glomerular capsule |
The expanded beginning of a nephron composed of an inner and outer layer: the visceral layer consists of podocytes which surround a tuft of capillaries (glomerulus); the parietal layer is simple squamous epithelium which becomes cuboidal at the tubular pole.
Synonym: capsula glomeruli, Bowman's capsule, malpighian capsule, Muller's capsule.
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renal capsule |
The fibrous connective tissue that surrounds each kidney.
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retinaculum of articular capsule of hip |
One of several longitudinal folds of the articular capsule of the hip joint reflected onto the femoral neck deep to which the retinacular branches of the medial femoral circumflex artery pass to reach the femoral head.
Synonym: retinaculum capsulae articularis coxae, Weitbrecht's fibres.
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retrolenticular limb of internal capsule |
That portion of the capsule caudal to the lentiform nucleus which contains large parts of the optic or geniculocalcarine radiation and other fibre systems.
Synonym: pars retrolentiformis capsulae internae, retrolenticular limb of internal capsule.
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retrolenticular part of internal capsule |
That portion of the capsule caudal to the lentiform nucleus which contains large parts of the optic or geniculocalcarine radiation and other fibre systems.
Synonym: pars retrolentiformis capsulae internae, retrolenticular limb of internal capsule.
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perivascular fibrous capsule |
A layer of connective tissue ensheathing the hepatic artery, portal vein, and bile ducts as these ramify within the liver.
Synonym: capsula fibrosa perivascularis, perivascular fibrous capsule.
Connective tissue capsule surrounding the outer surface of the liver, but continuous with septae of some animals which divide parenchyme into lobule, and with the perivascular fibrous capsule at the porta hepatis.
Synonym: tunica fibrosa hepatis, Glisson's capsule.
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Muller's capsule |
The expanded beginning of a nephron composed of an inner and outer layer: the visceral layer consists of podocytes which surround a tuft of capillaries (glomerulus); the parietal layer is simple squamous epithelium which becomes cuboidal at the tubular pole.
Synonym: capsula glomeruli, Bowman's capsule, malpighian capsule, Muller's capsule.
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cricoarytenoid articular capsule |
The capsule enclosing the joint between the arytenoid and cricoid cartilages.
Synonym: capsula articularis cricoarytenoidea.
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cricothyroid articular capsule |
The capsule enclosing the cricothyroid joint.
Synonym: capsula articularis cricothyroidea.
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Crosby capsule |
An attachment to the end of a flexible tube, used for peroral biopsy of the small intestine, by which a piece of mucosa is sucked into an opening in the capsule and cut off.
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posterior limb of internal capsule |
That subdivision of the internal capsule caudal to the genu between the thalamus and lentiform nucleus.
Synonym: crus posterius capsulae internae.
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crystalline capsule |
The capsule enclosing the lens of the eye.
Synonym: capsula lentis, crystalline capsule, lenticular capsule, phacocyst.
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seminal capsule |
<anatomy> The paired glands at the base of the bladder that produce seminal fluid and fructose.
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nasal capsule |
The cartilage around the developing nasal cavity of the embryo.
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sublenticular limb of internal capsule |
The part of the internal capsule below the caudal third of the lentiform nucleus that contains the auditory radiation as well as that part of the optic radiation representing the upper part of the contralateral half of the binocular visual field.
Synonym: pars sublentiformis capsulae internae, sublenticular limb of internal capsule.
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