The Anthromica Library
The human body one structure at a time. Every page has a 3D model you can turn, with its parts numbered on it, where it sits, what it does and what supplies it.
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- Lateral femoral cutaneous nerveNervus cutaneus lateralis femorisA purely sensory lumbar plexus nerve that crosses iliacus and leaves the pelvis beside the iliac spine to supply skin of the outer thigh.
- Lateral frontobasal arteryArteria frontobasalis lateralisAn early cortical branch of the middle cerebral artery that runs forwards to the outer part of the orbital surface of the frontal lobe.
- Lateral geniculate bodyCorpus geniculatum lateraleA small, knee-shaped swelling at the back of the thalamus where the optic tract ends and vision is relayed to the cortex.
- Lateral head of flexor hallucis brevisCaput laterale flexoris brevis hallucisThis lateral head is the outer half of the big toe's short flexor, lying under the first metatarsal.
- Lateral head of gastrocnemiusCaput laterale musculi gastrocnemiiThe lateral head of gastrocnemius is the outer of the calf muscle's two heads, arising from the lateral femoral condyle above the knee.
- Lateral head of triceps brachiiCaput laterale musculi tricipitis brachiiThe lateral head of triceps brachii arises from the back of the humerus above the radial groove and straightens the elbow.
- Lateral intermediate substanceSubstantia intermedia lateralisThe lateral horn of spinal grey matter, a small wedge between the anterior and posterior horns that holds the preganglionic sympathetic neurons.
- Lateral meniscusMeniscus lateralisA nearly circular band of fibrocartilage on the outer side of the knee, lying between the lateral condyles of the femur and tibia.
- Lateral occipital arteryArteria occipitalis lateralisOne of the two end branches of the posterior cerebral artery, running under the temporal and occipital lobes on the base of the brain.
- Lateral occipitotemporal gyrusGyrus occipitotemporalis lateralisThe spindle-shaped fusiform gyrus on the underside of the temporal and occipital lobe, a key region for recognising faces, bodies and words.
- Lateral pectoral nerveNervus pectoralis lateralisA motor nerve from the brachial plexus's lateral cord that pierces the clavipectoral fascia to supply pectoralis major.
- Lateral pericardial nodesNodi pericardiaci lateralesSmall lymph nodes on each side of the fibrous pericardium, lying between it and the mediastinal pleura beside the phrenic nerve.
- Lateral plantar arteryArteria plantaris lateralisThe larger terminal branch of the posterior tibial artery, crossing the sole laterally and then turning medially to form the plantar arch.
- Lateral plantar nerveNervus plantaris lateralisThe smaller terminal branch of the tibial nerve, crossing the sole to supply most deep foot muscles and the lateral one and a half toes.
- Lateral plantar veinsVenae plantares latéralesDeep veins of the sole that accompany the lateral plantar artery and join the medial plantar veins behind the medial malleolus.
- Lateral pontine branches of basilar arteryRami laterales pontis arteriae basilarisBranches of the basilar artery that wind around the side of the pons to supply its lateral part and the middle cerebellar peduncle.
- Lateral process of nasal septal cartilageProcessus lateralis cartilaginis septi nasiThe flat triangular cartilage forming the upper side wall of the external nose, just below the nasal bone on each side.
- Lateral rectus muscleMusculus rectus lateralis bulbi oculiThe lateral rectus is the straight muscle on the outer side of the eyeball that turns the eye away from the nose.
- Lateral reticulospinal tractTractus reticulospinalis lateralisA descending motor pathway from the reticular formation of the medulla to the spinal cord, running in the lateral funiculus and influencing posture and locomotion.
- Lateral sacral nodesNodi sacrales latéralesSmall lymph nodes on the front of the sacrum beside the anterior sacral foramina, along the lateral sacral arteries.
- Lateral sacral veinsVenae sacrales latéralesPaired veins on the front of the sacrum that travel with the lateral sacral arteries and drain into the internal iliac vein.
- Lateral spinothalamic tractTractus spinothalamicus lateralisThe main pain and temperature pathway of the spinal cord, ascending in the lateral funiculus from the opposite side of the body to the thalamus.
- Lateral superior jugular nodeNodus jugularis superior lateralisA deep lymph node of the upper neck lying on the outer side of the internal jugular vein, above the crossing of omohyoid.
- Lateral talocalcaneal ligamentLigamentum talocalcaneum lateraleA short, strong band on the outer side of the hindfoot linking the talus to the calcaneus across the subtalar joint.