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| The body cavity situated near the back of the human body, and includes the cranial cavity and vertebral cavity. |
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Mediastinum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediastinumThe mediastinum is an undelineated group of structures in the thorax, surrounded by loose connective tissue. It is the central compartment of the thoracic cavity. |
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| A projection or protuberance, especially one at the end of a bone for the attachment of a muscle or tendon |
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| a projection, or projecting structure or ridge, especially one surmounting a bone or its border. |
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| A rounded projection at the end of a bone, located on or above a condyle and usually serving as a place of attachment for ligaments and tendons. |
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| a rounded projection on a bone, usually for articulation with another bone |
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| a prominence or projection, as from a bone |
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| a trench or channel; in anatomy, a hollow or depressed area |
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| a natural opening or passage, especially one into or through a bone |
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| a broad, flat process on the femur, at the upper end of its lateral surface (greater t.), or a short conical process on the posterior border of the base of its neck |
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| provides sturdy support with some resilience or “give.” As easily seen in Figure 9.2, most skeletal cartilages are composed of hyaline cartilage. |
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| is much more flexible than hyaline cartilage, and it tolerates repeated bending better. Only the cartilages of the external ear and the epiglottis (which flops over and covers the larynx when we swallow) are elastic cartilage. |
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| consists of rows of chondrocytes alternating with rows of thick collagen fibers. Fibrocartilage, which has great tensile strength and can withstand heavy compression, is used to construct the intervertebral discs and the cartilages within the knee joint |
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| composed of small trabeculae of bone and lots of open space |
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| runs parallel to the long axis of the bone and carries blood vessels, nerves, and lymph vessels through the bony matrix |
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| a central canal and all the concentric lamellae surrounding it. Haversian System |
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| tiny canals radiating outwards from a central canal to the lacunae of the first lamella then from lamella to lamella |
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