Lamina (anatomy)

For other uses, see Lamina (disambiguation).

Lamina is a general anatomical term meaning "plate" or "layer".[1] It is used in both gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy to describe structures.

Some examples include:

• The laminae of the thyroid cartilage: two leaf-like plates of cartilage that make up the walls of the structure.[2]
• The vertebral laminae: plates of bone that form the posterior walls of each vertebra, enclosing the spinal cord.[3]
• The laminae of the thalamus: the layers of thalamus tissue.[4]
• The lamina propria: a connective tissue layer under the epithelium of an organ.[5]
• The nuclear lamina: a dense fiber network inside the nucleus of cells.[6]
• The lamina affixa: a layer of epithelium growing on the surface of the thalamus.
• The lamina of Drosophila is the most peripheral neuropil of the insect visual system.
• Lamina cribrosa with two different meanings.
• Osseous spiral lamina, a feature of the bony canal of the cochlea

References

1. "Definition of LAMINA". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
2. "Larynx Anatomy: Gross Anatomy, Functional Anatomy of the Larynx, Laryngeal Tissue". 2019-11-09. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. Dorland's illustrated medical dictionary. Dorland, W. A. Newman (William Alexander Newman), 1864-1956. (32nd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Saunders/Elsevier. 2012. ISBN 978-1-4160-6257-8. OCLC 706780870.
4. Tortora, Gerard J. (1987). Principles of anatomy and physiology. Anagnostakos, Nicholas Peter, 1924- (5th ed. Harper international ed.). New York: Harper & Row. ISBN 0-06-046669-3. OCLC 13796092.
5. Mescher, Anthony. (2009). Junqueira's Basic Histology : Text and Atlas, 12th Edition (12th ed.). Blacklick: McGraw-Hill Publishing. ISBN 978-0-07-171475-4. OCLC 1024251531.
6. Heald, Rebecca; McKeon, Frank (1990-05-18). "Mutations of phosphorylation sites in lamin A that prevent nuclear lamina disassembly in mitosis". Cell. 61 (4): 579–589. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(90)90470-Y. ISSN 0092-8674. PMID 2344612. S2CID 45118388.