In human anatomy the flexor digitorum profundus (FDP Latin for deep bender of the fingers) is a muscle in the forearm that flexes the fingers (also known as digits). It […]
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Tricuspid valve
The tricuspid valve or right atrioventricular valve is on the right dorsal side of the mammalian heart between the right atrium and the right ventricle. The function of the valve […]
Mitral valve
The mitral valve (also known as the bicuspid valve or left atrioventricular valve) is a dual-flap (bi- from the Latin meaning double and mitral- from the Latin meaning shaped like […]
Aortic valve
The aortic valve is one of the four valves of the heart. It normally has three leaflets although in 2% of the population it is found to congenitally have two […]
Lumbricals of the hand
The lumbricals are intrinsic muscles of the hand that flex the metacarpophalangeal joints and extend the interphalangeal joints.
Hepatic portal vein
This page is the redirect for portal vein. For a vein that connects two systems of capillary beds see portal venous system.The hepatic portal vein is a blood vessel that […]
Wrist
In human anatomy the wrist is variously defined as 1) the carpus or carpal bones the complex of eight bones forming the proximal skeletal segment of the hand;(2) the wrist […]
Fascial compartment
On the human body the limbs can be divided into segments such as the arm and the forearm of the upper limb and the thigh and the leg of the […]
Sartorius muscle
The sartorius muscle (/sɑrˈtɔəri.əs/) – the longest muscle in the human body – is a long thin muscle that runs down the length of the thigh in the anterior compartment. […]
Sciatic nerve
The sciatic nerve (/saɪˈætɪk/; also called ischiadic nerve ischiatic nerve) is a large nerve in humans and other animals. It begins in the lower back and runs through the buttock […]