The pontine tegmentum is a part of the pons of the brain involved in the initiation of REM sleep. It includes the pedunculopontine nucleus and the laterodorsal tegmental nucleus among […]
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Enterochromaffin-like cell
Enterochromaffin-like cells or ECL cells are a type of neuroendocrine cells found in the gastric glands of the gastric mucosa beneath the epithelium in particular in the vicinity of parietal […]
Bone canaliculus
Bone canaliculi are microscopic canals between the lacunae of ossified bone. The radiating processes of the osteocytes (called filopodia) project into these canals. These cytoplasmic processes are joined together by […]
Haversian canal
Haversian canals (sometimes canals of Havers named after British physician Clopton Havers) are a series of tubes around narrow channels formed by lamellae. This is the region of bone called […]
Tibialis posterior muscle
The tibialis posterior is the most central of all the leg muscles and is located in the posterior compartment of the leg.It is the key stabilizing muscle of the lower […]
Zona reticularis
The zona reticularis is the innermost layer of the adrenal cortex lying deep to the zona fasciculata and superficial to the adrenal medulla. The cells are arranged cords that project […]
Ear canal
The ear canal (external auditory meatus external acoustic meatus EAM) (Latin: meatus acusticus externus) is a tube running from the outer ear to the middle ear. The adult human ear […]
Deciduous teeth
Deciduous teeth otherwise known as milk teeth baby teeth temporary teeth and now more commonly primary teeth are the first set of teeth in the growth development of humans and […]
Ulnar collateral ligament of elbow joint
The ulnar collateral ligament (UCL or internal lateral ligament) is a thick triangular band at the medial aspect of the elbow uniting the distal aspect of the humerus to the […]