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The medullary cavity (medulla, innermost part) is the central cavity of bone shafts where red bone marrow and/or yellow bone marrow (adipose tissue) is stored; hence ...
On either side of this fissure are raised areas termed the medullary pyramids. The pyramids house the pyramidal tracts–the corticospinal tract, and the corticobulbar tract of the nervous system. At the caudal part of the medulla these tracts cross over in the decussation of the pyramids obscuring the fissure at this point.
Medulla (Latin for "marrow") or medullary may refer to: Science. Medulla oblongata, a part of the brain stem; Renal medulla, a part of the kidney;
The medullary pyramids contain motor fibers that are known as the corticobulbar and corticospinal tracts. The corticospinal tracts are on the anterior surface of the pyramids. These tracts transport motor signals that originated in the precentral gyrus and travelled through the internal capsule to the medulla oblongata and pyramids.
Nephronophthisis is a genetic disorder of the kidneys which affects children. [3] It is classified as a medullary cystic kidney disease.The disorder is inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion and, although rare, is the most common genetic cause of childhood kidney failure.
Phaeochromocytoma, adrenal medullary tumor, Chromaffin Cell Tumors, Paraganglioma Normal remnant adrenal gland (left) with a pheochromocytoma (right) involving the adrenal medulla Pronunciation
How do you pronounce Kamala Harris' name right? She has been in the public eye for quite a while. And yet, her first name still trips people up.
The Latin names commonly used for most of these nuclei are grammatically and orthographically incorrect. Latin grammar would require to use the genitive case raphes ('of the seam') instead of the nominative case raphe ('seam') in these Latin expressions.