List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 421

In human anatomy the extensor carpi ulnaris is a skeletal muscle located on the ulnar side of the forearm. It acts to extend and adduct at the carpus/wrist.Being an extensor […]

In human anatomy extensor carpi radialis brevis is a muscle in the forearm that acts to extend and abduct the wrist. It is shorter and thicker than its namesake extensor […]

The extensor carpi radialis longus is one of the five main muscles that control movements at the wrist. This muscle is quite long starting on the lateral side of the […]

Eosinophil granulocytes usually called eosinophils or eosinophiles (or less commonly acidophils) are white blood cells and one of the immune system components responsible for combating multicellular parasites and certain infections […]

The brachiocephalic artery (or brachiocephalic trunk or innominate artery) is an artery of the mediastinum that supplies blood to the right arm and the head and neck.It is the first […]

The forearm is the structure and distal region of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist. The term forearm is used in anatomy to distinguish it from the […]

The anatomical snuff box is a triangular deepening on the radial dorsal aspect of the hand—at the level of the carpal bones specifically the scaphoid and trapezium bones forming the […]

The coracoid process (from Greek κόραξ crow) is a small hook-like structure on the lateral edge of the superior anterior portion of the scapula. Pointing laterally forward it together with […]

Flexor digitorum superficialis (flexor digitorum sublimis) is an extrinsic flexor muscle of the fingers at the proximal interphalangeal joints.It is in the anterior compartment of the forearm. It is sometimes […]

The thenar eminence (from the Greek θέναρ – thenar palm of the hand and the Latin word eminentia meaning projection) refers to the group of muscles on the palm of […]