Search Results for: lumbar
Lumbar region
Lumbar region The region of the back lateral to the vertebral region and between the rib cage and the pelvis. Synonym: regio... Read More
Chyle cistern
Chyle cistern --> cisterna chyli a dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which the intestinal trunk and... Read More
Cerebrospinal fluid
Definition noun, plural: cerebrospinal fluids A clear, colorless body fluid that fills the ventricles of the brain and the... Read More
Vertebral column
Definition noun, plural: vertebral columns The series of vertebrae that extend from the cranium to the coccyx, and serves as... Read More
Spinal nerve
Definition noun, plural: spinal nerves Any of the pairs of nerves emerging from the spinal cord, where each pair is attached... Read More
Receptaculum chyli
receptaculum chyli --> cisterna chyli A dilated sac at the lower end of the thoracic duct into which the intestinal trunk... Read More
Achilles reflex
Definition noun, plural: Achilles reflexes A stretch reflex wherein the foot jerks towards the plantar surface by reflex as... Read More
Body fluid
Body Fluids Definition What is body fluid? Literally, body fluid is the fluid of the body. The adult human body is ~50-60%... Read More
Coccygeal spinal nerve
Definition noun, plural: coccygeal spinal nerves Any of the pair of nerves that emerge from the coccygeal region of the... Read More
Ventral primary ramus of spinal nerve
ventral primary ramus of spinal nerve (Science: anatomy, nerve) The larger, anterolaterally-directed major terminal branch... Read More
Skeletal system
What is the Skeletal System? How to define a skeleton? The skeletal system is the main framework that gives your body its... Read More
Internal urethral sphincter
Definition noun The urethral sphincter made up of smooth muscle cells found at the inferior end of the urinary bladder and... Read More
Nervous System
THE is the most complicated and highly organized of the various systems which make up the human body. It is the... Read More
Anterior primary division
Anterior primary division --> ventral primary ramus of spinal nerve (Science: anatomy, nerve) The larger,... Read More
Hypochondriac
Hypochondriac 1. (Science: psychiatry) affected, characterised, or produced, by hypochondriasis. 2. (Science: anatomy) Of or... Read More
Dorsal spine
Definition noun One of the three distinct portions along the spine or the vertebral column (the other two are the cervical... Read More
Regio lumbalis
regio lumbalis --> lumbar region The region of the back lateral to the vertebral region and between the rib cage and the... Read More
Sympathetic nervous system
Definition noun A division of the (vertebrate) autonomic nervous system that is chiefly involved in producing an immediate... Read More
Neural Control Mechanisms
Nerve cells called neurons generate electric signals that pass from one end of the cell to another and release chemical... Read More