List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 393

Bulbospongiosus (bulbocavernosus in older texts) is one of the superficial muscles of the perineum. It has a slightly different origin insertion and function in males and females. In males it […]

The radius or radial bone is one of the two large bones of the forearm the other being the ulna. It extends from the lateral side of the elbow to […]

The axial skeleton is the portion of the human skeleton that consists of the bones of the head and trunk of an organism. In humans it consists of 80 bones […]

Chromaffin cells are neuroendocrine cells found mostly in the medulla of the adrenal glands (located above the kidneys) in mammals. They are in close proximity to pre-synaptic sympathetic ganglia of […]

Oogenesis ovogenesis or oögenesis /ˌoʊ.əˈdʒɛnɨsɪs/ is the creation of an ovum (egg cell). It is the female form of gametogenesis; the male equivalent is spermatogenesis. It involves the development of […]

Seminiferous tubules are located within the testes and are the specific location of meiosis and the subsequent creation of gametes namely spermatozoa.The epithelium of the tubule consists of sustentacular or […]

An autonomic ganglion is a cluster of nerve cell bodies (a ganglion) in the autonomic nervous system. The two types are sympathetic ganglion and parasympathetic ganglion.

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a cruciate ligament which is one of the four major ligaments of the human knee. In the quadruped stifle (analogous to the knee) based […]

The posterior cruciate ligament (or PCL) is one of the four major ligaments of the knee. It connects the posterior intercondylar area of the tibia to the medial condyle of […]

The infrahyoid muscles (strap muscles) are a group of four pairs of muscles in the anterior (frontal) part of the neck. The four infrahyoid muscles are; the sternohyoid sternothyroid thyrohyoid […]