List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 340

In anatomy the ulnar veins are venae comitantes for the ulnar artery. They mostly drain the medial aspect of the forearm. They arise in the hand and terminate when they […]

In anatomy the radial veins are venae comitantes that accompany the radial artery through the back of the hand and the lateral aspect of the forearm. They join the ulnar […]

The pars reticulata is a portion of the substantia nigra.

In human anatomy the axillary vein is a large blood vessel that conveys blood from the lateral aspect of the thorax axilla (armpit) and upper limb toward the heart. There […]

In human anatomy the infraspinatus muscle is a thick triangular muscle which occupies the chief part of the infraspinatous fossa. As one of the four muscles of the rotator cuff […]

The auricular branch of the vagus nerve is often termed the Alderman’s nerve or Arnold’s nerve. The latter name is an eponym for Friedrich Arnold. It supplies sensory innervation to […]

The pyramid-shaped maxillary sinus (or antrum of Highmore) is the largest of the paranasal sinuses and drains into the middle meatus of the nose.

The common iliac arteries are two large arteries that originate from the aortic bifurcation at the level of the fourth lumbar vertebra. They bifurcate into the external iliac artery and […]

In anatomy the splenic vein (in the past called the lienal vein) is the blood vessel that drains blood from the spleen. It joins with the superior mesenteric vein to […]

The external iliac arteries are two major arteries which bifurcate off the common iliac arteries anterior to the sacroiliac joint of the pelvis. They proceed anterior and inferior along the […]