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Microvilli on the apical surface increase its surface area. This facilitates transport of numerous small molecules into the enterocyte from the intestinal lumen . These include broken down proteins , fats , and sugars , as well as water, electrolytes , vitamins , and bile salts .
An apical (or medial or subclavicular) group of six to twelve glands is situated partly posterior to the upper portion of the pectoralis minor and partly above the upper border of this muscle. Its only direct territorial afferents are those that accompany the cephalic vein , and one that drains the upper peripheral part of the mamma .
The trunk of the body contains, from superior to inferior, the thoracic region encompassing the chest [1] the mammary region encompassing each breast; the sternal region encompassing the sternum; the abdominal region encompassing the stomach area; the umbilical region is located around the navel; the coxal region encompassing the lateral (side ...
The brush border on the apical surface of the epithelial cells is covered with glycocalyx, which is composed of oligosaccharides attached to membrane glycoproteins and glycolipids. [7] TEM image of a thin section cut through an epithelial cell showing the luminal surface (apical end) of the cell packed with microvilli that make up the absorbing ...
The hollow inner part of a body organ (such as the gastrointestinal tract) or tube (such as an artery) is called the lumen. The side of a cell facing the lumen is called the apical surface; the opposite side, facing away from the lumen is the basolateral surface, which faces instead towards the interstitium, and away from the lumen.
Retrolateral refers to the surface of a leg that is closest to the posterior end of an arachnid's body. [73] Most spiders have eight eyes in four pairs. All the eyes are on the carapace of the prosoma , and their sizes, shapes and locations are characteristic of various spider families and other taxa . [ 74 ]
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Apical consonant, a consonant produced with the tip of the tongue; Apical dendrite, a type of dendrite found on pyramidal neurons; Apical dominance, the phenomenon whereby the main, central stem of a plant is dominant over other side stems; Apical membrane, in cell biology the surface of a plasma membrane that faces inward to the lumen