List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 324

The ventromedial nucleus (sometimes referred to as the ventromedial hypothalamus or VMH) is a nucleus of the hypothalamus.The ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) is a distinct morphological nucleus involved in feeding fear […]

The vastus medialis (/ˈvæstəs ˌmɛdiˈeɪlɨs/ or /ˈvæstəs ˌmɛdiˈælɨs/) (vastus internus or teardrop muscle) is muscle located medially in the thigh that extends the knee. The vastus medialis is part of […]

The alveus of the hippocampus borders the wall of the lateral ventricle and is composed of white myelinated fibers. The alveus arises from cell bodies in the subiculum and hippocampus […]

The allocortex (also known as heterogenetic cortex) is a part of the cerebral cortex characterized by fewer cell layers than the neocortex (i.e. fewer than six). The specific regions of […]

Brodmann Area 14 is one of Brodmann’s subdivisions of the cerebral cortex in the brain. It was defined by Brodmann in the guenon monkey. While Brodmann writing in 1909 argued […]

The alveolar process (/ˈælviːələr/) (alveolar bone) is the thickened ridge of bone that contains the tooth sockets (dental alveoli) on bones that hold teeth. In humans the tooth-bearing bones are […]

The ethmoidal sinuses or ethmoidal air cells of the ethmoid bone are two of the four paired paranasal sinuses. They are a variable in both size and number of small […]

The buccal nerve (long buccal nerve) is a nerve in the face. It is a branch of the mandibular nerve (which is itself a branch of the trigeminal nerve) and […]

The ansa cervicalis (or ansa hypoglossi in older literature) is a loop of nerves that are part of the cervical plexus. It lies superficial to the internal jugular vein in […]

Distraction osteogenesis also called callus distraction callotasis and osteodistraction is a surgical process used to reconstruct skeletal deformities and lengthen the long bones of the body. A corticotomy is used […]