The popliteal vein is located behind the knee. Its course runs alongside the popliteal artery but carries the blood from the knee joint and muscles in the thigh and calf […]
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Labia
The labia are anatomical structures that are part of the female genitalia; they are the major externally visible portions of the vulva. In humans there are two pairs of labia: […]
Extraocular muscles
The extraocular muscles are the six muscles that control movement of the eye (there are four in bovines) and one muscle that controls eyelid elevation (levator palpebrae). The actions of […]
Inferior oblique muscle
The obliquus oculi inferior (inferior oblique) is a thin narrow muscle placed near the anterior margin of the floor of the orbit. The inferior oblique is an extraocular muscle and […]
Medial rectus muscle
The medial rectus muscle is a muscle in the orbit.As with most of the muscles of the orbit it is innervated by the inferior division of the oculomotor nerve (Cranial […]
Lateral rectus muscle
For the muscle of the neck see Rectus capitis lateralis muscleThe lateral rectus muscle is a muscle in the orbit. It is one of six extraocular muscles that control the […]
Inferior rectus muscle
The inferior rectus muscle is a muscle in the orbit.
Superior rectus muscle
The superior rectus muscle is a muscle in the orbit. It is one of the extraocular muscles. It is innervated by the superior division of the oculomotor nerve (Cranial Nerve […]
Levator palpebrae superioris muscle
The levator palpebrae superioris (Latin for: elevating muscle of upper eyelid) is the muscle in the orbit that elevates the superior (upper) eyelid.
Prefrontal cortex
In mammalian brain anatomy the prefrontal cortex (PFC) is the thick outer layer (cerebral cortex) of the prefrontal lobe (the front portion of the frontal lobe). The PFC contains Brodmann’s […]