cecal folds
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fold — 1. A ridge or margin apparently formed by the doubling back of a lamina. SYN: plica. 2. In the embryo, a transient elevation or reduplication of tissue in the form of a lamina … Medical dictionary
plica — [TA] SYN: fold (1). [Mod. L. a plait or fold] plicae adiposae pleurae SYN: fatty folds of pleura, under fold. plicae alares plicae synovialis infrapatellaris SYN: alar folds of intrapatellar synovial fold, under fold. plicae ampullares tubae… … Medical dictionary
plicae caecales — [TA] cecal folds: the folds of peritoneum on either side of the retrocecal recess, which may connect the cecum to the abdominal wall; written also plicae cecales … Medical dictionary
Medial umbilical ligament — The peritoneum of the male pelvis. (Medial umbilical ligament labeled at bottom left.) … Wikipedia
Foramen — A natural opening. Although a foramen is usually through bone, it can be an opening through other types of tissue, as with the foramen ovale. * * * An aperture or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure. SYN: trema (1). [L. an… … Medical dictionary
Cecum — For the genus of sea snails, see Caecum (genus). Not to be confused with sacrum. Cecum … Wikipedia
nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… … Universalium
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
Ileum — Infobox Anatomy Name = Ileum Latin = Orckecme GraySubject = 248 GrayPage = 1171 Caption = Small intestine Caption2 = The cecal fossa. The ileum and cecum are drawn backward and upward. Precursor = midgut System = Artery = ileal arteries Vein =… … Wikipedia
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = H E Stain: Dense Eosinophilic infiltration of gastro duodenal wall DiseasesDB = 32555 ICD10 = ICD10|K|52|8|k|50 ICD9 = ICD9|558.3 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj =med eMedicineTopic =688 MeshID … Wikipedia
