandibular symphysis or line of junction of […]

The Pharyngeal raphe is a raphe that serves as the origin and insertion for several of the pharyngeal constrictors (thyropharyngeal part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle Middle pharyngeal constrictor […]