Process

Of body part.   May also be referred to as appendage and outgrowth.

A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process".

This concept's ID is @1~29860

Temporal Bone

  • mastoid 1 facts

    Process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull.

  • styloid process 0 facts

    Extends from the base of the temporal bone.

Vertebra

  • apophysis 0 facts

    (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process...

  • transverse process 0 facts

    One of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of...

Sperm

  • flagellum 1 facts

    A lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and...

  • acrosome 0 facts

    A process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration...

Jaw

  • alveolar ridge 2 facts

    A ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets...

  • alveolar arch 0 facts

    The part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set.

Bone

  • condyle 3 facts

    A round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.

  • coronoid process 1 facts

    A sharp triangular process projecting from a bone.

Also contains

  • plant process 13 facts

    A natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ.

  • tail 10 facts

    The posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond...

  • hair 4 facts

    A filamentous projection or process on an organism.

  • crest 3 facts

    A showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal.

  • horn 2 facts

    One of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates.

  • tentacle 2 facts

    Any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or...

  • spine 2 facts

    A sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a...

  • style 1 facts

    A slender bristlelike or tubular process; "a cartilaginous style".

  • villus 1 facts

    A minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane.

  • excrescence 1 facts

    (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body.

  • tuberosity 1 facts

    A protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament.

  • caruncle 1 facts

    An outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum...

  • epicondyle 1 facts

    A projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and lig...

  • ridge 1 facts

    Any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane.

  • aculea 0 facts

    Small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects.

  • acromion 0 facts

    The outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade.

  • pterygoid process 0 facts

    Two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone.

  • appendix 0 facts

    A vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small...

  • ala 0 facts

    A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism; "the alae of the nose"; "the alae...

  • odontoid process 0 facts

    A toothlike process at the back of 2nd vertebra of the neck.

  • papilla 0 facts

    (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf.

  • metaphysis 0 facts

    The growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis.

  • fetlock 0 facts

    Projection behind and above a horse's hoof.

  • olecranon 0 facts

    Process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of...

  • horn 0 facts

    Any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a h...

  • zygomatic process 0 facts

    A slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch.

  • pseudopod 0 facts

    Temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion.

  • trochanter 0 facts

    One of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which...

  • papilla 0 facts

    A small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell; "the papillae...

  • arista 0 facts

    Bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies.

  • fimbria 0 facts

    Thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian t...

  • spicule 0 facts

    Small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates...

  • osteophyte 0 facts

    Small abnormal bony outgrowth.

  • papilla 0 facts

    A small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather.

  • cirrus 0 facts

    A slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often t...