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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- Acetabular labrumLabrum acetabuliA ring of fibrocartilage fixed to the rim of the hip socket, deepening it and sealing the joint around the femoral head.
- Articular disc of acromioclavicular jointDiscus articulationis acromioclavicularisA small, often incomplete wedge of fibrocartilage inside the joint between the lateral end of the clavicle and the acromion.
- Articular disc of distal radio-ulnar jointDiscus articulationis radioulnaris distalisA triangular plate of fibrocartilage at the wrist, binding the lower ends of the radius and ulna and separating the ulna from the carpus.
- Articular disc of sternoclavicular jointDiscus articulationis sternoclavicularisA flat, almost circular plate of fibrocartilage dividing the joint between the medial end of the clavicle and the sternum.
- Articular disc of temporomandibular jointDiscus articulationis temporomandibularisA thin oval plate of fibrous tissue inside the jaw joint, lying between the mandibular condyle and the temporal bone.
- Arytenoid cartilageCartilago arytenoideaA small paired, pyramid-shaped cartilage perched on the back of the cricoid, to which the vocal fold and several laryngeal muscles attach.
- Corniculate cartilageCartilago corniculataA tiny cone of elastic cartilage on the tip of each arytenoid cartilage, lying in the back of the aryepiglottic fold.
- Costal cartilagesCartilagines costalesThe bars of hyaline cartilage that carry the ribs forward to the sternum or to each other, giving the front of the chest its spring.
- Cricoid cartilageCartilago cricoideaThe signet-ring-shaped cartilage at the base of the larynx, the only complete cartilage ring of the airway, at the level of C6.
- Glenoid labrumLabrum glenoideumA rim of fibrous tissue around the edge of the glenoid cavity of the scapula, deepening the socket of the shoulder joint.
- Interpubic discDiscus interpubicusThe thick plate of fibrocartilage in the pubic symphysis, binding the right and left pubic bones together at the front of the pelvis.
- Intervertebral discsDisci intervertebralesThe fibrocartilage pads between the vertebral bodies from C2 to the sacrum, each a ring of tough fibres around a soft core.
- 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 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.
- Major alar cartilageCartilago alaris majorA thin, folded plate of hyaline cartilage in the tip of the nose, one per side, shaping the nostril and holding it open.
- Medial meniscusMeniscus medialisA crescent of fibrocartilage on the inner side of the knee, between the medial condyles of the femur and tibia.
- Nasal septal cartilageCartilago septi nasiThe four-sided plate of hyaline cartilage forming the front of the nasal septum between the two nasal cavities.
- Pubic symphysisSymphysis pubicaThe midline cartilaginous joint at the front of the pelvis, uniting the bodies of the right and left pubic bones.
- Sacrococcygeal symphysisSymphysis sacrococcygeaThe cartilaginous joint between the apex of the sacrum and the base of the coccyx, at the lower end of the vertebral column.
- Thyroid cartilageCartilago thyreoideaThe largest cartilage of the larynx, a shield of two plates meeting in front of the neck to form the Adam's apple.
- Triradiate cartilageCartilago triradiataThe Y-shaped growth cartilage in a child's hip socket, where the ilium, ischium and pubis meet before they fuse.
- Trochlea of superior oblique muscleTrochlea musculi obliqui superiorisA small cartilage pulley in the upper inner corner of the orbit, through which the tendon of superior oblique turns towards the eye.