| columna lateralis | Synonym: lateral column. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| commissura palpebrarum lateralis | The union of the upper and lower eyelids adjacent to the lateral angle. Synonym: commissura palpebrarum lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| condylus lateralis | Condyle farthest from the midline. Synonym: condylus lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| condylus lateralis femoris | The lateral condyle is longer than the medial condyle. Synonym: condylus lateralis femoris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| condylus lateralis tibiae | The lateral condyle is longer than the medial condyle. Synonym: condylus lateralis tibiae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus choroideus ventriculi lateralis | The vascular fringe that projects from the choroidal fissure into each lateral ventricle. Synonym: plexus choroideus ventriculi lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plica glossoepiglottica lateralis | The fold of mucous membrane that extends from the margin of the epiglottis to the pharyngeal wall and base of the tongue on each side, forming the lateral boundary of the epiglottic valleculae. Synonym: plica glossoepiglottica lateralis, pharyngoepiglottic fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plica umbilicalis lateralis | The ridge on the peritoneal surface of the anterior abdominal wall formed by the inferior epigastric vessels. Synonym: plica umbilicalis lateralis, epigastric fold, plica epigastrica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus cricoarytenoideus lateralis | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, upper margin of arch of cricoid cartilage; insertion, muscular process of arytenoid; action, adducts vocal folds (narrows rima glottidis); nerve supply, recurrent laryngeal. Synonym: musculus cricoarytenoideus lateralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus pterygoideus lateralis | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, inferior head from lateral lamina of pterygoid process; superior head from infratemporal crest and adjacent greater wing of the sphenoid; insertion, into pterygoid pit of mandible and articular disk; action, brings jaw forward, opens jaw; nerve supply, nerve to lateral pterygoid from mandibular division of trigeminal. Synonym: musculus pterygoideus lateralis, external pterygoid muscle, musculus pterygoideus externus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus rectus capitis lateralis | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, transverse process of atlas; insertion, jugular process of occipital bone; action, inclines head to one side; nerve supply, ventral primary ramus of first cervical spinal nerve. Synonym: musculus rectus capitis lateralis, lateral rectus muscle of the head. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus rectus lateralis | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, lateral part of the common tendinous ring that bridges superior orbital fissure; insertion, lateral part of sclera of eye; action, abduction; nerve supply, abducens. Synonym: musculus rectus lateralis, abducens oculi, musculus rectus externus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cornu inferius ventriculi lateralis | The part of the lateral ventricle extending downward and forward into the medial part of the temporal lobe. See: lateral ventricle. Synonym: cornu inferius ventriculi lateralis, temporal horn. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cornu posterius ventriculi lateralis | The posterior or occipital division of the lateral ventricle of the brain, extending backward into the occipital lobe; the posterior gray column of the spinal cord as appearing in cross section. Synonym: cornu posterius ventriculi lateralis, cornu posterius, cornua of spinal cord, occipital horn. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus vastus lateralis | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, lateral lip of linea aspera as far as great trochanter; insertion, tibial tuberosity by way of common tendon of quadriceps femoris and patellar ligament; action, extends leg; nerve supply, femoral. Synonym: musculus vastus lateralis, lateral great muscle, lateral vastus muscle, musculus vastus externus. (05 Mar 2000) |