body structure

Noun
  1. A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement (synset 105232895)
    "he has good bone structure"
    is a type of: body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
    subtypes:
    • layer - thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
    • apodeme - ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles
    • caliculus, calycle, calyculus - a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)
    • tooth - toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell
    • pad - the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger
    • branchial cleft, gill cleft, gill slit - one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes
    • branchial arch, gill arch, gill bar - one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians
    • peristome - region around the mouth in various invertebrates
    • syrinx - the vocal organ of a bird
    • bulb - a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ
    • carina - any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom
    • cauda - any taillike structure
    • chiasm, chiasma, decussation - an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X
    • cingulum - (anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)
    • concha - (anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape
    • filament, filum - a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
    • germ - a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
    • infundibulum - any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk)
    • interstice - a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ
    • landmark - an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken
    • limbus - a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure
    • rib - a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
    • blade - a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)
    • radicle - (anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve)
    • plexus, rete - a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
    • tube, tube-shaped structure - (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
    • passage, passageway - a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
    • fundus - (anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening
    • funiculus - any of several body structure resembling a cord
    • head - that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves
    • bodily cavity, cavity, cavum - (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
    • root - the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair
    • capsule - a structure that encloses a body part
    • uvea - the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid
    • lens nucleus, nucleus - the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex
    • membranous labyrinth - the sensory structures of the inner ear including the labyrinthine receptors and the cochlea; contained within the bony labyrinth
    • bony labyrinth, osseous labyrinth - cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth
    • glans - a small rounded structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris
    • alveolar bed - lung tissue densely packed with alveoli
    • valve - a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
    • vascular structure - a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels
    • lacrimal apparatus - the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye
    • cytoskeleton - a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence
    • nucleolar organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolus organizer - the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division
    • centromere, kinetochore - a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape
    • aster - star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis
    • neural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous system
    • fold, plica - a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
    • convolution, gyrus - a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain
    • cartilaginous structure - body structure given shape by cartilage
    • ball - a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass
    • plate - any flat platelike body structure or part
    • horny structure, unguis - any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin
    • skeletal structure - any structure created by the skeleton of an organism
    • costa - a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)
    • head - the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint
    • bridge - the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose
    • rotator cuff - a supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move
    • cornu - (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape
    • corona - (anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape
    • receptor - a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
    • zona, zone - (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure
    same as: anatomical structure, bodily structure, complex body part, structure

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