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Stretch marks, also known as striae (/ ˈ s t r aɪ iː /) [citation needed] or striae distensae, [1] are a form of scarring on the skin with an off-color hue. Over ...
Glacial striations or striae are scratches or gouges cut into bedrock by glacial abrasion. These scratches and gouges were first recognized as the result of a moving glacier in the late 18th century when Swiss alpinists first associated them with moving glaciers. They also noted that if they were visible today that the glaciers must also be ...
The striae are categorized as medial longitudinal stria and lateral longitudinal stria; the area between the striae is a useful neurosurgical mark of the middle of the corpus callosum. After the indisium griseum curves along the rostrum of the corpus callosum the combined striae continue toward the amygdala as part of the diagonal band of Broca ...
Wickham striae or Wickham's striae are whitish lines visible in the papules of lichen planus and other dermatoses, typically in the oral mucosa. [1]
The striae of Retzius are incremental growth lines or bands seen in tooth enamel. They represent the incremental pattern of enamel, the successive apposition of different layers of enamel during crown formation. Striae of Retzius visible on the lower incisors of a 26-year-old patient.
On either side of the midline of the indusium griseum are two ridges formed by bands of longitudinally directed fibers known as the medial and lateral longitudinal striae. [ 2 ] The indusium griseum is prolonged around the splenium of the corpus callosum as a delicate layer, the fasciolar gyrus , [ 3 ] which is continuous below with the surface ...
Medullary striae of fourth ventricle are a landmark of the rhomboid fossa - the floor of the fourth ventricle.They are part of the auditory system. [1] The medullary striae are formed by crossed-over anterior internal arcuate fibers - efferents of the arcuate nucleus of medulla oblongata - as they pass laterally beneath the ependyma of the fourth ventricle to reach the contralateral cerebellum.
Striations (slickenfibres) on a fault surface near Kilve, England Glacial striations in Canada Striations on pyrite crystals. In geology, a striation is a groove, created by a geological process, on the surface of a rock or a mineral.