Body Parts

intestinal artery

an artery that is a branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the jejunum

 

nervus accessorius

arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the nerve

 

sacral vein

vein of the sacral region

 

sciatic nerve

arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves

 

gaskin

lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle

 

lenticular nucleus

a basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum

 

ethmoid bone

one of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity

 

lacrimal artery

an artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the upper eyelid and the forehead

 

wing

a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

 

frontal lobe

that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead

 

fossorial foot

foot adapted for digging as in moles

 

uropygial gland

oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birds

 

central veins of liver

terminal branches of the hepatic veins that lie in the hepatic lobules and receive blood from the liver sinusoids

 

cervical glands of the uterus

mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix

 

proud flesh

the swollen tissue around a healing wound or ulcer

 

carina fornicis

ridge on the lower surface of the fornix of the brain

 

girdle

an encircling or ringlike structure

 

efferent

a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands

 

heterodactyl foot

a bird's foot having the first and second toes of each foot directed backward and the third and fourth forward

 

descending colon

the part of the large intestine that descends from the transverse colon to the sigmoid colon