Theile, Friedrich W.

Theile,

Friedrich W., German anatomist, 1801-1879. Theile canal - a passage in the pericardial sac between the origins of the great vessels, formed as a result of the flexure of the heart tube. Synonym(s): transverse pericardial sinusTheile glands - small, mucous, tubuloalveolar glands in the mucosa of the larger bile ducts and especially in the neck of the gallbladder. Synonym(s): glands of biliary mucosaTheile muscle - Synonym(s): superficial transverse perineal muscle