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The linea semilunaris (also semilunar line or Spigelian line) is described by Adriaan van den Spiegel (°1578 †1625) described the Linea Semilunaris as the line forming and marking the transition from muscle to aponeurosis in the transversus abdominis muscle of the abdomen. It needs to be distinguished from the lateral border of the rectus ...
The tricuspid valve, or right atrioventricular valve, is on the right dorsal side of the mammalian heart, at the superior portion of the right ventricle.The function of the valve is to allow blood to flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle during diastole, and to close to prevent backflow (regurgitation) from the right ventricle into the right atrium during right ventricular ...
The plica semilunaris is a small fold of bulbar conjunctiva on the medial canthus of the eye. It functions during movement of the eye, to help maintain tear drainage via the lacrimal lake , and to permit greater rotation of the globe , for without the plica the conjunctiva would attach directly to the eyeball, restricting movement. [ 1 ]
The pulmonary valve (sometimes referred to as the pulmonic valve) is a valve of the heart that lies between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery, and has three cusps.
By Raphael Satter. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official who is among those working to evict alleged Chinese hackers from American telecom companies has a word of advice for his fellow ...
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The semilunar hiatus (eg, hiatus semilunaris) is a crescent-shaped [citation needed] /semicircular/ [1] curved [2] slit [2] /groove [1] upon the lateral wall of the nasal cavity [3] at the middle nasal meatus just inferior to the ethmoidal bulla. [2] It is the location of the openings for the frontal sinus, maxillary sinus, and anterior ...