Hemidesmosomes (HD) are very small stud- or rivet-like structures on the inner basal surface of keratinocytes in the epidermis of skin. They are similar in form to desmosomes when visualized […]
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Piriformis muscle
The piriformis (from Latin piriformis = pear shaped) is a muscle in the gluteal region of the lower limb. It is one of the six muscles in the lateral rotator […]
Internal pudendal artery
The internal pudendal artery is an artery that branches off the internal iliac artery providing blood to the external genitalia. The internal pudendal artery is the terminal branch of the […]
Sarcoplasm
The sarcoplasm of a muscle fiber is comparable to the cytoplasm of other cells but it houses unusually large amounts of glycosomes (granules of stored glycogen) and significant amounts of […]
Osteocyte
An osteocyte a star-shaped cell is the most commonly found cell in mature bone and can live as long as the organism itself. Osteocytes have an average half life of […]
Index finger
The index finger (also referred to as forefinger pointer finger trigger finger digitus secundus digitus II and many other terms) is the first finger and the second digit of a […]
Inferior colliculus
The inferior colliculus (IC) (Latin lower hill) is the principal midbrain nucleus of the auditory pathway and receives input from several peripheral brainstem nuclei in the auditory pathway as well […]
Superior colliculus
The optic tectum or simply tectum is a paired structure that forms a major component of the vertebrate midbrain. In mammals this structure is more commonly called the superior colliculus […]
Zona pellucida
The zona pellucida (plural zonae pellucidae also egg coat or pellucid zone) is found in mammalian eggs. It is a glycoprotein membrane surrounding the plasma membrane of an oocyte. It […]
Human eye
The human eye is an organ that reacts to light and has several purposes. As a conscious sense organ the mammalian eye allows vision. Rod and cone cells in the […]