Body Parts

alpha-adrenoceptor

receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasoconstriction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth muscles)

 

lumbosacral plexus

a nerve plexus formed by the ventral divisions of the coccygeal and sacral and lumbar nerves; supplies the lower limbs and perineum and coccygeal area

 

vena gluteus

veins draining the gluteal muscles on either side of the body

 

ctenidium

comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks

 

malposed tooth

a tooth that has grown in a faulty position

 

thyroid vein

any of several small veins draining blood from the thyroid area

 

mesocolon

mesentery that holds the lower colon to the dorsal abdominal wall

 

hoof

the foot of an ungulate mammal

 

nerve centre

a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process

 

wing case

either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings

 

meninges

a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord

 

shank's mare

you own legs

 

horse's foot

the hoof of a horse

 

chaeta

a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid worm

 

jugal point

the craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone

 

thumb

the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

 

cornu

(anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape

 

scaphoid bone

the largest wrist bone on the thumb side

 

funiculus

any of several body structure resembling a cord

 

gonion

the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw