posterior longitudinal ligament
31Nucleus pulposus — Cervical vertebra with intervertebral disc. (Nucleus pulposus labeled at center right, and is visible at center in light blue.) …
32Costochondral joint — Costochondral articulations Latin articulationes costochondrales Gray s subject #77 304 The costochondral joints are the articulations between the ribs and costal cartilage. They are hyaline cartilagenous joints. Each rib has a depression shaped… …
33Obturator membrane — The obturator membrane. Latin membrana obturatoria Gray s …
34Sternocostal joints — Sternocostal and interchondral articulations. Anterior view. Latin articulationes sternocostales Gray s …
35Articulation of head of rib — Costovertebral articulations. Anterior view. Latin articulatio capitis costae Gray s …
36Costovertebral joints — Costovertebral articulations Costovertebral articulations. Anterior view. Costotransverse articulatio …
37Obturator canal — The relations of the femoral and abdominal inguinal rings, seen from within the abdomen. Right side. (Obturator canal not labeled, but visible at bottom center.) …
38Herniation — Abnormal protrusion of tissue through an opening. For example, a intervertebral disk (one situated between the vertebral bodies) can protrude and impinge on a nerve root. * * * Protrusion of an anatomic structure ( e.g., intervertebral disk) from …
39membrane — 1. A thin sheet or layer of pliable tissue, serving as a covering or envelope of a part, as the lining of a cavity, as a partition or septum, or to connect two structures. SYN: membrana [TA]. 2. SYN: biomembrane. [L. membrana, a skin or m …
40branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery …
