| tuber maxillae | The bulging lower extremity of the posterior surface of the body of the maxilla, behind the root of the last molar tooth. Synonym: tuber maxillae, eminentia maxillae, maxillary eminence. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| tuber of ischium | The rough bony projection at the junction of the lower end of the body of the ischium and its ramus; this is a weight-bearing point in the sitting position; provides attachment for the sacrotuberous ligament and is the site of origin of the hamstring muscles. Synonym: tuber ischiadicum, tuber of ischium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuber of vermis | The posterior division of the inferior vermis of the cerebellum located between the folium and the pyramis. Synonym: tuber dorsale, tuber of vermis, tuber valvulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuber omentale | An eminence on the visceral surface of the left hepatic lobe to the left of the fossa for the ductus venosus, a bulge on the anterior surface of the body of the pancreas to the left of the superior mesenteric vessels. Synonym: omental tuber. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuber parietale | A prominent portion of the parietal bone, a little above the centre of its external surface, usually corresponding to the point of maximum width of the head. Synonym: tuber parietale, eminentia parietalis, parietal tuber. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuber radii | An oval projection from the medial surface of the radius just distal to the neck, giving attachment on its posterior half to the tendon of the biceps. Synonym: tuberositas radii, bicipital tuberosity, tuber radii, tuberosity of radius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuber valvulae | The posterior division of the inferior vermis of the cerebellum located between the folium and the pyramis. Synonym: tuber dorsale, tuber of vermis, tuber valvulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuber vermis | The posterior division of the inferior vermis of the cerebellum located between the folium and the pyramis. Synonym: tuber dorsale, tuber of vermis, tuber valvulae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuber zygomaticum | Articular eminence of the temporal bone which bounds the mandibular fossa anteriorly; it forms the anterior root of the zygomatic process; it is enclosed by the articular capsule of the temporomandibular joint with the articular fossa; the head of the mandible (and intervening articular disc) move onto the articular tubercle to allow full depression of mandible (opening of mouth). Synonym: tuberculum articulare ossis temporalis, articular eminence of temporal bone, eminentia articularis ossis temporalis, tuber zygomaticum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eustachian tuber | A slight projection from the labyrinthine wall of the middle ear below the fenestra vestibuli (ovalis). (05 Mar 2000) |
| frontal tuber | The most prominent portion of the frontal bone on either side. Synonym: tuber frontale, eminentia frontalis, frontal tuber. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mediastinum anterius | Anterior mediastinum, the narrow region between the pericardium and the sternum containing the thymus or its remnants, some lymph nodes and vessels and branches of the internal thoracic artery. Synonym: mediastinum anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cornu anterius | The anterior or frontal division of the lateral ventricle of the brain, extending forward from Monro's interventricular foramen. See: lateral ventricle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| corpus quadrigeminum anterius | The paired, larger, rounded anterior eminence of the laminae of mesencephalic tectum; major afferent connections of the superficial layers are the retina and striate cortex; input to deep layers of the colliculus are polymodal. Its efferent connections are with the lower brainstem and spinal cord (tectobulbar tract and tectospinal tract) and with the pulvinar and other cell groups in the caudal part of the thalamus; participates in extrageniculate visual pathway. Synonym: colliculus superior, anterior quadrigeminal body, corpus quadrigeminum anterius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crus anterius capsulae internae | The portion of the internal capsule between the head of the caudate nucleus and the putamen; it lies anterior to the genu of the internal capsule. Synonym: crus anterius capsulae internae. (05 Mar 2000) |