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Corniculate Cartilage
Corniculate Cartilage The structure indicated is the corniculate cartilage of the larynx. The corniculate cartilages are also known as the cartilages of Santorini. The larynx consists of several...
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Soft Palate
Soft Palate The structure indicated is the soft palate. The hard and soft palates form the roof of the oral cavity. The oral cavity opens anteriorly on the face via the oral fissure. Posteriorly the...
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Myenteric Plexus
Myenteric Plexus The myenteric plexus, also known as Auerbach’s plexus, together with Meissner’s plexus (submucosal plexus) forms the enteric nervous system which regulates the function of the...
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Submandibular Gland
Submandibular Gland The structure indicated is the submandibular gland. There are three main large sets of salivary glands in the face: Parotid glands Submandibular glands Sublingual glands The...
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Seminal Vesicles
Seminal Vesicles The structure indicated is the seminal vesicle. The seminal vesicles are paired accessory glands of the male reproductive system. The seminal vesicles lie lateral to the ductus...
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Great Saphenous Vein
Great Saphenous Vein The structure indicated is the great saphenous vein. The great saphenous vein is a large superficial vein (the longest vein in the human body), which begins from the medial aspect...
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Genioglossus
Genioglossus The structure indicated is the genioglossus muscle of the tongue. The genioglossus muscle is one of the extrinsic muscles of the tongue. The muscles involved with the tongue consist of...
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Calcaneus
Calcaneus The structure indicated is the calcaneus bone of the foot. The foot contains three groups of bones: Tarsals Metatarsals Phalanges The calcaneus is one of seven tarsal bones. There are three...
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Superficial Temporal Artery
Superficial Temporal Artery The structure indicated is the superficial temporal artery. The superficial temporal artery is a branch of the external carotid artery. The external carotid artery gives...
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Omohyoid
Omohyoid The structure indicated is the omohyoid muscle. The omohyoid muscle is one of four infrahyoid muscles which lie in the anterior triangle of the neck. The infrahyoid muscles, as the name...
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Abductor Pollicis Brevis
Abductor Pollicis Brevis The structure indicated is the abductor pollicis brevis muscle of the hand. The abductor pollicis brevis muscle is one of the intrinsic muscles of the hand that belongs to the...
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Coronary Sinus
Coronary Sinus The structure indicated is the coronary sinus. The coronary sinus lies posteriorly on the heart in the coronary sulcus and receives four cardiac veins: Great cardiac vein Middle cardiac...
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Infraspinous Fossa
Infraspinous Fossa The structure indicated is the infraspinous fossa of the scapula. It is called the infraspinous fossa because it lies below (infra) the spine of the scapula (-spinous). Accordingly,...
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Head of Fibula
Head of Fibula The structure indicated is the head of the fibula. The two bones of the leg are the tibia and the fibula. The fibula is the smaller of the two bones and lies laterally. The head of the...
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Pterion
Pterion The structure indicated is known as pterion. Pterion is the name given to the region on the lateral aspect of the skull where four bones are joined: Parietal bone Squamous part of temporal...
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Infraorbital Foramen
Infraorbital Foramen The structure indicated is the infraorbital foramen of the skull. The infraorbital foramen are a pair of external foramina of the skull which are visible anteriorly on the skull....
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Z-Line
Z-Line The structure indicated is the Z-disc/Z-line formed between adjacent sarcomeres. A sarcomere is the name given to the basic unit of muscle, composed of sliding protein filaments of actin and...
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Anterior Inferior Tibiofibular Ligament
Anterior Inferior Tibiofibular Ligament The structure indicated is the anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament. The distal ends of the tibia and the fibula are held together by the inferior portion of...
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Pronator Teres
Pronator Teres The structure indicated is the pronator teres muscle. The pronator teres is one of four muscles in the superficial layer of muscles in the anterior compartment of the forearm. The...
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Teres Major
Teres Major The structure indicated is the teres major muscle. The teres major muscle is located in the posterior scapular area. It originates on the inferior angle of the scapula and inserts...
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