In the developing vertebrate embryo the somitomeres (or somatomeres)are cells that are derived from the loose masses of paraxial mesoderm that are found alongside the developing neural tube. In human […]
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Blastopore
A blastopore is an opening into the archenteron during the embryonic stages of an organism. The distinction between protostomes and deuterostomes is based on the direction in which the mouth […]
Microglia
Microglia are a type of glial cell that are the resident macrophages of the brain and spinal cord and thus act as the first and main form of active immune […]
Inferior olivary nucleus
The inferior olivary nucleus is the largest nucleus situated in the olivary body part of the medulla oblongata.
Olivary body
In anatomy the olivary bodies or simply olives (Latin oliva and olivae singular and plural respectively) are a pair of prominent oval structures in the medulla oblongata the lower portion […]
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
The recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) is a branch of the vagus nerve (cranial nerve X) that supplies all the intrinsic muscles of the larynx with the exception of the cricothyroid […]
Archicortex
Archicortex is a type of cortical tissue that consists of three cortical laminae (layers of neuronal cell bodies). It has fewer laminae than both neocortex which has six and paleocortex […]
External jugular vein
The external jugular vein receives the greater part of the blood from the exterior of the cranium and the deep parts of the face being formed by the junction of […]
Internal jugular vein
Internal jugular vein is a paired vein collecting the blood from the brain the superficial parts of the face and the neck. An internal jugular vein is a type of […]
Reticular formation
The reticular formation is a region in the brainstem that is involved in multiple tasks such as regulating the sleep-wake cycle and filtering incoming stimuli to discriminate irrelevant background stimuli. […]