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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- Ulnar veinsVenae ulnaresPaired deep veins that accompany the ulnar artery along the medial side of the forearm and join the radial veins at the elbow.
- Ulnocapitate ligamentLigamentum ulnocapitatumA palmar wrist ligament running from the head of the ulna obliquely across the carpus to the capitate.
- Ulnolunate ligamentLigamentum ulnolunatumA short palmar band of the wrist joining the soft-tissue complex at the end of the ulna to the lunate.
- Ulnopisiform ligamentLigamentum ulnopisiformeA small palmar band on the ulnar side of the wrist, passing from the ulnocarpal complex to the pisiform.
- Ulnotriquetral ligamentLigamentum ulnotriquetrumA palmar wrist ligament running from the soft-tissue complex at the end of the ulna down to the triquetrum.
- UreterThe narrow muscular tube that carries urine from the renal pelvis of each kidney down the posterior abdominal wall and into the urinary bladder.
- Urinary bladderVesica urinariaThe hollow, muscular reservoir for urine, lying in the front of the pelvis behind the pubic symphysis and rising into the abdomen as it fills.
- Uvula of palateUvula palatinaThe small cone of soft tissue hanging from the middle of the back edge of the soft palate, above the root of the tongue.
- Uvula of vermisUvula vermisA tongue-shaped part of the inferior vermis of the cerebellum, lying between the pyramis and the nodule and flanked by the two tonsils.
- Vagus nerve (X)Nervus vagus (X)The tenth cranial nerve, which wanders from the medulla through the neck and chest into the abdomen to serve the viscera.
- Vastus intermedius muscleMusculus vastus intermediusThe deepest head of quadriceps femoris, wrapped around the front and outer side of the femoral shaft beneath rectus femoris.
- Vastus lateralis muscleMusculus vastus lateralisThe largest head of quadriceps femoris, forming the bulk of the outer thigh from the greater trochanter to the patella.
- Vastus medialis muscleMusculus vastus medialisThe inner head of quadriceps femoris, forming the teardrop-shaped bulge above the medial side of the kneecap.
- Ventral parts of lateral intertransversarii lumborum musclesPartes ventrales musculorum intertransversariorum lateralium lumborumThe ventral parts of the lateral lumbar intertransversarii are small slips joining the transverse processes of adjacent lumbar vertebrae at the side of the spine.
- Vermiform appendixAppendix vermiformisA narrow, blind-ended tube opening from the caecum in the right lower abdomen, rich in lymphoid tissue.
- Vertebral arteryArteria vertebralisA paired branch of the subclavian artery that climbs through the cervical transverse foramina into the skull to form the basilar artery.
- Vertebral veinVena vertebralisA paired vein of the neck that runs down through the transverse foramina of the cervical vertebrae beside the vertebral artery.
- Vestibular nerveNervus vestibularisThe balance division of the eighth cranial nerve, carrying signals from the semicircular canals, utricle and saccule to the brainstem.
- Vestibular nucleiNuclei vestibularesA group of four nuclei under the lateral floor of the fourth ventricle that receive the vestibular nerve and control balance, posture and eye stabilisation.
- Vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII)Nervus vestibulocochlearis (VIII)The eighth cranial nerve, which carries hearing and balance signals between the inner ear and the brainstem via the internal acoustic meatus.
- Vitreous bodyCorpus vitreumThe clear, jelly-like mass filling the large chamber of the eyeball between the back of the lens and the retina.
- VomerA thin unpaired plate of bone in the midline of the nose, forming the lower and back part of the nasal septum.
- White matter of spinal cordSubstantia alba medullae spinalisThe outer layer of the spinal cord, made of myelinated nerve fibres arranged in columns that carry signals up to the brain and down from it.
- White matter of telencephalonSubstantia alba telencephaliThe mass of myelinated nerve fibres beneath the cerebral cortex that links cortical areas with each other and with deeper parts of the nervous system.