List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 372

Aponeuroses (plural of aponeurosis: απο away or of and νευρον sinew and pronounced ap·o·neu·ro·sis) are layers of flat broad tendons. They have a shiny whitish-silvery color are histologically similar to […]

One of the dorsal column nuclei the cuneate nucleus is a wedge-shaped nucleus in the closed part of the medulla oblongata. It contains cells that give rise to the cuneate […]

The spermatid is the haploid male gametid that results from division of secondary spermatocytes. As a result of meiosis each spermatid contains only half of the genetic material present in […]

The subcutaneous tissue (from Latin subcutaneous meaning beneath the skin) also called the hypodermis hypoderm (from Greek meaning beneath the skin) subcutis or superficial fascia is the lowermost layer of […]

The optic disc or optic nerve head is the location where ganglion cell axons exit the eye to form the optic nerve. There are no light sensitive rods or cones […]

The corpus albicans (Latin for whitening body ) (also known as atretic corpus luteum corpus candicans or simply as albicans) is the regressed form of the corpus luteum. As the […]

The dorsal spinocerebellar tract (posterior spinocerebellar tract Flechsig’s fasciculus Flechsig’s tract) conveys proprioceptive information from proprioceptors in the skeletal muscles and joints to the cerebellum.It is part of the somatosensory […]

The ventral spinocerebellar tract conveys proprioceptive information from the body to the cerebellum. It is part of the somatosensory system and runs in parallel with the dorsal spinocerebellar tract.

The vasa vasorum (Latin the vessels of the vessels) is a network of small blood vessels that supply the walls of large blood vessels.

The ciliary body is the circumferential tissue inside the eye composed of the ciliary muscle and ciliary processes. It is triangular in horizontal section and is coated by a double […]