Body Parts

temporal vein

any of several veins draining the temporal region

 

ridge

any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane

 

tear gland

any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears

 

eye muscle

one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball

 

tuft

a bunch of feathers or hair

 

right gastric vein

receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal vein

 

voice box

a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech

 

hind leg

the back limb of a quadruped

 

Golgi apparatus

a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)

 

nasal sinus

any of the paired sinuses in the bones of the face adjacent to the nasal cavity that are lined with mucous membrane that is continuous with the lining of the nasal cavities

 

venae interlobulares renis

interlobular veins of the kidney; receive blood from the arcuate vein and empty into the renal veins

 

ankle

a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

 

rump

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

 

Meibomian gland

a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids

 

xenograft

tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species

 

external nasal vein

one of the veins that drain the external nose and empty into the angular or facial vein

 

lymphoid tissue

tissue making up the lymphatic system

 

submaxillary gland

a salivary gland inside the lower jaw on either side that produces most of the nocturnal saliva; discharges saliva into the mouth under the tongue

 

bridge

the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose

 

glans clitoridis

small mass of erectile tissue at the end of the body of the clitoris