Until recently, works on the microscopic anatomy of the human intestinal villus had been hampered by lack of in vivo observations, and were based on early corrosion cast techniques before the advent of scanning electron microscopy to correctly identify the nature of the vessels seen. On review, a large number of human anatomy and histology texts carry a possibly erroneous message, as is the sam...

Department of Histology and Embryology, University of Medical Sciences, 6 Swiecickiego St., 60-781 Poznan, Poland; Department of Anatomy, University of Medical Sciences, 6 Swiecickiego St., 60-781 Poznan, Poland; Institute of Veterinary Sciences, University of Life, 52 Wojska Polskiego St., 60-628 Poznan, Poland; Department of Histology and Embriology, Medical University, 6a Chalubinskiego St.,...

BACKGROUND Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most common procedures in orthopaedic surgery. However, even with advances in surgical techniques and implants, some patients still have residual anterolateral rotatory laxity after reconstruction. A thorough study of the anatomy of the anterolateral region of the knee is needed. PURPOSE To study the anterolateral...

The classic literature describes the transverse humeral ligament (THL) as a distinct anatomic structure with a role in biceps tendon stability; however, recent literature suggests that it is not a distinct anatomic structure. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the gross and microscopic anatomy of the THL, including a specific investigation of the histology of this ligament. Thirty frozen...

Our nose, paranasal sinuses, as well as the throat (pharynx) are part of the upper respiratory tract, which consists of two parts. Anatomically, the external and internal parts of the nose can be illustrated. The first consists of nasal bones and nasal cartilages and the internal nose is formed by the nasal cavity and the nasal concha also known as turbinates (choanae), are separated by the nas...

1Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Department of Anatomy, Histology, Forensic Medicine and Orthopedic, Section of Histology and Medical Embryology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; 2Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; and 3Department of Chemical, Food, Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences and Drug and Food Biotechnology Center, U...

Division of Removable Prosthodontics, Department of Tissue Regeneration and Reconstruction, and Division of Oral Anatomy, Department of Oral Biological Science, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan Center for Transdisciplinary Research, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan Division of Physiological Science, Department of Anatomy, Cytology and Histology...