Nouns denoting body parts
- mammary gland
- milk-secreting organ of female mammals
- membrane
- a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants
- pocket
- (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
- ANS
- the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands
- vena pulmonalis superior
- either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the superior lobes of the lungs
- iliac vein
- one of three veins draining the pelvic area
- megalocyte
- abnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia)
- birth canal
- a passage in the uterus and vagina through which a fetus passes during vaginal birth
- serratus posterior superior
- a thin quadrilateral muscle of the upper and dorsal part of the thorax; acts to elevate the upper ribs
- groove
- (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part
- cardiac sphincter
- the valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach; the physiological sphincter at the esophagogastric junction
- cavernous sinus
- either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial cavity
- venter
- the womb
- bandyleg
- a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee)
- left atrium
- the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins
- lingua
- a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
- calf
- the muscular back part of the shank
- incisor
- a tooth for cutting or gnawing; located in the front of the mouth in both jaws
- liver
- large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes
- Wernicke's center
- the auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people
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