Nouns denoting body parts
- toe
- one of the digits of the foot
- introitus
- entrance or opening to a hollow organ or tube (especially the vaginal opening)
- acinus
- one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland
- glossopharyngeal nerve
- sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue; motor fibers innervate muscles that elevate the pharynx and larynx; includes parasympathetic fibers to the otic ganglion
- stoma
- a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ)
- forearm
- the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist
- round bone
- bones that are round in shape
- labyrinth
- a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium
- arcus
- a whitish deposit in the shape of an arc that is sometimes seen in the cornea
- sac
- a structure resembling a bag in an animal
- tonsil
- either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx
- tympanic vein
- veins from the tympanic cavity that empty into the retromandibular vein
- histamine
- amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the human immune system during allergic reactions
- eccrine gland
- a small sweat gland that produces only a fluid; restricted to the human skin
- hypophyseal stalk
- the funnel-shaped stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus
- uterine cervix
- necklike opening to the uterus
- effector
- a nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion
- milium
- a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland
- hipbone
- large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis
- nasal canthus
- the inner corner of the eye
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