Nouns denoting body parts

salpinx
a tube in the uterus or the ear
 
epiglottis
a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing
 
Montgomery's tubercle
one of the sebaceous glands on the areolae of the breast that lubricate the breast during breast-feeding
 
carina
any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom
 
lamina arcus vertebrae
lamina of the vertebral arch; the flattened posterior part of the vertebral arch from which the spinous process extends
 
mummy
a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)
 
tonsure
the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head
 
middle finger
the second finger; between the index finger and the ring finger
 
thermoreceptor
a sensory receptor that responds to heat and cold
 
vagina
the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus
 
hilus
(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ
 
arteria radialis
branch of the brachial artery beginning below the elbow and extending down the forearm around the wrist and into the palm
 
malpighian corpuscle
the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron
 
eccrine gland
a small sweat gland that produces only a fluid; restricted to the human skin
 
alveolus
a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways
 
circumflex artery
any of several paired curving arteries
 
vena canaliculi cochleae
vein of the cochlear canal
 
rotator cuff
a supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move
 
jaw
the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
 
bile
a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
 
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