List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 394

The term suprahyoid refers to the region above (superior to) the hyoid bone in the neck. The suprahyoid muscles include digastric stylohyoid geniohyoid and mylohyoid. They are all branchiomeric with […]

In human anatomy the deltoid muscle is the muscle forming the rounded contour of the shoulder. Anatomically it appears to be made up of three distinct sets of fibers though […]

In anatomy the orbit is the cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated. Orbit can refer to the bony socket or it […]

Intestinal villi (singular: villus) are small finger-like projections that protrude from the epithelial lining of the intestinal wall. Each villus is approximately 0.5-1.6 (millimetres) in length and has many microvilli […]

The ligamentum arteriosum (or arterial ligament) is a small ligament attached to the superior surface of the left pulmonary artery and the proximal descending aorta. It is a nonfunctional vestige […]

A free nerve ending (FNE) is an unspecialized afferent nerve ending meaning it brings information from the body’s periphery toward the brain. They function as cutaneous receptors and are essentially […]

In the nervous system efferent nerves otherwise known as motor or effector neurons carry nerve impulses away from the central nervous system to effectors such as muscles or glands (and […]

The organ of Corti (or spiral organ) found only in mammals is part of the cochlea of the inner ear and is provided with hair cells or auditory sensory cells. […]

In the nervous system afferent neurons (otherwise known as sensory receptor neurons and afferent axons) carry nerve impulses from receptors or sense organs toward the central nervous system. This term […]

A fascia (/ˈfæʃə/ /ˈfæʃiə/; plural fasciae /ˈfæʃɨ.i/; adjective or fascial; from Latin: band) is a layer of fibrous tissue. A fascia is a structure of connective tissue that surrounds muscles […]