Dura mater (UK /ˈdjʊərə ˈmeɪtər/ or US /ˈdʊərə ˈmætr/) or dura is a thick membrane that is the outermost of the three layers of the meninges that surround the brain […]
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Aqueous humour
The aqueous humor is a transparent gelatinous fluid similar to plasma but containing low protein concentrations. It is secreted from the ciliary epithelium a structure supporting the lens. It is […]
Sexual differentiation
Sexual differentiation is the process of development of the differences between males and females from an undifferentiated zygote (fertilized egg). As male and female individuals develop from zygotes into fetuses […]
Auditory system
The auditory system is the sensory system for the sense of hearing. It includes both the sensory organs (the ears) and the auditory parts of the sensory system.
Celiac plexus
The celiac plexus or coeliac plexus also known as the solar plexus because of its radiating nerve fibers is a complex network of nerves (a nerve plexus) located in the […]
Triquetral bone
The triquetral bone (/traɪˈkwɛtrəl/ or /traɪˈkwiːtrəl/; also called triquetrum pyramidal three-cornered or triangular bone and formerly cuneiform bone) is located in the wrist on the medial side of the proximal […]
Pisiform bone
The pisiform bone (/ˈpaɪsɨfɔrm/ or /ˈpɪzɨfɔrm/; also called pisiforme (Latin) or lentiform bone) is a small knobbly pea-shaped sesamoid bone that is found in the wrist. It forms the ulnar […]
Navicular bone
The navicular bone /nəˈvɪkjʉlər/ is a small bone found in the feet of most mammals.
Hindgut
The hindgut (or epigaster) is the posterior (caudal) part of the alimentary canal. In mammals it includes the distal third of the transverse colon and the splenic flexure the descending […]
Adipocyte
Adipocytes also known as lipocytes and fat cells are the cells that primarily compose adipose tissue specialized in storing energy as fat.There are two types of adipose tissue white adipose […]