The utricle or utriculus (Latin: utriculus diminutive of utur meaning leather bag) along with the saccule is one of the two otolith organs located in the vertebrate inner ear. The […]
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Brodmann area 20
Brodmann area 20 is a part of the cerebral cortex of the brain.
Nasal concha
In anatomy a nasal concha (or turbinate) is a long narrow and curled bone shelf (shaped like an elongated sea-shell) that protrudes into the breathing passage of the nose.
Endothelium
The endothelium is the thin layer of cells that lines the interior surface of blood vessels and lymphatic vessels forming an interface between circulating blood or lymph in the lumen […]
Choroid plexus
The choroid plexus (CP) (from Greek khorion membrane enclosing the fetus afterbirth; plexus: Mod.L. lit. braid network) is a plexus in the ventricles of the brain where cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) […]
Arachnoid granulation
Arachnoid granulations (or arachnoid villi) are small protrusions of the arachnoid (the thin second layer covering the brain) through the dura mater (the thick outer layer). They protrude into the […]
Carotid body
The carotid body (carotid glomus or glomus caroticum) is a small cluster of chemoreceptors and supporting cells located near the fork (bifurcation) of the carotid artery (which runs along both […]
Proximal convoluted tubule
The proximal tubule is the portion of the duct system of the nephron of the kidney which leads from Bowman’s capsule to the loop of Henle.
Renal corpuscle
In the kidney a renal corpuscle is the initial blood-filtering component of a nephron. It consists of two structures: a glomerulus and a Bowman’s capsule. The glomerulus is a small […]
Corpus luteum
The corpus luteum (Latin for yellow body) (plural corpora lutea) is a temporary endocrine structure in female mammals that is involved in the production of relatively high levels of progesterone […]