| bursa of Monro | A bursa sometimes present within the tendon of insertion of the triceps brachii. Synonym: bursa intratendinea olecrani, bursa of Monro. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bursa of obturator internus | The large, constant bursa between the obturator internus tendon and the lesser sciatic notch. Synonym: bursa ischiadica musculi obturatoris interni. The bursa between the tendon of the obturator internus muscle and the capsule of the hip joint. Synonym: bursa subtendinea musculi obturatoris interni. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa of olecranon | <anatomy> Bursa between the olecranon process of the ulna and the skin. Synonym: bursa subcutanea olecrani, bursa of olecranon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa of popliteus | The extension of the cavity of the knee joint between the tendon of the popliteus and lateral condyle of the femur. Synonym: recessus subpopliteus, bursa of popliteus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa of semimembranosus | <anatomy> It lies between the muscle, the head of the gastrocnemius, and the knee joint. Synonym: bursa musculi semimembranosi, Brodie's bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa of tendo calcaneus | Bursa between the tendo calcaneus and the upper part of the posterior surface of the calcaneum. Synonym: bursa tendinis calcanei, bursa achillis, Achilles bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa of tensor veli palatini muscle | <anatomy> A small bursa located where the tendon of the tensor passes around the pterygoid hamulus. Synonym: bursa musculi tensoris veli palatini. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa of the piriformis muscle | <anatomy> A small bursa located between the tendons of the piriformis and superior gemellus and the femur. Synonym: bursa musculi piriformis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa of trapezius | A bursa between the tendon of the trapezius muscle and the medial end of the scapular spine. Synonym: bursa subtendinea musculi trapezii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa omentalis | <anatomy> An isolated portion of the peritoneal cavity lying dorsal to the stomach and extending craniad to the liver and diaphragm and caudad into the greater omentum; it opens into the general peritoneal cavity at the epiploic foramen. Synonym: bursa omentalis, lesser peritoneal cavity, lesser peritoneal sac, omental sac. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa ovarica | <anatomy> The peritoneal recess between the medial aspect of the ovary and the mesosalpinx. Synonym: bursa ovarica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa pharyngea | <anatomy> A cystic notochordal remnant found inconstantly in the posterior wall of the nasopharynx at the lower end of the pharyngeal tonsil. Synonym: bursa pharyngea, Luschka's bursa, Tornwaldt's cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa quadrati femoris | Between the anterior aspect of the quadratus femoris muscle and the lesser trochanter of the femur. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa retrohyoidea | <anatomy> A bursa between the posterior surface of the body of the hyoid bone and the thyrohyoid membrane. Synonym: bursa retrohyoidea, Boyer's bursa, bursa of hyoid, subhyoid bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bursa subacromialis | Between the acromion and the capsule of the shoulder joint. Synonym: bursa subacromialis. (05 Mar 2000) |