List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 311

The palatopharyngeus (palatopharyngeal or pharyngopalatinus) muscle is a small muscle in the roof of the mouth.a long fleshy fasciculus narrower in the middle than at either end forming with the […]

The Transversus linguæ (transverse lingualis) is a muscle of the tongue. It consists of fibers which arise from the median fibrous septum and pass lateralward to be inserted into the […]

The vertical muscle is an intrinsic muscle of the tongue. It is found only at the borders of the forepart of the tongue. Its fibers extend from the upper to […]

The Longitudinalis linguæ inferior is a narrow band situated on the under surface of the tongue between the Genioglossus and Hyoglossus.

The Longitudinalis linguæ superior (Superior lingualis) is a thin stratum of oblique and longitudinal fibers immediately underlying the mucous membrane on the dorsum of the tongue.

The levator veli palatini is the elevator muscle of the soft palate in the human body. During swallowing it contracts elevating the soft palate to help prevent food from entering […]

In human anatomy the superficial temporal artery is a major artery of the head. It arises from the external carotid artery when it bifurcates into the superficial temporal artery and […]

The thoracic aorta is contained in the posterior mediastinal cavity.It begins at the lower border of the fourth thoracic vertebra where it is continuous with the aortic arch and ends […]

The conus medullaris (Latin for medullary cone) is the tapered lower end of the spinal cord. It occurs near lumbar vertebral levels 1 (L1) and 2 (L2).

The rhomboid muscles (/ˈrɒmbɔɪd/) often simply called the rhomboids are rhombus-shaped muscles associated with the scapula and are chiefly responsible for its retraction. They are supplied by the Dorsal Scapular […]