visceral layer
1visceral layer of glomerular capsule — the layer of the glomerular capsule that faces inward toward the capillaries and is composed of podocytes; it is separated from the parietal layer by the urinary space. Called also inner layer or wall of glomerular capsule and visceral wall of… …
2visceral layer of pelvic fascia — fascia pelvis visceralis …
3visceral layer of serous pericardium — lamina visceralis pericardii serosi …
4visceral layer of tunica vaginalis of testis — lamina visceralis tunicae vaginalis testis …
5visceral fascia — fascia visceralis [TA] a general term including the fascia lying immediately outside the visceral layer of the serosae together with the fascia immediately surrounding the viscera …
6layer — A sheet of one substance lying on another and distinguished from it by a difference in texture or color or by not being continuous with it. SEE ALSO: stratum, lamina. SYN: panniculus. ameloblastic l. the internal l. of the enamel organ. SYN: enam …
7Visceral pericardium — The inner layer of the pericardium, a conical sac of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels. The pericardium has outer and inner coats. The outer coat is tough and thickened, loosely cloaks the heart, and …
8visceral space anterior — a potential space in the neck surrounded by the pretracheal layer of the deep cervical fascia; it contains the thyroid gland, the esophagus, and the trachea. Called also pretracheal s …
9visceral wall of glomerular capsule — see under layer …
10parietal layer of glomerular capsule — the layer of the glomerular capsule facing outwards, separated from the visceral layer by the urinary space; it is composed of simple squamous epithelium. Called also outer layer or wall of glomerular capsule and parietal wall of glomerular… …