List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 362

The neural plate is a key developmental structure that serves as the basis for the nervous system. Opposite the primitive streak in the embryo ectodermal tissue thickens and flattens to […]

Elastic fibers (or yellow fibers) are bundles of proteins (elastin) found in extracellular matrix of connective tissue and produced by fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells in arteries. These fibers can […]

The suprascapular nerve arises from the upper trunk (formed by the union of the fifth and sixth cervical nerves). It innervates the supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles.It runs lateral beneath the […]

In each hemisphere of the mammalian brain the insular cortex (often called insula insulary cortex or insular lobe) is a portion of the cerebral cortex folded deep within the lateral […]

The pretectal area or pretectum is a midbrain structure composed of seven nuclei and comprises part of the subcortical visual system. Through reciprocal bilateral projections from the retina it is […]

The lateral ventricles are part of the ventricular system of the brain. In both hemispheres of the brain there is a pair of lateral ventricles in the telencephalon. The lateral […]

Periaqueductal gray (PAG; also called the central gray) is the gray matter located around the cerebral aqueduct within the tegmentum of the midbrain. It plays a role in the descending […]

The inferior alveolar nerve (sometimes called the inferior dental nerve) is a branch of the mandibular nerve which is itself the third branch (V3) of the trigeminal nerve (cranial nerve […]

The epigastrium (or epigastric region) is the upper central region of the abdomen.

A dermatome is an area of skin that is mainly supplied by a single spinal nerve.There are 8 cervical nerves (C1 being an exception with no dermatome)12 thoracic nerves5 lumbar […]