- Henle fenestrated membrane
- fenestrated m.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
membrane of henle — ˈhenlē, lə Usage: usually capitalized H Etymology: after Friedrich G. J. Henle died 1885 German pathologist and anatomist : fenestrated membrane … Useful english dictionary
membrane — 1. A thin sheet or layer of pliable tissue, serving as a covering or envelope of a part, as the lining of a cavity, as a partition or septum, or to connect two structures. SYN: membrana [TA]. 2. SYN: biomembrane. [L. membrana, a skin or m … Medical dictionary
Henle — Friedrich G.J., German anatomist, pathologist, and histologist, 1809–1885. See crypts of H., under crypt, H. ampulla, H. ansa, H. glands, under gland, H. fissures, under fissure, H. layer, H. fiber layer, H. nervous layer, H. loop, H. membrane, H … Medical dictionary
Lamina — A plate or layer. For example, the lamina arcus vertebrae, usually just called the lamina, are plates of bone in each vertebral body. * * * SYN: plate (1). SEE ALSO: layer, stratum. [L] l. affixa [TA] that part of the medial ependymal wall of the … Medical dictionary
Tunica intima — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 133 GrayPage = 498 Caption = Artery wall Caption2 = Transverse section through a small artery and vein of the mucous membrane of the epiglottis of a child. (Tunica intima is at e ) System =… … Wikipedia
Henlean — Henlean, a. Anat. (ˈhɛnliːən) [f. Henle, a German anatomist and pathologist (1809–85): see an.] In Henlean membrane, the elastic fenestrated membrane forming the outer layer of the innermost coat of an artery. in Syd. Soc. Lex … Useful english dictionary
sheath — 1. Any enveloping structure, such as the membranous covering of a muscle, nerve, or blood vessel. Any sheathlike structure. SYN: vagina (1). 2. The prepuce of male animals, especially of the horse. 3. A specially designed tu … Medical dictionary
List of distinct cell types in the adult human body — There are about 210 distinct human cell types,.[1][2][3] There are between 50 and 75 trillion cells in the human body.[citation needed] Cell types can be classified by their tissue of origin. However, it is possible for some cells to have their… … Wikipedia
Glomerulus — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = glomerulus renis GraySubject = 253 GrayPage = 1221 Caption = Glomerulus. Caption2 = Distribution of bloodvessels in cortex of kidney. Precursor = Metanephric blastema System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph … Wikipedia