The meibomian glands (or tarsal glands) are a special kind of sebaceous gland at the rim of the eyelids inside the tarsal plate responsible for the supply of meibum an […]
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Pancreatic duct
The pancreatic duct or duct of Wirsung (also the major pancreatic duct due to the existence of an accessory pancreatic duct) is a duct joining the pancreas to the common […]
Ultimopharyngeal body
The ultimopharyngeal body or ultimobranchial body or ultimobranchial gland is a small organ found in the neck region of many animals.In humans the ultimobranchial body is an embryological structure that […]
Dental papilla
The dental papilla is a condensation of ectomesenchymal cells called odontoblasts seen in histologic sections of a developing tooth. It lies below a cellular aggregation known as the enamel organ. […]
Urethral gland
The urethral or periurethral glands (also Littre glands after Alexis Littré) are glands that branch off the wall of the urethra of male mammals. The glands secrete mucus and are […]
Lip
Lips are a visible body part at the mouth of humans and many animals. Lips are soft movable and serve as the opening for food intake and in the articulation […]
Subfornical organ
The subfornical organ (SFO) situated on the ventral surface of the fornix (the reasoning behind the organ’s name) at the interventricular foramina (foramina of Monro) is one of the circumventricular […]
Cephalic vein
In human anatomy the cephalic vein (or antecubital vein) is a superficial vein of the upper limb.It communicates with the basilic vein via the median cubital vein at the elbow […]
Stapedius muscle
The stapedius is the smallest skeletal muscle in the human body. At just over one millimeter in length its purpose is to stabilize the smallest bone in the body the […]
Nasion
The nasion (nā′zē än′) is the intersection of the frontal bone and two nasal bones of the human skull. Its manifestation on the visible surface of the face is a […]