Nouns denoting body parts

auditory nerve

a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea

 

wasp waist

a very slender waist

 

stratum lucidum

the layer of epidermis immediately under the stratum corneum in the skin of the palms and soles

 

sigmoid vein

tributaries of the inferior mesenteric vein; drains the sigmoid colon

 

mid-calf

the middle of the calf; half way between the knee and ankle

 

jowl

a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)

 

maulers

large strong hand (as of a fighter)

 

cortical region

any of various regions of the cerebral cortex

 

acanthion

the craniometric point at the anterior extremity of the intermaxillary suture

 

calf

the muscular back part of the shank

 

cardiac sphincter

the valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach; the physiological sphincter at the esophagogastric junction

 

deep middle cerebral vein

accompanies the middle cerebral artery deep in the Sylvian fissure; empties into the basal vein

 

Graafian follicle

a vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg

 

arteria choroidea

an artery that supplies the choroid plexus

 

crimp

a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled

 

nucleolar organizer

the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division

 

fibrous tissue

tissue consisting of or containing fibers in both animals and plants

 

secretion

a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell

 

vena intervertebralis

one of several veins accompanying spinal nerves

 

corpus mamillare

one of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix