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PANCREATIC DUCT: The main excretory duct of the pancreas that flows into the common bile duct. Pancreatic secretions are basic and neutralize the acid from the gastric contents. image

PANCREATICODUODENAL BRANCHES: The branches of the SMA (superior mesenteric artery) that supply the pancreas and duodenum. image

PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODES: The abdominal lymphnodes that are adjacent to the aorta. image

PARAILIAC LYMPH NODES: The lymphnoes that are adjacent to the iliac arteries. image

PARIETAL LOBE: The upper central portion of the cerebral hemisphere, posterior to the central sulcus, and anterior to the parietooccipital notch (medial hemisphere). image

PATELLA: The roughly triangular sesamoid bone located in front of the knee, within the tendon of the quadriceps femoris muscle, a major extensor of the lower leg. image

PECTORALIS MAJOR: Muscle which contributes to the adduction, flexion, and medial rotation of the arm. It originates at the clavicle, sternum, six upper ribs, and the aponeurosis of obliquus externus abdominus, and inserts into the crest of intertubercular groove of the humerus. The major muscle of the upper chest wall. image

PECTORALIS MINOR: Muscle which originates at the third, fourth and fifth ribs, and inserts into the coracoid process of the scapula. It contributes to drawing the shoulder forward and downward. image

PEDICLE: The short tubular bone process of the vertebral arch that forms the connection between the lamina and vertebral body (centrum). image

PELVIC DIAPHRAGM: The floor of the pelvis formed by the coccygei and levatores ani muscles and their fascia. The pelvic diaphgram is fenestrated (holes) for the anus and vagina. image

PERITONEAL CAVITY: The thin space between the parietal and the visceral peritoneum, normally containing a small amount of serous fluid.

PERONEAL ARTERY: (Fibular Artery)Originates from the posterior tibial artery and branches into the superficial epigastric, superficial circumflex iliac, external pudendal, deep femoral, and descending geniculate arteries. image

PERPENDICULAR PLATE OF ETHMOID: The thin bony plate that projects off the inferior surface of the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone that helps form the nasal septum. image

PETROUS PYRAMID: A pyramid of dense bone within the temporal bone, located at the base of the cranium, and housing the hearing and vestibular sensory structures. image

PETROUS RIDGE: The lateral division between the middle and posterior cranial fossae, oriented at about 45 degrees between sagittal and coronal in the axial plane. image

PHARYNGEAL RECESS: A lateral extension in the wall of the nasopharynx that is situated cranial and dorsal to the pharyngeal orifice of the auditory (Eustachian) tube. image

PHALANGES: The small tubular bones of the fingers and toes. image

PHYSIS (GROWTH PLATE): The portion of long bones concerned with growth in length. image

PIRIFORM SINUS: Fossa in the wall of the laryngeal pharynx that is lateral to the arytenoid cartilage and medial to the thyroid cartilage. image

PITUITARY: An endocrine organ located at the base of the skull in the sella turcica ("turkish saddle"), and connected to the hypothalamus by a thin stalk. image

POPLITEAL ARTERY: A continuation of the femoral artery that branches into the lateral and medial superior genicular, middle genicular, sural, lateral and medial inferior genicular, anterior and posterior tibial, genicular articular, and the patellar rete arteries. image

POPLITEAL BURSA: The extension of the sheath of the synovial tendon of the popliteus muscle into the popliteal space. image

POPLITEAL VEIN: The vein that parallels the path of the popliteal artery, originating at the junction of the venae comitantes of the anterior and posterior tibial arteries and continuing into the femoral vein at the level of the adductor hiatus. image

PONS (BRAINSTEM): Portion of the central nervous system between the medulla oblongata and the mesencephalon, consisting of the pars dorsalis and pars ventralis. The roof of the pons (the "tegmentum") forms the ventral/anterior floor of the fourth ventricle. In a sagittal view, the pons looks like the "pot-belly" of an overweight man. image

PORTAL VEIN: Vein originating from the junction of the superior mesenteric and splenic veins, and divides into smaller branches throughout the liver. image

POSTERIOR CLINOID: Two tubercles located on the superior sides of the dorsum sellae of the sphenoid bone, that are part of the attachment for the tentorium of the cerebellum. image

POSTERIOR RIB: Portion of the rib located on the dorsal side of the body. image

POSTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY: Artery originating from the popliteal artery and branching into the fibular circumflex branch, peroneal, medial plantar, and lateral plantar arteries. image

PRE-EPIGLOTTIC RECESS: The space between the posterior border of the tongue (at its root) and the anterior margin of the epiglottis. image

PRESACRAL SPACE: The retro- and extra- peritoneal soft-tissues that are anterior to the sacrum. image

PROFUNDA FEMORIS ARTERY: Atery which origintes from the femoral artery, and branches into the medial and later circumflex arteries of the thigh and perforating arteries. image

PROSTATE: Gland surrounding the neck of the bladder and urethra in males. Prostatic secretions are combined with spermatocytes to form semen, and provide nourishment for the spermatozoa. image

PROSTATIC URETHRA: Portion of the urethra that passes through the prostate. image

PSOAS MUSCLE: Originates at the lumbar vertebrae and fascia and inserts into the lesser trochanter of femur. It contributes to the flexion of the trunk and the flexion and medial rotation of the thigh. Pork tenderloin and filet mignon are psoas muscles. image

PUBIC SYMPHYSIS: The joining of the pubic bones, in the medial plane, by thick fibrocartilage. image

PULMONARY TRUNK: Vessel which originates from the concus arteriosus of the right ventricle, and dividing into the right and left pulmonary ateries, that deliver deoxygenated blood to the lungs. image

PULMONARY VEINS: The four veins (right/left superior and inferior) that return oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium. image

PYLORIC VALVE: Fold of mucous membrane located at the pyloric orifice of the stomach. image




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Portions © 1997 J.G. Smirniotopoulos, M.D. and others.