Body Parts
- adventitia
- an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
- entomion
- the craniometric point at the tip of the angular part of the parietal bone that articulates with the temporal bone
- adductor muscle
- a muscle that draws a body part toward the median line
- halter
- either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
- parieto-occipital fissure
- a sulcus near the posterior end of each hemisphere that separates the parietal lobes and the occipital lobes in both hemispheres
- stylomastoid vein
- a vein that drains the tympanic cavity and empties into the retromandibular vein
- male genitals
- external male sex organs
- mamillary body
- one of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix
- syrinx
- the vocal organ of a bird
- lid
- either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
- vena canaliculi cochleae
- vein of the cochlear canal
- crystalline lens
- biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina
- bicuspid
- a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars
- incompetent cervix
- (obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birth
- endoskeleton
- the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates)
- arteria mesenterica
- one of two branches of the aorta that pass between the two layers of the mesentery to the intestines
- thorax
- the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen
- periarterial plexus
- an autonomic plexus that accompanies an artery
- Haversian canal
- any of the many tiny canals that contain blood vessels and connective tissue and that form a network in bone
- pelvic arch
- the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates
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