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Bone Palatine Bone os palatinum Head & Skull The paired palatine bones form the posterior hard palate, part of the floor and lateral walls… Bone Palatine Bones ossa palatina Head & Skull The paired palatine bones form the posterior hard palate (horizontal plate), the posterior lateral nasal wall,… Muscle Palatoglossus musculus palatoglossus Head & Skull The palatoglossus forms the palatoglossal arch (anterior pillar of the fauces) and is the only tongue… Muscle Palatopharyngeus musculus palatopharyngeus Head & Skull The palatopharyngeus forms the palatopharyngeal arch (posterior pillar of the fauces) and connects the soft palate… Tendon Palmar Aponeurosis Longitudinal Bands fasciculi longitudinales aponeurosis palmaris Hand & Wrist The palmar aponeurosis longitudinal bands are the fibrous cords running from the flexor retinaculum to the… Vessel Palmar Arch (Superficial) arcus palmaris superficialis Hand & Wrist The superficial palmar arch is the primary arterial supply to the fingers, formed predominantly by the… Nerve Palmar Cutaneous Branch (Median) ramus cutaneus palmaris nervi mediani Hand & Wrist The palmar cutaneous branch of the median nerve divides from the main median nerve in the… Ligament Palmar Intercarpal Ligaments ligamenta intercarpalia palmaria Hand & Wrist The palmar intercarpal ligaments connect adjacent carpal bones on their palmar surfaces, maintaining the carpal arch… Muscle Palmar Interossei musculi interossei palmares Hand & Wrist The three palmar interossei are unipennate muscles adducting the index, ring, and little fingers toward the… Ligament Palmar Plate of the Thumb MCP fibrocartilago palmaris articulationis metacarpophalangealis pollicis Hand & Wrist The thumb MCP volar plate is a broad fibrocartilaginous structure containing the radial and ulnar sesamoids… Ligament Palmar Plates (Volar Plates) ligg. palmaria articulationum metacarpophalangearum et interphalangearum Hand & Wrist The volar plates are fibrocartilaginous structures on the palmar aspect of each finger joint (MCP, PIP,… Ligament Palmar Radiocarpal Ligaments ligamentum radiocarpeum palmare Hand & Wrist The palmar radiocarpal ligaments (radioscaphocapitate, long and short radiolunate) are the primary stabilisers of the radiocarpal… Muscle Palmaris Brevis musculus palmaris brevis Hand & Wrist The palmaris brevis is a small, thin subcutaneous muscle at the medial palm that inserts directly… Muscle Palmaris Brevis musculus palmaris brevis Hand & Wrist The palmaris brevis is the only intrinsic muscle inserting into palm skin, cupping the hypothenar eminence… Muscle Palmaris Longus musculus palmaris longus Forearm The palmaris longus is a slender, inconstant forearm muscle absent in roughly 14 percent of people… Tendon Palmaris Longus Tendon tendo musculi palmaris longi Hand & Wrist The palmaris longus is the slender central wrist flexor whose tendon is the most commonly harvested… Bone Parietal Bone os parietale Head & Skull Paired bones forming the upper sides and roof of the cranial vault, the parietal bones articulate… Bone Patella patella Knee The patella is the largest sesamoid bone in the body, embedded within the quadriceps tendon and… Bone Patella (Detail) patella Knee The patella is the largest sesamoid bone, embedded in the quadriceps tendon. Its posterior surface has… Ligament Patellar Ligament ligamentum patellae Knee The patellar ligament is the strong, flat band connecting the inferior patella to the tibial tuberosity,… Ligament Patellar Retinacula retinaculum patellae Knee The medial and lateral patellar retinacula are fibrous expansions of the quadriceps tendon on either side… Ligament Patellar Retinacula (Lateral) retinaculum patellae laterale Knee The lateral patellar retinaculum is a complex structure with superficial (oblique) and deep (transverse) layers connecting… Tendon Patellar Tendon ligamentum patellae Knee Connects the inferior patellar pole to the tibial tuberosity, transmitting quadriceps force for knee extension —… Joint Patellofemoral Joint articulatio patellofemorale Knee The patellofemoral joint is the articulation between the posterior patella and the trochlear groove of the…
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