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The structure of the human body and the organs and systems that comprise it.
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neurons
Anatomy; Nervous system
Neurons or neurones are the core constituents of the nervous system (this was discovered by the Spanish anatomist Santiago Ramón y Cajal in the 20th century). They are formed by a ...
esophageal plexus
Anatomy; Nervous system
The esophageal plexus is formed by fibers from two sources: branches of the vagus nerve and visceral branches of the sympathetic trunk. The esophageal plexus and the cardiac ...
ethmoidal nerves
Anatomy; Nervous system
The ethmoidal nerves, which arise from the nasociliary nerve, supply the ethmoidal cells; the posterior branch leaves the orbital cavity through the posterior ethmoidal foramen ...
external laryngeal nerve
Anatomy; Nervous system
The external laryngeal nerve is the smaller, external branch (ramus externus) of the superior laryngeal nerve. It descends on the larynx, beneath the sternothyroid muscle, to ...
external nasal nerve
Anatomy; Nervous system
The external nasal branches (or external nasal nerve) are terminal branches of the anterior ethmoidal nerves (from the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve, CN V), and ...
facial nerve
Anatomy; Nervous system
The facial nerve is the seventh (VII) of twelve paired cranial nerves. It emerges from the brainstem between the pons and the medulla, and controls the muscles of facial ...
femoral nerve
Anatomy; Nervous system
The femoral nerve, the largest branch of the lumbar plexus, arises from the dorsal divisions of the ventral rami of the second, third, and fourth lumbar nerves. It descends ...
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