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CAPSULA PROSTATICA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-04-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- The Genitals
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- capsule of prostate
1, record 1, English, capsule%20of%20prostate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- prostatic capsule 2, record 1, English, prostatic%20capsule
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Most of the nerve branches to the prostate leave the neurovascular bundles at a level just above the prostate base and extend medially within a layer of fatty tissue. The nerve branches in these superior pedicles fan out over the prostatic capsule, which contains many autonomic ganglia embedded in a layer of fat. 3, record 1, English, - capsule%20of%20prostate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
capsule of prostate; prostatic capsule: designations derived from the Terminologia Anatomica. 4, record 1, English, - capsule%20of%20prostate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A09.3.08.017: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number. 4, record 1, English, - capsule%20of%20prostate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Organes génitaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- capsule de la prostate
1, record 1, French, capsule%20de%20la%20prostate
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gaine celluleuse de la prostate 2, record 1, French, gaine%20celluleuse%20de%20la%20prostate
former designation, feminine noun
- zone de Retzius 2, record 1, French, zone%20de%20Retzius
former designation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Éléments fibro-élastiques très lâches dans lesquels cheminent les éléments vasculo-nerveux destinés à la prostate. 2, record 1, French, - capsule%20de%20la%20prostate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
capsule de la prostate : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - capsule%20de%20la%20prostate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
A09.3.08.017 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica. 3, record 1, French, - capsule%20de%20la%20prostate
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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