medullary area
1Medullary cavity — The medullary cavity (medulla, innermost part) is the central cavity of bone shafts where red bone marrow and/or yellow bone marrow (adipose tissue) is stored; hence, the medullary cavity is also known as the marrow cavity. Located in the main… …
2Medullary laminae of thalamus — Brain: Medullary laminae of thalamus Thalamic nuclei Latin lamina medullaris lateralis thalami, lamina medullaris medialis thalami Medullary laminae of thalamus are layers of myelinated fibres that appear on cross sections of the …
3Medullary striae of fourth ventricle — Brain: Medullary striae of fourth ventricle Rhomboid fossa (striae medullares labeled at center left) Latin striae medullares ventriculi quarti Gray s …
4Lateral medullary syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = The three major arteries of the cerebellum: the SCA, AICA, and PICA. (Posterior inferior cerebellar artery is PICA.) DiseasesDB = 10449 ICD10 = ICD10|G|46|3|g|40 ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus =… …
5Preoptic area — Brain: Preoptic area Preoptic area is PO , at left, in blue. Latin Area praeoptica NeuroNames …
6RMA — Abbreviation for right mentoanterior position. * * * rapid membrane assay; refuses medical advice; Registered Medical Assistant; relative medullary area; right mentoanterior [fetal position] * * * right mentoanterior; see mentoanterior position,… …
7RMA — • rapid membrane assay; • refuses medical advice; • Registered Medical Assistant; • relative medullary area; • right mentoanterior [fetal position] …
8endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… …
9nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… …
10respiration, human — ▪ physiology Introduction the process by which oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide discharged. The design of the respiratory system The human gas exchanging organ, the lung, is located in the thorax, where its delicate tissues are… …
