List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 408

A nail is a horn-like envelope covering the dorsal aspect of the terminal phalanges of fingers and toes in humans most non-human primates and a few other mammals. Nails are […]

The Purkinje fibers (/pərˈkɪndʒiː/ pər-KIN-jee) (Purkyne tissue or subendocardial branches) are located in the inner ventricular walls of the heart just beneath the endocardium in a space called the subendocardium. […]

The temporal muscle also known as the temporalis is one of the muscles of mastication. It is a broad fan-shaped muscle on each side of the head that fills the […]

Basophil granulocytes mostly referred to as basophils are the least common of the granulocytes representing about 0.01% to 0.3% of circulating white blood cells[citation needed].Basophils contain large cytoplasmic granules which […]

Oligodendrocytes (from Greek meaning cells with a few branches) or oligodendroglia (Greek few tree glue) are a type of neuroglia. Their main functions are to provide support and insulation to […]

The laryngeal prominence (commonly referred to as the Adam’s apple) a feature of the human neck refers to the lump or protrusion that is formed by the angle of the […]

Skeletal muscle is a form of striated muscle tissue which is under the control of the somatic nervous system; that is to say it is voluntarily controlled. It is one […]

The Achilles tendon (or occasionally Achilles’ tendon) also known as the calcaneal tendon or the tendo calcaneus is a tendon of the posterior leg. It serves to attach the plantaris […]

The lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) is the primary relay center for visual information received from the retina of the eye. The LGN is found inside the thalamus of the brain. […]

A sensory system is a part of the nervous system responsible for processing sensory information. A sensory system consists of sensory receptors neural pathways and parts of the brain involved […]