Lamina

... Classification of the Thalamic Nuclei: Anatomists usually classify the thalamic nuclei according to their relation to the internal medullary lamina into 5 groups: anterior, medial (centromedian), lateral, intralaminar and reticular nuclei. The lateral nucleus is further divided into ventral ...

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The epithelial cells is the outer most surface basal lamina also known as the basement membrane (extracellular matrix) layer Support tissue is the next layer Is this the right order? The basal lamina is the basement membrane? What are support tissue? ...

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lumen: space in a tube(like the inside of a pipe) lamina: can refer to more than one structure. see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamina lamins: intermediate filaments that make up the nuclear lamina laminin: protein that makes up the basal lamina ...

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hi, i am confused with the word lumen, lamina, lamins and laminin etc. can anyone explain please?

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sorry, not quite. the nuclear lamina has a main function of maintaing the shape of the nucleus. it is composed of an intermediate cytoskeletal protein named laminin.

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