The thyrohyoid muscle is a small quadrilateral muscle appearing like an upward continuation of the sternothyreoideus. It belongs to the infrahyoid muscles group.It arises from the oblique line on the […]
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Sternothyroid muscle
The Sternothyreoideus (or Sternothyroid muscle) is shorter and wider than the Sternohyoideus beneath which it is situated.It arises from the posterior surface of the manubrium sterni below the origin of […]
Sternohyoid muscle
The sternohyoid muscle is a thin narrow muscle attaching the hyoid bone to the sternum one of the paired strap muscles of the infrahyoid muscles serving to depress the hyoid […]
Anterior choroidal artery
The anterior choroidal artery originates from the internal carotid artery though it also rarely arises from the middle cerebral artery.
Accessory bile duct
An accessory bile duct is a conduit that transports bile and is considered to be supernumerary or auxiliary to the biliary tree.It may be described by its location relative to […]
Interatrial septum
The interatrial septum is the wall of tissue that separates the right and left atria of the heart.
Marginal zone
The marginal zone is the region at the interface between the non-lymphoid red pulp and the lymphoid white-pulp of the spleen. (Some sources consider it to be the part of […]
Ampulla of Vater
The ampulla of Vater also known as the hepatopancreatic ampulla is formed by the union of the pancreatic duct and the common bile duct. The ampulla is specifically located at […]
Cisterna chyli
The cisterna chyli (or cysterna chyli and etymologically more correct receptaculum chyli) is a dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which lymph from the intestinal […]
Greater petrosal nerve
The greater (superficial) petrosal nerve is a nerve in the skull that branches from the facial nerve; it forms part of a chain of nerves that innervate the lacrimal gland. […]