Nouns denoting body parts
- cancer juice
- a milky substance found in certain cancerous growths
- synovium
- a thin membrane in synovial (freely moving) joints that lines the joint capsule and secretes synovial fluid
- saliva
- a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
- musculus serratus posterior
- skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and downward
- metatarsal vein
- dorsal and plantar branches of veins serving the metatarsal region of the foot
- carotid body
- a chemoreceptor located near the bifurcations of the carotid arteries; monitors oxygen content of the blood and helps control respiration
- extremity
- that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso
- venae episclerales
- small veins in the sclera near the corneal margin; empty into the anterior ciliary veins
- soft palate
- a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking
- common iliac vein
- formed by the internal and external iliac veins; unites with its fellow from the opposite side of the body to form the inferior vena cava
- pump
- the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
- fistula
- an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface
- endoplasm
- the inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
- endocardium
- the membrane that lines the cavities of the heart and forms part of the heart valves
- hepatic lobe
- any of the five lobes forming the liver
- love handle
- excess fat around the waistline
- sublingual gland
- a small salivary gland that produces mucin (the viscous component of saliva); in human beings it is located on either side of the mouth under the tongue
- corticospinal tract
- any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal cord
- reproductive system
- organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring
- chest
- the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
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