Body Parts
- scalp
- the skin that covers the top of the head
- cyst
- a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
- birth canal
- a passage in the uterus and vagina through which a fetus passes during vaginal birth
- mentum
- a projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin
- entomion
- the craniometric point at the tip of the angular part of the parietal bone that articulates with the temporal bone
- trochlearis
- either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes
- tummy
- slang for a paunch
- temple
- the flat area on either side of the forehead
- crazy bone
- a point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes near the surface; a sharp tingling sensation results when the nerve is knocked against the bone
- jowl
- a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)
- pit
- a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
- endoskeleton
- the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates)
- hyaloid membrane
- the transparent membrane enveloping the vitreous humor of the eye and separating it from the retina
- green gland
- one of a pair of glands (believed to have excretory functions) in some crustaceans near the base of the large antennae
- arthromere
- any of the segments in the body of a jointed animal like an arthropod
- mesocolon
- mesentery that holds the lower colon to the dorsal abdominal wall
- brush
- a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
- greater pectoral muscle
- a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm
- loin
- either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds
- sac
- a structure resembling a bag in an animal
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