Nouns denoting body parts

visual system

the sensory system for vision

 

mesencephalon

the middle portion of the brain

 

hip

the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates

 

nervus

any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

 

sheath

an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part

 

ampulla

the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear

 

tracheal vein

several small veins from the trachea

 

triquetral bone

a wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bones

 

waistline

the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips

 

short bone

a bone that is of approximately equal dimension in all directions

 

scalp

the skin that covers the top of the head

 

T lymphocyte

a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells

 

third eyelid

a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals

 

coccygeal vertebra

one of 4 vertebrae in the human coccyx

 

factor

(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity

 

cerebellum

a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans

 

coccygeal nerve

the lowest pair of spinal nerves

 

muscle fibre

an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body

 

corium

the deep vascular inner layer of the skin

 

greater rhomboid muscle

rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the spinal column