fibrous capsule |
Any fibrous envelope of a part. The fibrous capsule of an organ.
Synonym: stratum fibrosum, tunica fibrosa, capsula fibrosa.
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fibrous capsule of kidney |
A fibrous membrane ensheathing the kidney.
Synonym: capsula fibrosa renis, tunica fibrosa renis.
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fibrous capsule of liver |
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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fibrous capsule of parotid gland |
The part of the investing cervical fascia that ensheaths the parotid gland and is fixed above to the zygomatic arch.
Synonym: fascia parotidea, fibrous capsule of parotid gland, parotid sheath.
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fibrous capsule of spleen |
The fibrous capsule of the spleen, containing collagen, elastic fibres, and smooth muscle.
Synonym: tunica fibrosa splenis, tunica fibrosa lienis, capsula lienis, tunica propria lienis.
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fibrous capsule of thyroid gland |
The fibrous sheath of the thyroid gland.
Synonym: capsula fibrosa glandulae thyroideae.
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lens capsule |
The capsule enclosing the lens of the eye.
Synonym: capsula lentis, crystalline capsule, lenticular capsule, phacocyst.
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lens capsule, crystalline |
The noncellular outer covering of the crystalline lens, secreted by the embryonic anterior and posterior epithelium. The embryonic posterior epithelium later disappears.
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lenticular capsule |
The capsule enclosing the lens of the eye.
Synonym: capsula lentis, crystalline capsule, lenticular capsule, phacocyst.
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