Nouns denoting body parts
- islands of Langerhans
- cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones
- vena cervicalis profunda
- a vein that accompanies an artery of the same name
- synovial joint
- a joint so articulated as to move freely
- fascia
- a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
- arachnoid
- the middle of the 3 meninges
- greater omentum
- part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines
- perineum
- the general region between the anus and the genital organs
- blood vessel
- a vessel in which blood circulates
- hair follicle
- a small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair; small muscles and sebaceous glands are associated with them
- plexus hypogastricus
- a plexus of nerves serving the pelvic viscera
- vena cephalica accessoria
- a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow
- comedo
- a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin
- nerve end
- the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse
- conjunctiva
- a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid
- somatic cell
- any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes
- imperforate anus
- a congenital defect of the anus; there is partial or complete obstruction of the anal opening
- oropharynx
- cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth
- wasp waist
- a very slender waist
- perm
- a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals
- fissure of Sylvius
- the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres
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