spine of helix
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Helix (gastropod) — Helix Temporal range: Oligocene–Recent … Wikipedia
Spine — 1) The column of bone known as the vertebral column, which surrounds and protects the spinal cord. The spine can be categorized according to level of the body: i.e., cervical spine (neck), thoracic spine (upper and middle back), and lumbar spine… … Medical dictionary
Helix (genus) — Taxobox name = Helix image width = 230px image caption = Garden snail ( Helix aspersa ) on Limonium regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda ordo = Pulmonata familia = Helicidae genus = Helix genus authority = Linnaeus, 1758… … Wikipedia
spina — SYN: spine (1). [L. a thorn, the backbone, spine] s. angularis SYN: spine of sphenoid bone. s. bifida embryologic failure of fusion of one or more vertebral arches; subtypes of s. bifida are based on degree and pattern of … Medical dictionary
spina helicis — [TA] spine of helix: a small, forward projecting cartilaginous process on the anterior portion of the helix at about the junction of the helix and its crus, just above the tragus … Medical dictionary
musculus helicis major — [TA] helicis major muscle: origin, spine of helix; insertion, anterior border of helix; innervation, auriculotemporal and posterior auricular; action, tenses skin of auditory canal … Medical dictionary
apophysis — An outgrowth or projection, especially one from a bone. A bony process or outgrowth that lacks an independent center of ossification. [G. an offshoot] basilar a. SYN: basilar part of occipital bone. a. conchae SYN: eminence of concha. a. helicis… … Medical dictionary
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
Davydov soliton — Side view of an α helix of alanine residues in atomic detail. Protein α helices provide substrate for Davydov soliton creation and propagation. Davydov soliton is a quantum quasiparticle representing an excitation propagating along the protein α… … Wikipedia
Ligament — A ligament is a tough band of connective tissue that connects various structures such as two bones. Ligament is a fitting term; it comes from the Latin ligare meaning to bind or tie. * * * 1. A band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or… … Medical dictionary
