| Retzius, Anders | <person> Swedish anatomist and anthropologist, 1796-1860. See: Retzius' cavity, cavum retzii, Retzius' fibres, Retzius' gyrus, Retzius' ligament, Retzius' space, Retzius' veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Retzius' cavity | The area of loose connective tissue between the bladder with its related fascia and the pubis and anterior abdominal wall. Synonym: spatium retropubicum, cavum retzii, Retzius' cavity, Retzius' space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Retzius' fibres | Stiff fibre's in Deiters' cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Retzius' foramen | One of the two lateral openings of the fourth ventricle into the subarachnoid space at the cerebellopontine angle. Synonym: apertura lateralis ventriculi quarti, foramen lateralis ventriculi quarti, foramen of Key-Retzius, foramen of Luschka, Retzius' foramen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Retzius' gyrus | The intralimbic gyrus in the cortical portion of the rhinencephalon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Retzius' ligament | <anatomy> The deep attachment of the inferior extensor retinaculum in the tarsal sinus, it acts as a sling for the extensor tendons of the toes. Synonym: fundiform ligament of foot. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Retzius, Magnus | <person> Swedish anatomist and anthropologist, 1842-1919. See: Retzius' striae, lines of Retzius, Retzius' foramen, calcification lines of Retzius, Key-Retzius corpuscles, foramen of Key-Retzius, sheath of Key and Retzius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Retzius' space | The area of loose connective tissue between the bladder with its related fascia and the pubis and anterior abdominal wall. Synonym: spatium retropubicum, cavum retzii, Retzius' cavity, Retzius' space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Retzius' striae | Dark concentric lines crossing the enamel prisms of the teeth, seen in axial cross sections of the enamel. Synonym: brown striae, striae parallelae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Retzius' veins | Portacaval anastomoses formed from vein's in the walls of retroperitoneal viscera, such as the ascending and descending colon, passing to the tributaries of the inferior vena cava in the posterior body wall instead of those of the portal vein. Synonym: Ruysch's veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lines of Retzius | Incremental line's of rhythmic deposition of successive layers of enamel matrix during development. Synonym: lines of Retzius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annular part of fibrous digital sheath | One of the two circular fibrous bands of the fibrous sheaths of the fingers and toes attached to the shaft of the proximal and middle phalanges. Synonym: pars annularis vaginae fibrosae, annular pulley, annulus of fibrous sheath, ligamentum annulare digitorum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annulus of fibrous sheath | One of the two circular fibrous bands of the fibrous sheaths of the fingers and toes attached to the shaft of the proximal and middle phalanges. Synonym: pars annularis vaginae fibrosae, annular pulley, annulus of fibrous sheath, ligamentum annulare digitorum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior layer of rectus abdominis sheath | The portion of the rectus sheath that lies anterior to the muscle, consisting in its upper two-thirds of contributions from the aponeuroses of the external and internal oblique muscles, and in its lower third (below the arcuralt line) of contributions from the aponeuroses of all three muscles of the anterolateral abdominal wall. Synonym: lamina anterior vaginae musculi recti abdominis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arcuate line of rectus sheath | A crescentic line, not always clearly defined, which marks the lower limit of the posterior layer of the sheath of the rectus abdominis muscle. Synonym: linea arcuata vaginae musculi recti abdominis, Douglas' line, linea saemicircularis, saemicircular line. (05 Mar 2000) |