| LV | 1) Left Ventricle 2) Lateral Ventricle |
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| MLF | Median Longitudinal Fasciculus Role; links the CN III Nucleus with Contralateral CN ... |
| PICA | Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery ; Obstruction시에 Wallenberg's Syndrome(= Lateral... |
| AL | angiographic area of lateral projection |
| ALMI | anterior lateral myocardial infarct |
| mamillary tubercle of hypothalamus | A small, round, paired cell group that protrudes into the interpeduncular fossa from the inferior aspect of the hypothalamus. It receives hippocampal fibres through the fornix and projects fibres to the anterior thalamic nuclei and into the brainstem tegmentum. Synonym: corpus mamillare, mamillary tubercle of hypothalamus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| genial tubercle | A slight projection, sometimes two, in the middle line of the posterior surface of the body of the mandible, giving attachment to the geniohyoid muscle (below) and the genioglossus (above). Synonym: spina mentalis, genial tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| marginal tubercle | A prominence on the temporal border of the zygomatic bone to which the temporal fascia is attached. Synonym: tuberculum marginale ossis zygomatici, marginal tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| marginal tubercle of zygomatic bone | A prominence on the temporal border of the zygomatic bone to which the temporal fascia is attached. Synonym: tuberculum marginale ossis zygomatici, marginal tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| genital tubercle | The median elevation just cephalic to the urogenital orifice of an embryo; it is the primordium of the penis of the male or the clitoris of the female. Synonym: phallic tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gerdy's tubercle | <anatomy> A tubercle on the lateral side of the upper end of the tibia giving attachment to the iliotibial tract and some fibres of the tibialis anterior muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carotid tubercle | 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) |
| Ghon's tubercle | Calcification seen in pulmonary parenchyma (usually mid-lung area) and hilar nodes resulting from earlier, usually childhood, infection with tuberculosis. Synonym: Ghon's complex, Ghon's focus, Ghon's primary lesion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caseous tubercle | A tubercle showing caseous necrosis. Synonym: caseous tubercle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial tubercle of posterior process of talus | The eminence medial to the sulcus for the flexor hallucis longus tendon. Synonym: tuberculum mediale processus posterioris tali. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Chassaignac's tubercle | 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) |
| mental tubercle | A paired eminence on the mental protuberance of the mandible. Synonym: tuberculum mentale, eminentia symphysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gracile tubercle | Tubercle of gracile nucleus, the somewhat expanded upper end of the gracile fasciculus, corresponding to the position of the gracile nucleus. Synonym: tuberculum nuclei gracilis, clava, gracile tubercle, tubercle of nucleus gracilis, tuberculum gracile. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gray tubercle | Greater tubercle of humerus, the larger of the two tubercles next to the head of the humerus; it gives attachment to the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and teres minor muscles. Synonym: tuberculum majus humeri, greater tuberosity of humerus, tuberculum cinereum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Rolando's tubercle | 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) |