List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 401

The distal convoluted tubule (DCT) is a portion of kidney nephron between the loop of Henle and the collecting duct system.

Bowman’s capsule (or the Bowman capsule capsula glomeruli or glomerular capsule) is a cup-like sac at the beginning of the tubular component of a nephron in the mammalian kidney that […]

The human brain has the same general structure as the brains of other mammals but has a more developed cortex than any other. Large animals such as whales and elephants […]

In animal anatomy the rhinencephalon is a part of the brain involved with olfaction.

In anatomy of animals the piriform cortex or pyriform cortex is a region in the brain.

The neocortex (Latin for new bark or new rind) also called the neopallium (new mantle) and isocortex (equal rind) is a part of the brain of mammals. It is the […]

The cerebrum (Latin for brain) refers to the part of the brain comprising the cerebral cortex (of the two cerebral hemispheres) as well as several subcortical structures including the hippocampus […]

Mainly the three common areas that give rise to the cerebral peduncles are the cortex the spinal cord and the cerebellum. The cerebral peduncle by most classifications is everything in […]

The midbrain or mesencephalon (from the Greek mesos middle and enkephalos brain) is a portion of the central nervous system associated with vision hearing motor control sleep/wake arousal (alertness) and […]

The globus pallidus (Latin for pale globe) also known as paleostriatum is a sub-cortical structure of the brain. It is part of the telencephalon but retains close functional ties with […]