| lamina choroidocapillaris | The internal layer of the choroidea of the eye, composed of a very close capillary network. Synonym: lamina choroidocapillaris, choriocapillaris, entochoroidea, lamina choriocapillaris, membrana choriocapillaris, Ruysch's membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| lamina cinerea | A thin plate passing upward from the optic chiasm and forming the rostral boundary of the third ventricle; membrane closing the rostral neuropore. Synonym: lamina terminalis cerebri, lamina cinerea, terminal plate, velum terminale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina cribrosa ossis ethmoidalis | A horizontal lamina from which are suspended the labyrinth, on either side, and the lamina perpendicularis in the centre; it fits into the ethmoidal notch of the frontal bone and supports the olfactory lobes of the cerebrum, being pierced with numerous openings for the passage of the olfactory nerves. Synonym: lamina cribrosa ossis ethmoidalis, cribrum, sieve bone, sieve plate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina cribrosa sclerae | The portion of the sclera through which pass the fibres of the optic nerve. Synonym: cribrous lamina, perforated layer of sclera. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina densa | The electron-dense layer of the basal lamina as seen in the electron microscope. See: basement membrane. The extraordinarily thick basal lamina of the renal glomerulus. Synonym: basal lamina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina dentata | vestibular labium of limbus of spiral lamina |
| lamina dorsalis | The dorsal division of the lateral walls of the neural tube in the embryo; it gives rise to neurons relaying afferent impulses to higher centres; in the adult such neurons compose the sensory nuclei of the spinal cord and brainstem. Synonym: lamina alaris, alar plate of neural tube, dorsolateral plate of neural tube, lamina dorsalis, wing plate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina dura | The hard layer lining the dental alveoli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina elastica anterior | A transparent homogeneous acellular layer, 6 to 9 um thick, lying between the basal lamina of the outer layer of stratified epithelium and the substantia propria of the cornea; considered to be a basement membrane. Synonym: lamina limitans anterior corneae, anterior elastic layer, Bowman's membrane, lamina elastica anterior, limiting layers of cornea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina elastica posterior | Elastic laminae of arteries, 1) external: the layer of elastic connective tissue lying immediately outside the smooth muscle of the tunica media; 2) internal: a fenestrated layer of elastic tissue of the tunica intima. Synonym: elastic layers of arteries, Henle's fenestrated elastic membrane, posterior limiting layer of cornea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina episcleralis | The delicate moveable layer of loose connective tissue between the external surface of the sclera and the fascial sheath of the eyeball. Synonym: lamina episcleralis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina epithelialis | The layer of modified ependymal cells that forms the inner layer of the tela choroidea, facing the ventricle. Synonym: lamina epithelialis, epithelial choroid layer, lamina choroidea epithelialis, lamina choroidea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina externa cranii | The outer compact layer of the cranial bones. Synonym: lamina externa cranii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina fibrocartilaginea interpubica | The disk of fibrocartilage that unites the pubic bones at the pubic symphysis. Synonym: discus interpubicus, interpubic disk, lamina fibrocartilaginea interpubica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lamina fibroreticularis | A layer of the basement membrane in continuity with associated connective tissue; it is often discontinuous and may be lacking entirely in some cases. (05 Mar 2000) |