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Hila redirects here. For the Israeli village, see Mitzpe Hila

Mitzpe Hila

Mitzpe Hila , or simply Hila is a communal settlement in northern Israel. Located in the western Galilee hills near the Blue Line , if falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council....
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• In human anatomy, the hilum is part of an organ
  Organ (anatomy)
  
  In biology, an organ is a biological tissue that performs a specific function or group of functions. Usually there is a main tissue and sporadic tissues....
   where structures such as blood vessel
  Blood vessel
  
  The blood vessels are the part of the circulatory system that transport blood throughout the body. There are three major types of blood vessels: the artery, which carry the blood away from the heart, the capillary, which enable the actual exchange of water and chemicals between the blood and the tissues; and the veins, which carry blood from...
  s and nerve
  Nerve
  
  A nerve is an enclosed, cable-like bundle of Peripheral nervous system axons . A nerve provides a common pathway for the electrochemical nerve impulses that are transmitted along each of the axons....
  s enter.
• The hilum of kidney
  Hilum of kidney
  
  The renal hilum of the kidney is the recessed central fissure. The medial border of the kidney is concave in the center and convex toward either extremity; it is directed forward and a little downward....
   (admits the renal artery
  Renal artery
  
  The renal arteries normally arise off the side of the abdominal aorta, immediately below the superior mesenteric artery, and supply the kidneys with blood....
  , vein
  Renal vein
  
  The renal veins are veins that drain the kidney. They connect the kidney to the inferior vena cava.It is usually singular to each kidney, except in the condition "multiple renal veins"....
  , ureter
  Ureter
  
  In human anatomy, the ureters are muscular ducts that propel urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder. In the adult, the ureters are usually long....
  , and nerves) is the medial depression for blood vessels and ureter to enter the kidney chamber.
• splenic hilum
  Splenic hilum
  
  The Splenic hilum is a location on the surface of the spleen.It is the point of attachment for the gastrosplenic ligament, and the point of insertion for the splenic artery and splenic vein....
  
• hilum of lung
  Hilum of lung
  
  Above and behind the cardiac impression is a triangular depression named the hilum, where the structures which form the root of the lung enter and leave the viscus....
  
• hilum of lymph node
  Hilum of lymph node
  
  The Hilum of lymph node is the portion of the lymph node where the efferent vessels exit....
  
• In botany, the hilum is a scar where the seed
  Seed
  
  A seed is a small Plant embryogenesis plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some Food storage. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants which occurs after fertilization and some growth within the mother plant....
   was attached to the ovary wall by the funiculus
  Funiculus
  
  The cerebrospinal nerves consist of numerous nerve fibers collected together and enclosed in membranous sheaths. A small bundle of fibers, enclosed in a tubular sheath, is called a funiculus; if the nerve is of small size, it may consist only of a single funiculus; but if large, the funiculi are collected together into larger bundles or fasci...
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