- Look up
sheath in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Sheath,
pronounced /ʃiːθ/, may
refer to: Scabbard, a
sheath for
holding a sword, dagger, knife, or similar...
- palaemonids, and calanoids.
These myelin-like
sheaths share several structural features with the
sheaths found in
vertebrates including multiplicity of...
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depend on size of
veins The bundle-
sheath cells are the
photosynthetic cells arranged into a
tightly packed sheath around the vein of a leaf. It forms...
- Rod
sheath is an area
identified in
histologic sections of a tooth. It is
found where enamel rods, the
functional unit of enamel, meet
interrod enamel...
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collagenous fibers, with
bundles protected by
dense irregular connective tissue sheaths.
Ligaments connect bones to
other bones to form joints,
while tendons connect...
- The
inner root
sheath or
internal root
sheath of the hair
follicle is
located between the
outer root
sheath and the hair shaft. It is made of
three layers:...
- The
outer root
sheath or
external root
sheath of the hair
follicle encloses the
inner root
sheath and hair shaft. It is
continuous with the
basal layer...
- as a
double layer, and
features one positive, and one
negative layer.
Sheaths were
first described by
American physicist Irving Langmuir. In 1923 he...
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Periarteriolar lymphoid sheaths (or
periarterial lymphatic sheaths, or PALS) are a
portion of the
white pulp of the spleen. They are po****ted largely...
- A
tendon sheath is a
layer of
synovial membrane around a tendon. It
permits the
tendon to
stretch and not
adhere to the
surrounding fascia. It contains...
