List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 400

The frenulum of labia minora (fourchette or posterior commissure of the labia minora) is a frenulum where the labia minora meet posteriorly.

The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs. It is one of the only arteries (other than the umbilical arteries in the fetus) that carry deoxygenated […]

Spermatogenesis is the process in which spermatozoa are produced from male primordial germ cells by way of mitosis and meiosis. The initial cells in this pathway are called spermatogonia which […]

The human heart is a vital organ that functions as a pump providing a continuous circulation of blood through the body by way of the cardiac cycles. The heart is […]

A hepatocyte is a cell of the main tissue of the liver. Hepatocytes make up 70-85% of the liver’s cytoplasmic mass.These cells are involved in: Protein synthesis Protein storage Transformation […]

In humans the calcaneus (/kælˈkeɪniːəs/; from the Latin calcaneus or calcaneum meaning heel) or heel bone is a bone of the tarsus of the foot which constitutes the heel. In […]

The adenoid also known as a pharyngeal tonsil or nasopharyngeal tonsil is a mass of lymphatic tissue situated posterior to the nasal cavity in the roof of the nasopharynx where […]

The basilar membrane within the cochlea of the inner ear is a stiff structural element that separates two liquid-filled tubes that run along the coil of the cochlea the scala […]

In physiology respiration is defined as the transport of oxygen from the outside air to the cells within tissues and the transport of carbon dioxide in the opposite direction.The physiological […]

The raphe nuclei (raffe Greek: ραφή = seam) are a moderate-size cluster of nuclei found in the brain stem. Their main function is to release serotonin to the rest of […]