Nouns denoting body parts

columnar cell
an epithelial cell that is shaped like a column; some have cilia
 
right hand
the hand that is on the right side of the body
 
compound eye
in insects and some crustaceans: composed of many light-sensitive elements each forming a portion of an image
 
articulator
a movable speech organ
 
connective tissue
tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments
 
sutura coronalis
the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull
 
sartorius
a muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor; the longest muscle in the human body
 
cancer cell
a cell that is part of a malignant tumor
 
vena canaliculi cochleae
vein of the cochlear canal
 
plexus coccygeus
a small plexus formed by the fifth sacral and coccygeal nerves
 
cowl muscle
either of two flat triangular muscles of the shoulder and upper back that are involved in moving the shoulders and arms
 
abducent nerve
a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye
 
organ of Corti
the hearing organ of the inner ear; contains receptors that respond to sound waves
 
ANS
the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands
 
superior thyroid vein
a vein on each side that drains the upper part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular vein
 
vasa vasorum
any small blood vessel ramifying on the outside of a major artery or vein
 
allograft
tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft
 
bucktooth
a large projecting front tooth
 
gamete
a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
 
stretch receptor
a receptor in a muscle that responds to stretching of the muscle tissue
 
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