Structure

Of body part.   May also be referred to as anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure and complex body part.

A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure".

This concept's ID is @1~28579

Anatomy

  • cavity 38 facts

    (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body.

  • tube 4 facts

    (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure.

  • concha 1 facts

    (anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape.

  • cingulum 0 facts

    (anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth).

  • radicle 0 facts

    (anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve).

  • fundus 0 facts

    (anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening...

Eye

  • lacrimal apparatus 3 facts

    The structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye.

  • uvea 0 facts

    The part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid.

Chromosome

  • nucleolus organizer 0 facts

    The particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after...

  • centromere 0 facts

    A specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the...

Labyrinth

  • membranous labyrinth 2 facts

    The sensory structures of the inner ear including the labyrinthine receptors...

  • bony labyrinth 0 facts

    Cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous lab...

Also contains

  • neural structure 37 facts

    A structure that is part of the nervous system.

  • passage 12 facts

    A path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passage...

  • cartilaginous structure 6 facts

    Body structure given shape by cartilage.

  • plexus 6 facts

    A network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph ves...

  • convolution 5 facts

    A convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain.

  • fold 4 facts

    A folded part (as in skin or muscle).

  • funiculus 3 facts

    Any of several body structure resembling a cord.

  • capsule 3 facts

    A structure that encloses a body part.

  • valve 3 facts

    A structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid...

  • rib 2 facts

    A riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant.

  • glans 2 facts

    A small rounded structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris.

  • carina 2 facts

    Any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird...

  • layer 2 facts

    Thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells.

  • vascular structure 2 facts

    A structure composed of or provided with blood vessels.

  • root 1 facts

    The part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support.

  • blade 1 facts

    A broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue).

  • landmark 1 facts

    An anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures...

  • calyculus 1 facts

    A small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing...

  • tooth 1 facts

    Toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell.

  • infundibulum 1 facts

    Any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal sta...

  • chiasma 1 facts

    An intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X.

  • filament 1 facts

    A threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells).

  • interstice 1 facts

    A small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ; "the interstices of a...

  • limbus 0 facts

    A border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure.

  • cytoskeleton 0 facts

    A microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many...

  • apodeme 0 facts

    Ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and...

  • peristome 0 facts

    Region around the mouth in various invertebrates.

  • pad 0 facts

    The fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger.

  • head 0 facts

    That part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves.

  • syrinx 0 facts

    The vocal organ of a bird.

  • alveolar bed 0 facts

    Lung tissue densely packed with alveoli.

  • gill slit 0 facts

    One of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through...

  • gill arch 0 facts

    One of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills...

  • lens nucleus 0 facts

    The central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex.

  • aster 0 facts

    Star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround...

  • bulb 0 facts

    A rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ.

  • cauda 0 facts

    Any taillike structure.

  • germ 0 facts

    A small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop...

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