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FISH · Cardiovascular · open case 08

Histology · Cardiovascular

A higher magnification of specimen A of the right posterolateral aspect of sub-occipital region showing the atlas with complete dorsal and lateral bridges; and the oval opening between the two bridges. Also, the passage of vertebral artery through the tunnel formed by the posterior and lateral bridges. The sub-occipital nerve (C1 dorsal ramus) along with branches of VA emerging from the oval opening. 1. Dorsal bridge; 2. Vertebral artery; 3. C1 dorsal ramus; 4. Lateral bridge; 5. Denticulate ligament; 6. C2 dorsal root ganglion; 7. C2 dorsal ramus; 8. C2 ventral ramus; 9. Branches of VA; 10. Dorsal tubercle of atlas; 11. Dorsal arch of atlas.
A higher magnification of specimen A of the right posterolateral aspect of sub-occipital region showing the atlas with complete dorsal and lateral bridges; and the oval opening…

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Category
Cardiovascular
Difficulty
advanced
Type
Applied histology
Mode
FISH
Stain
FISH

Origin: MultiCaRe · figure from open-access article PMC4724954 · License CC BY

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