Gomphosis is a joint that binds the teeth to bony sockets (dental alveoli) in the maxillary bone and mandible. The fibrous connection between a tooth and its socket is a […]
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Tibial nerve
The tibial nerve is a branch of the sciatic nerve. The tibial nerve passes through the popliteal fossa to pass below the arch of soleus. In the popliteal fossa the […]
Juxtaglomerular cell
The juxtaglomerular cells (JG cells or granular cells) are cells in the kidney that synthesize store and secrete the enzyme renin. They are specialized smooth muscle cells mainly in the […]
Psoas major muscle
The psoas major (/ˈsoʊ.əs/ or /ˈsoʊ.æs/) is a long fusiform muscle located on the side of the lumbar region of the vertebral column and brim of the lesser pelvis. It […]
Stria terminalis
The stria terminalis (or terminal stria) is a structure in the brain consisting of a band of fibers running along the lateral margin of the ventricular surface of the thalamus. […]
Middle cerebral artery
The middle cerebral artery (MCA) is one of the three major paired arteries that supply blood to the cerebrum. The MCA arises from the internal carotid and continues into the […]
Crista galli
The crista galli (Latin: crest of the cock) is a median ridge of bone that projects from the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone.It is where the falx cerebri attaches […]
Tentorium cerebelli
The tentorium cerebelli or cerebellar tentorium (Latin: tent of the cerebellum) is an extension of the dura mater that separates the cerebellum from the inferior portion of the occipital lobes.
Cisterna magna
The cisterna magna (or cerebellomedullary cistern) is one of three principal openings in the subarachnoid space between the arachnoid and pia mater layers of the meninges surrounding the brain. The […]
Cistern (neuroanatomy)
In neuroanatomy a cistern (Latin: box) is any opening in the subarachnoid space of the brain created by a separation of the arachnoid and pia mater. These spaces are filled […]