- The Adam's
apple is the
protrusion in the neck
formed by the
angle of the
thyroid cartilage surrounding the larynx,
typically visible in men, less frequently...
- A disc
protrusion is a
medical condition that can
occur in some vertebrates,
including humans, in
which the
outermost layers of the
anulus fibrosus of...
- appendages. In many
kinds of
eukaryotic cells, the
protrusions are
known as
membrane protrusions or cell
appendages (examples
include microvilli and...
- as
membrane protrusions or cell
protrusions, also cell appendages, such as flagella, and microvilli.
Microtentacles are cell
protrusions attached to free-floating...
- A
trunnion (from Old
French trognon 'trunk') is a
cylindrical protrusion used as a
mounting or
pivoting point.
First ****ociated with cannons, they are...
-
Piezogenic pa****s are
protrusions of fat that form
within the
subcutaneous tissue of the skin. They are
typically found on the
heels or wrists. They...
-
beside + podia, feet; pl.: parapodia)
refers to
lateral outgrowths or
protrusions from the body.
Parapodia are
predominantly found in annelids,
where they...
- inflammation. The
protrusions are also ****ociated with
necrosis of the
vertebral bone and the
question of
whether these protrusions and
inflammation cause...
-
feeding mechanisms.
Especially advanced are the
linkage mechanisms of jaw
protrusion. For
suction feeding a
system of
linked four-bar
linkages is responsible...
-
Microvilli (sg.: microvillus) are
microscopic cellular membrane protrusions that
increase the
surface area for
diffusion and
minimize any
increase in...
