| pons | A broad mass of chiefly transverse nerve fibers conspicuous on the ventral surface of the brain of man and lower mammals at the anterior end of the medulla oblongata [Brenda]. | — |
| arterial media | The middle coat of blood vessel walls, composed principally of thin, cylindrical, smooth muscle cells and elastic tissue. It accounts for the bulk of the wall of most arteries. The smooth muscle cells are arranged in circular layers around the vessel, and the thickness of the coat varies with the size of the vessel [MeSH: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2012/MB_cgi?mode=&term=+L+o+w+e+r+ +l+i+m+b+&field=entry]. | — |
| vestibular nuclei | The vestibular nuclei are the cranial nuclei for the vestibular nerve [Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestibular_nuclei]. | — |
| arterial adventitia | Adventitia is the outermost connective tissue covering of any organ, vessel, or other structure. It is also called the tunica adventitia or the tunica externa [Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventitia]. | — |
| medial | Medial of, refres to relating to, or situated in, or extending toward the middle; median [TheFreeDictionary: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/medial]. | — |
| carotid artery | A key artery located in the front of the neck that carries blood from the heart to the brain. Cholesterol plaques on the inner wall of the carotid artery can lead to stroke [Brenda]. | — |
| lateral | Lateral of, refers to relating to, or situated at or on the side [TheFreeDictionary: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lateral]. | — |
| coronary artery | Either of two arteries that arise one from the left and one from the right side of the aorta immediately above the semilunar valves and supply the tissues of the heart itself [Brenda]. | — |
| vein | Any of the tubular branching vessels that carry blood from the capillaries toward the heart [Brenda]. | — |
| inferior vestibular nuclei | The inferior vestibular nucleus is the vestibular nucleus which lies near the fourth ventricle [Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferior_vestibular_nucleus]. | — |
| venous intima | The innermost coat of blood vessels, consisting of a thin lining of endothelial cells longitudinally oriented and continuous with the endothelium of capillaries on the one hand and the endocardium of the heart on the other [Medical Dictionary: http://www.medical-dictionary.cc/what-does/venous-intima-mean]. | — |
| interstitial | An interstitial space or interstice is an empty space or gap between spaces full of structure or matter [Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstitial]. | — |
| venous media | The middle coat of blood vessel walls, composed principally of thin, cylindrical, smooth muscle cells and elastic tissue. It accounts for the bulk of the wall of most arteries. The smooth muscle cells are arranged in circular layers around the vessel, and the thickness of the coat varies with the size of the vessel [[MeSH: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2012/MB_cgi?mode=&term=+L+o+w+e+r+ +l+i+m+b+&field=entry]. | — |
| cochlear nuclei | The cochlear nuclei (CN) are two heterogeneous collections of neurons in the mammalian brainstem that receive input from the cochlear nerve, which carry sound information from the cochleae. The outputs from the CN are to higher regions of the auditory brainstem [Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochlear_nuclei]. | — |
| venous adventitia | The adventitia (tunica adventitia) is the outer coat of the vessel, and consists of connective tissue, nerves and vessel capillaries (vasa vasorum). It links the vessels to the surrounding tissues [Gray's Anatomy]. | — |
| dorsal | In anatomy, the dorsum is the upper side of animals that typically run, fly, or swim in a horizontal position, and the back side of animals (like humans) that walk upright. In vertebrates the dorsum contains the backbone. The term dorsal refers to anatomical structures that are either situated toward or grow off that side of an animal. The opposite side of the animal is described with the terms ventrum and ventral [Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsum_(anatomy)]. | — |
| capillary | A capillary tube; especially: any of the smallest blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules and forming networks throughout the body [Brenda]. | — |
| ventral | Standard anatomical terms of location are designations employed in science that deal with the anatomy of animals to avoid ambiguities that might otherwise arise. They are not language-specific, and thus require no translation. They are universal terms that may be readily understood by zoologists who speak any language [Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatomical_terms_of_location]. | — |
| respiratory system | A system of organs subserving the function of respiration and in air-breathing vertebrates consisting typically of the lungs and their nervous and circulatory supply and the channels by which these are continuous with the outer air [Brenda]. | — |
| superior olivary nucleus | The superior olivary complex (or SOC or superior olive) is a collection of brainstem nuclei that functions in multiple aspects of hearing and is an important component of the ascending and descending auditory pathways. The SOC is intimately related to the trapezoid body: most of the cell groups of the SOC are dorsal (posterior in primates) to this axon bundle while a number of cell groups are embedded in the trapezoid body. Overall, the SOC displays a significant interspecies variation, being largest in bats and rodents and smaller in primates [Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_olivary_complex]. | — |
| nose | 1a: The part of the face that bears the nostrils and covers the anterior part of the nasal cavity; broadly: this part together with the nasal cavity.n1b: The anterior part of the head at the top or end of the muzzle: snout, proboscis.n2: The vertebrate olfactory organ [Brenda]. | — |
| sinus | Sinus is a sack or cavity in any organ or tissue, or an abnormal cavity or passage caused by the destruction of tissue. In common usage, "sinus" usually refers to the paranasal sinuses, which are air cavities in the cranial bones, especially those near the nose and connecting to it. Each individual has four paired cavities located in the cranial bone or skull. These cavities are vital for a number of reasons [Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinus_(anatomy)]. | — |
| larynx | The modified upper part of the trachea of air-breathing vertebrates that in humans, most other mammals, and a few lower forms contains the vocal cords [Brenda]. | — |
| abducent nucleus | The abducens nucleus is the originating nucleus from which the abducens nerve (VI) emerges - a cranial nerve nucleus. This nucleus is located beneath the fourth ventricle in the caudal portion of the pons, medial to the sulcus limitans [Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abducens_nucleus]. | — |
| trachea | 1: The cartilaginous and membranous tube descending from the larynx and branching into the right and left main bronchi. It is kept patent by a series of about twenty transverse horseshoe-shaped cartilages. Called also windpipe.n2: One of a system of minute tubes ramifying throughout the body of a terrestrial arthropod and delivering air to the tissues. Called also tracheal tubule [Brenda]. | — |
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