| nucleus accumbens septi | The region of fusion between the head of the caudate nucleus and the putamen, covered on the ventral side by the olfactory tubercle. The name ("a nucleus leaning against the septum") refers to a medial, hook-shaped expansion of this anteroventral region of the striatum which curves under the floor of the frontal horn of the lateral ventricle and ascends for some distance into the ventral half of the septal region. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| depressor septi muscle | <anatomy> A vertical fasciculus from the orbicularis oris musculus passing upward along the median line of the upper lip, and inserted into the cartilaginous septum of the nose; action, depresses septum; nerve supply, facial. Synonym: musculus depressor septi, depressor muscle of septum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| falx septi | <anatomy> An alternate term for valve of foramen ovale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina septi pellucidi | One of the two thin layers of the transparent septum, which extend from the corpus callosum to the fornix; often separated from each other by a space, the cavity of septum pellucidum. Synonym: lamina septi pellucidi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum | Origin: L, dim. Of tuber a swelling. <zoology> A tubercle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tuberculum adductorium | The prominence above the medial epicondyle of the femur to which the tendon of the adductor magnus attaches. Synonym: tuberculum adductorium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum anterius atlantis | A conical protuberance on the anterior surface of the arch of the atlas. Synonym: tuberculum anterius atlantis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum anterius thalami | anterior thalamic tubercle |
| tuberculum anterius vertebrarum cervicalium | The anterior projection from the transverse process. Synonym: tuberculum anterius vertebrarum cervicalium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum arthriticum | Any gouty concretion in or around a joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum articulare ossis temporalis | 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) |
| tuberculum auriculae | A small projection from the upper end of the posterior portion of the incurved free margin of the helix. Synonym: tuberculum auriculae, darwinian tubercle, tuberculum superius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum calcanei | The projection, often double, on the inferior aspect of the calcaneus at the anterior end of the area for attachment of the long plantar ligament. Synonym: tuberculum calcanei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum caroticum | The anterior tubercle of the transverse process of the sixth cervical vertebra, against which the carotid artery may be compressed by the finger. Synonym: tuberculum caroticum, Chassaignac's tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculum cinereum | A longitudinal prominence on the dorsolateral surface of the medulla oblongata along the lateral border of the tuberculum cuneatum; it is the surface profile of the spinal tract of trigeminal nerve, continuous caudally with the dorsolateral fasciculus (Lissauer's tract). Synonym: ashen tubercle, gray tubercle, Rolando's tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |