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81Crista ampullaris — Semicircular canal: ampulla at medium magnification with a hemotoxylin eosin stain The crista ampullaris is the sensory organ of rotation located in the …
82Olfactory foramina — Ethmoid bone from above. Base of the skull. Upper surface …
83Pathophysiology of hypertension — A diagram explaining factors affecting arterial pressure The pathophysiology of hypertension is an area of active research, attempting to explain causes of hypertension, which is a chronic disease characterized by elevation of blood pressure.… …
84Semicircular canal — Exterior of labyrinth …
85Organ of Corti — A cross section of the cochlea illustrating the organ of Corti …
86Sublingual gland — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = glandula sublingualis GraySubject = 242 GrayPage = 1136 Caption = Dissection, showing salivary glands of right side. (Sublingual gland visible near bottom right.) Caption2 = Salivary glands: #1 is Parotid… …
87mechanoreception — See mechanoreceptor. * * * Ability to detect and respond to mechanical stimuli in one s environment. A slight deformation of a mechanoreceptive neuron causes an electric charge at its surface, activating a response. Mechanoreceptors in pain spots …
88Stent — A tube designed to be inserted into a vessel or passageway to keep it open. Stents are inserted into narrowed coronary arteries to help keep them open after balloon angioplasty. The stent then allows the normal flow of blood and oxygen to the… …
89Sulcus — From the Latin for a groove, furrow, or trench. In medicine, there are many sulci (plural of sulcus) as, for example, the superior pulmonary sulcus. * * * 1. [TA] One of the grooves or furrows on the surface of the brain, bounding the several… …
90arch — Any structure resembling a bent bow or an a.; an arc. In anatomy, any vaulted or archlike structure. See arcus. SYN: arcus [TA]. [thru O. Fr. fr. L. arcus, bow] abdominothoracic a. a bell shaped line defined by the lower end of the sternum and… …
