List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 427

Intervertebral discs (or intervertebral fibrocartilage) lie between adjacent vertebrae in the spine. Each disc forms a fibrocartilaginous joint to allow slight movement of the vertebrae and acts as a ligament […]

A joint or articulation (or articulate surface) is the location at which bones connect. They are constructed to allow movement (except for skull bones) and provide mechanical support and are […]

In the developing chordate (including vertebrates) the neural tube is the embryo’s precursor to the central nervous system which comprises the brain and spinal cord.

The salivary glands in mammals are exocrine glands glands with ducts that produce saliva. They also secrete amylase an enzyme that breaks down starch into maltose.

The medulla oblongata is the lower half of the brainstem which is continuous with the spinal cord the upper half being the pons. It is often referred to simply as […]

Saliva is a watery substance located in the mouths of organisms secreted by the salivary glands. Human saliva is 99.5% water while the other 0.5% consists of electrolytes mucus glycoproteins […]

The temporomandibular joint is the joint of the jaw and is frequently referred to as TMJ. The TMJ is a bilateral synovial articulation between the mandible and temporal bone. The […]

Cuspid redirects here. For the heart valves see bicuspid valve and tricuspid valve.In mammalian oral anatomy the canine teeth also called cuspids dog teeth fangs or (in the case of […]

The limbic system (or paleomammalian brain) is a complex set of brain structures that lies on both sides of the thalamus right under the cerebrum. It is not a separate […]

The islets of Langerhans are the regions of the pancreas that contain its endocrine (i.e. hormone-producing) cells. Discovered in 1869 by German pathological anatomist Paul Langerhans at the age of […]