The gastrocnemius It is a superficial muscle that is located in the back of the leg. It consists of two bellies, one lateral and one medial, which for...
The external pterygoid or lateral pterygoid is an important chewing muscle. The term comes from the Latin Pterygoideus lateralis or externus. It is co...
The spinous processes are bony protrusions that come from the back of the vertebrae. These vertebral views are easily palpable on physical examination...
The stomachache or stomodeum It is an ectodermal depression that appears around the fourth week of embryonic development and, initially, is the center...
The internal oblique muscle or lesser oblique, as it is also known, is part of the muscles of the anterolateral area of the abdomen. Its name comes ...
The geniohyoid muscle, together with the digastric, stylohyoid and mylohyoid muscles they make up the muscle group called suprahyoid. The muscle origi...
The sweat glands They are glands of external secretion, that is, they are exocrine glands. They are found in the skin of all mammals and their secreti...
The Sharpey fibers They are a set of collagen extensions that form a strong, low mineralized network that firmly binds bones to muscles and ligaments....
The cowper's glands or bulbourethral glands are accessory glands of the male reproductive system. Together with the two seminal vesicles and the prost...
