Body Parts

axillary fossa

the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder

 

nervus femoralis

one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh

 

straight sinus

an unpaired sinus of the dura mater

 

neurohypophysis

the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature

 

endosteum

vascular membrane that lines the inner surface of long bones

 

seminal vesicle

either of a pair of glands located on either side of the male urinary bladder that open into the vas deferens and that secrete many components of semen during ejaculation

 

costa

a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)

 

arteria gastrica

the arteries that supply the walls of the stomach

 

leaflet

a thin triangular flap of a heart valve

 

septum

(anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities

 

ostiole

a small pore especially one in the reproductive bodies of certain algae and fungi through which spores pass

 

vena dorsalis clitoridis profunda

deep dorsal vein of the clitoris; tributary of the vesical venous plexus

 

bobtail

a short or shortened tail of certain animals

 

pancreatic vein

veins draining the pancreas and emptying into the superior mesenteric and splenic veins

 

ileal artery

branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the ileum

 

Brodmann's area

one of the cortical areas mapped out on the basis of its cytoarchitecture

 

coxa

the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum

 

nucleolus organizer

the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division

 

arteria arcuata

curved artery in the foot

 

albuginea

whitish tunic