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Calyx (fictional Moon)
Calyx or calyce (: calyces), from the Latin ''calix'' which itself comes from the Ancient Greek ''κάλυξ'' (''kálux'') meaning "husk" or "pod", may refer to: Biology * Calyx (anatomy), collective name for several cup-like structures in animal anatomy * Calyx (botany), the collective name for the sepals of a flower * Calyce (beetle), ''Calyce'' (beetle), a genus of beetles * Calyx (sponge), ''Calyx'' (sponge), a genus of sea sponges * Calyx of Held, a large synapse in the auditory brainstem structure * ''Eubela calyx'', species of sea snail * Renal calyx, a chamber in the kidney that surrounds the apex of the renal pyramids Companies * CALYX, an American non-profit publisher * Calyx (clinical research company), a British–American provider of biopharmaceutical services * Calyx Institute, an American non-profit education and research organization Published works * Calyx (magazine), ''Calyx'' (magazine), an American literary magazine * ''Calyx'', the yearbook of Washington an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calyx (anatomy)
Calyx is a term used in animal anatomy for some cuplike areas or structures. Etymology Latin, from ''calyx'' (from Ancient Greek ''κάλυξ, ''case of a bud, husk"). Cnidarians The spicules containing the basal portion of the upper tentacular part of the polyp of some soft corals (also called ''calice''). Entoprocta A body part of the Entoprocta from which tentacles arise and the mouth and anus are located. Echinoderms The body disk that is covered with a leathery tegumen containing calcareous plates (in crinoids and ophiuroids the main part of the body where the viscera are located). Humans Either a minor calyx in the kidney, a conglomeration of two or three minor calyces to form a major calyx, or the Calyx of Held, a particularly large synapse in the mammalian auditory central nervous system, named by H. Held in his 1893 article ''Die centrale Gehörleitung'', due to its flower-petal-like shape. Satzler, K., L. F. Sohl, et al. (2002). "Three-dimensional reconstructi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |