glomus coccygeum

coccygeal body

A glomus-like dermal microanatomical structure found in human and placed in front of, or immediately below, the tip of the coccyx. Each glomus consists of one or more arterial segments that branch into a number of glomic arterioles surrounded by rows of round, uniform, epithelioid contractile cells, that drain into a collecting venous plexus.

Tipo Nerve
Estructura principal multicellular anatomical structure
Nombre latino coccygeal body

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What is the glomus coccygeum?
A glomus-like dermal microanatomical structure found in human and placed in front of, or immediately below, the tip of the coccyx. Each glomus consists of one or more arterial segments that branch into a number of glomic arterioles surrounded by rows of round, uniform, epithelioid contractile cells,
What is the Latin name for the glomus coccygeum?
The Latin name for the glomus coccygeum is coccygeal body.

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