36 results found

Search Results for: median

Median plane

In anatomy, the median plane refers to a plane passing vertically through the midline. It divides the body into left and... Read More

Median

median (Science: statistics) Any value that divides the probability of a random variable in half, i.e. The probability of... Read More

Antecubital fossa

Antecubital Fossa Definition The antecubital fossa or the cubital fossa is the triangular-shaped hollow depression between... Read More

Sagittal plane

The sagittal plane is the plane that allows us to see the world in bilateral symmetry. Whether reaching for a high shelf,... Read More

Anatomical plane

An anatomical plane refers to a hypothetical plane used in describing the location of bodily structures or movement... Read More

Medial longitudinal fissure

Definition noun A median fissure separating the two hemispheres of the vertebrate brain Supplement The cerebrum of... Read More

Apertura mediana ventriculi quarti

Apertura mediana ventriculi quarti median aperture of fourth ventricle: a deficiency in the lower portion of the roof of the... Read More

Midsagittal section

midsagittal section --> median section A cross section attained by slicing in the median plane, actually or through... Read More

Hypothalamic hormone

Definition noun, plural: hypothalamic hormones Any of the various neurohormones produced by specialized neurons in the... Read More

Anatomy

Anatomy Definition Often we hear the term 'anatomy' while learning about the body and how it works. What is anatomy? What... Read More

Lateral

Lateral 1. (Science: anatomy) Denoting a position farther from the median plane or midline of the body or of a structure. 2.... Read More

Epistasis

Epistasis Definition What is epistasis in genetics? How does epistasis occur? The epistasis definition, in biology, refers... Read More

Longitudinal section

Longitudinal Section Definition To describe the direction of movements and location of different body structures, a... Read More

Inversion

Definition noun, plural: inversions (general) The reversal of state, form, position, direction, order, or course, such as... Read More

Ape hand

Definition noun A deformity marked by the extension of the thumb in the same plane as the palm and fingers or the failure to... Read More

Parasagittal plane

Definition noun (anatomy) A plane situated alongside or parallel to the sagittal plane, but not including the median plane... Read More

Superior pharyngeal constrictor

Definition noun (anatomy) The quadrilateral muscle in the pharynx, located superior to other pharyngeal constrictor muscles,... Read More

Horseshoe crab

Definition noun, plural: horseshoe crabs A crab-like marine chelicerate arthropod of the taxonomic family... Read More

Abdominal raphe

Definition noun A fibrous white streak running vertically along the median line from the umbilicus to the... Read More

Hypogastric region

Definition ''noun, plural: hypogastria" An anatomical term used to refer to the lowermost median region of the... Read More

Cubital fossa

Definition noun (anatomy) The fossa in the anterior of the cubitus, or simply the depression in front of the... Read More

Foot

Foot 1. (Science: anatomy) The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal; especially, the part below the ankle or wrist;... Read More

Limulus

Definition noun A genus of the family Limulidae Supplement Limulus is a taxonomic genus of the family Limulidae, commonly... Read More

Labia

Labia Definition Often, when persons think of the female reproductive system, they think of the vagina. However, the female... Read More

Natural selection

Natural Selection Definition What is natural selection in biology? Natural selection is defined as a process in nature... Read More

Anterior funiculus

Anterior funiculus anterior white column of spinal cord, a column or bundle of white matter on either side of the anterior... Read More

Neurohormone

Definition noun, plural: neurohormones Any of the various hormones secreted by neuroendocrine cells Supplement A... Read More

Dopamine

Definition noun, plural: dopamines 3,4-dihydroxyphenethylamine (chemical formula: C8H11NO2); a neurotransmitter or a hormone... Read More

Cerebral hemisphere

Definition noun, plural: cerebral hemispheres A half sphere of the cerebrum marked longitudinally by a median... Read More

Submetacentric chromosome

Definition noun, plural: submetacentric chromosomes A chromosome with a centromere located sub-median resulting in slightly... Read More

Sagittal section

Definition A cut (in actual or by imaging techniques) from the top to the bottom of the body, or of any anatomic structure,... Read More

Umbilicus

umbilicus 1. (Science: anatomy) The depression, or mark, in the median line of the abdomen, which indicates the point where... Read More

Adductor muscle

Adductor muscle (Science: anatomy) Any muscle that pulls inward toward the midline of the body. For example, the adductor... Read More

Volar carpal ligament

volar carpal ligament --> transverse carpal ligament (Science: anatomy) A strong fibrous band crossing the front of the... Read More

Cerebral hemispheres

Definition noun, singular: cerebral hemisphere The left and right regions of the cerebrum separated longitudinally by a... Read More

Morphology

Morphology Definition Morphology means the study of the shape and structure of living things from a biological perspective.... Read More