Nouns denoting body parts
- vena hemizygos
- a continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein; crosses the midline at the 8th vertebra and empties into the azygos vein
- end organ
- a specialized structure at the peripheral end of some motor or sensory nerve fibers
- external iliac vein
- a continuation of the femoral vein; unites with the internal iliac vein to form the common iliac vein
- neck bone
- one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region
- OD
- the right eye
- parasympathetic
- originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions; slows the heart; constricts the pupils; dilates blood vessels
- pterygium
- either of two thickened triangular layers of conjunctiva extending from the nasal edge of the eye to the cornea; it arises from irritation of the pinguecula
- lens of the eye
- biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina
- semilunar valve
- a heart valve with cusps shaped like half-moons; prevents blood from flowing back into the heart
- arcus senilis
- a whitish deposit in the shape of an arc that is sometimes seen in the cornea
- bronchial artery
- arteries that accompany the bronchioles
- abdominal
- the muscles of the abdomen
- perforating vein
- veins that accompany the perforating arteries; drain leg muscles; empty into the deep femoral vein
- beta cell
- a cell that produces insulin in the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas
- XX
- (genetics) normal complement of sex chromosomes in a female
- cortex
- the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus
- nervus
- any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
- plaque
- (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body
- beehive
- a hairdo resembling a beehive
- prefrontal cortex
- the anterior part of the frontal lobe
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