List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 42

The cricoarytenoid articulation (or joint) is a joint connecting the cricoid cartilage and the arytenoid cartilage.

The quadrangular membrane is a layer of submucosa. It contains the cuneiform cartilages. The membrane runs between the lateral aspects of the epiglottis and arytenoid cartilages on each side. The […]

The free extremity of the epiglottis is broad and rounded; the attached part or stem is long narrow and connected by the thyroepiglottic ligament to the angle formed by the […]

On the inferior surface of the cerebellum the vermis is elevated above the level of the hemispheres but on the under surface it is sunk almost out of sight in […]

The epiglottic vallecula is a depression (vallecula) just behind the root of the tongue between the folds in the throat. These depressions serve as spit traps; saliva is temporarily held […]

Branchial arches or gill arches are a series of bony loops present in fish which support the gills. As gills are the primitive condition of vertebrates all vertebrate embryos develop […]

The thyroid pouch or thyroid diverticulum is the embryological structure from which thyroid follicular cells derive.It grows from the floor of the pharynx.

In human anatomy the stapedial branch of posterior auricular artery or stapedial artery for short is a small artery supplying the stapedius muscle in the inner ear.

The mandibular prominence is an embryological structure which gives rise to the lower portion of the face.The mandible and lower lip derive from it.It is innervated by the mandibular nerve.

The premaxilla (or praemaxilla) is a pair of small cranial bones at the very tip of the upper jaw of many animals usually but not always bearing teeth. In humans […]