List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 294

The popliteal fossa (sometimes referred to colloquially as the knee pit or poplit) is a shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint. The bones of the popliteal […]

In biology placentation refers to the formation type and structure or arrangement of placentas. The function of placentation is to transfer nutrients from maternal tissue to a growing embryo. Placentation […]

The Bulbous corpuscle or Ruffini ending or Ruffini corpuscle is a slowly adapting mechanoreceptor found in the subcutaneous tissue of humans. It is named after Angelo Ruffini.

The superior cerebellar artery (SCA) arises near the termination of the basilar artery.It passes lateralward immediately below the oculomotor nerve which separates it from the posterior cerebral artery winds around […]

The vulval vestibule (or vulvar vestibule) is a part of the vulva between the labia minora into which the urethral opening and the vaginal opening open. Its edge is marked […]

The Scalenus medius also known as the middle scalene is the largest and longest of the three scalene muscles in the human neck.

The Scalenus posterior (scalenus posticus) the smallest and most deeply seated of the three scalene muscles arises by two or three separate tendons from the posterior tubercles of the transverse […]

The Scalenus anterior (scalenus anticus) also known as anterior scalene muscle lies deeply at the side of the neck behind the Sternocleidomastoideus.

Cuboidal epithelia are epithelial cells having a cube-like shape; that is their width is approximately equal to their height. They may exist in single layers (simple cuboidal epithelium) or multiple […]

Columnar epithelia are epithelial cells whose heights are at least four times their width. Columnar epithelia are divided into simple (or unilayered) and stratified (or multi-layered). Simple columnar epithelia Stratified […]