Difference between revisions of "On this side the scraggy isthmus of Europe Minor"

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* '''eastmost:'''  (''adj'') easternmost, farthest east
 
* '''eastmost:'''  (''adj'') easternmost, farthest east
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* A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas usually with waterforms on either side. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isthmus]
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** Canals are commonly built on them to join two waterforms.
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* In anatomy, isthmus refers to a constriction between organs. This is a list of '''anatomical isthmi''': [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anatomical_isthmi]
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** "Isthmus" the mesencephalon(midbrain)-rhombencephalon(hindbrain) boundary.
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** Isthmus faucium (Throat)
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** Isthmus glandularis or Thyroid isthmus
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** Isthmus tubae auditivae (Eustachian tube)
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** Isthmus tubae uterinae (Fallopian tube - Part of female reproduction organs)
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** Uterine isthmus (Part of female reproduction organs)
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** Isthmus prostatae (Prostate - Part of male reproduction organs)
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*** The uterine isthmus and isthmus tubae uterinae is essential for female reproduction and continuing cycle of life. As is the Isthmus prostatae in males.
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** Isthmus urethrae (Urethra)
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*** The Isthmus urethrae connects the bladder with the world's water ways continuing the water cycle.
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* In medical terms, isthmus is used to describe the congenital fusion between two organs or two halves of an organ. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isthmus]

Revision as of 14:18, 25 November 2010

  • isthmos (ισθμος): (Greek) neck; peninsula → scraggy
  • eastmost: (adj) easternmost, farthest east
  • A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas usually with waterforms on either side. [1]
    • Canals are commonly built on them to join two waterforms.
  • In anatomy, isthmus refers to a constriction between organs. This is a list of anatomical isthmi: [2]
    • "Isthmus" the mesencephalon(midbrain)-rhombencephalon(hindbrain) boundary.
    • Isthmus faucium (Throat)
    • Isthmus glandularis or Thyroid isthmus
    • Isthmus tubae auditivae (Eustachian tube)
    • Isthmus tubae uterinae (Fallopian tube - Part of female reproduction organs)
    • Uterine isthmus (Part of female reproduction organs)
    • Isthmus prostatae (Prostate - Part of male reproduction organs)
      • The uterine isthmus and isthmus tubae uterinae is essential for female reproduction and continuing cycle of life. As is the Isthmus prostatae in males.
    • Isthmus urethrae (Urethra)
      • The Isthmus urethrae connects the bladder with the world's water ways continuing the water cycle.
  • In medical terms, isthmus is used to describe the congenital fusion between two organs or two halves of an organ. [3]
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