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Sphenoethmoidal recess
A small space in the nasal fossa above the superior concha. It lies between the ethmoid bone and the anterior surface of the body of the sphenoid bone and posteriorly receives the opening of the sphenoidal sinus.
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Piriform recess
A deep depression in the wall of the laryngeal pharynx lying lateral to the orifice of the larynx. It is bounded laterally by the thyroid cartilage and medially by the cricoid and arytenoid cartilages. It is a common site for lodgment of foreign objects.
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Pineal recess
Recess of the roof of the third ventricle extending into the stalk of the pineal body.
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Pharyngeal recess
A recess in the lateral wall of the nasopharynx lying above and behind the opening to the auditory tube.
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Omental recess
One of three pocket-like extensions of the omental bursa. The superior recess extends upward behind the caudate lobe of the liver, the inferior recess extends downward into the great omentum, and the lineal recess extends laterally to the hilus of the spleen.
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Nasopalatine recess
A small depression on the floor of the nasal cavity near the nasal septum, lying immediately over the incisive foramen.
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Infundibular recess
A small projection of the third ventricle that extends into the infundibular stalk of the hypophysis.
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Hepatorenal recess
A deep pocket inside the upper right peritoneal cavity between the liver and the peritoneal surface of the right kidney. When a person is lying on his back, fluid from the omental bursa will pool into the hepatorenal recess.
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Cochlear recess
A small concavity, lying between the two limbs of the vestibular crest in the vestibule of the ear, that lodges the beginning of the cochlear duct.
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Receptor trafficking
The movement of chemical receptors from one cellular structure to another, e.g., from the cell membrane to the cytoplasm.
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