Nouns denoting body parts
- venula
- a minute vein continuous with a capillary
- seminal duct
- the efferent duct of the testis in man
- cloaca
- (zoology) the cavity (in birds, reptiles, amphibians, most fish, and monotremes but not mammals) at the end of the digestive tract into which the intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open
- beta-adrenergic receptor
- 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 vasodilation and increased heart beat)
- cauda
- any taillike structure
- clenched fist
- a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
- mucus
- protective secretion of the mucous membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium
- medulla spinalis
- a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region
- os scaphoideum
- the largest wrist bone on the thumb side
- microtubule
- a microscopically small tubule
- lochia
- substance discharged from the vagina (cellular debris and mucus and blood) that gradually decreases in amount during the weeks following childbirth
- spinal nerve
- any of the 31 pairs of nerves emerging from each side of the spinal cord (each attached to the cord by two roots: ventral and dorsal)
- glossa
- a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
- tarsal
- any bone of the tarsus
- glucagon
- a hormone secreted by the pancreas; stimulates increases in blood sugar levels in the blood (thus opposing the action of insulin)
- teres muscle
- either of two muscles in the shoulder region that move the shoulders and arms
- hypothalamus
- a basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
- structural gene
- a gene that controls the production of a specific protein or peptide
- tunic
- an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
- ethmoidal sinus
- a sinus of the meatuses of the nasal cavity (behind the bridge of the nose)
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