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Organ Nail Folds vallum unguis Hand & Wrist The nail folds are the folds of skin that frame the nail plate on three sides:…

Organ Nail Matrix matrix unguis Hand & Wrist The nail matrix is the growth zone of the nail, a specialised area of epithelium lying…

Organ Nail Plate lamina unguis Hand & Wrist The nail plate is the hard, translucent plate of tightly packed keratin that forms the visible…

Bone Nasal Bone os nasale Head & Skull The nasal bones are paired rectangular bones forming the bony bridge of the nose, articulating superiorly…

Organ Nasal Cavity cavitas nasi Head & Skull The nasal cavity is the air-filled space within the nose, divided by the nasal septum and…

Muscle Nasalis musculus nasalis Head & Skull The nasalis has two functionally opposite parts: the transverse compressor narrows the nasal aperture during forced…

Organ Nasal Meatuses meatus nasi Head & Skull The nasal meatuses are the air passages beneath and beside each nasal concha on the lateral…

Bone Nasal Septum septum nasi osseum Head & Skull The bony nasal septum is formed by the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone superiorly and…

Organ Nasal Vestibule vestibulum nasi Head & Skull The nasal vestibule is the slightly widened entrance of each nasal cavity, just inside the nostril.…

Bone Nasion nasion Head & Skull The nasion is the most depressed point of the nasal root at the junction of the…

Nerve Nasociliary Nerve nervus nasociliaris Head & Skull The nasociliary nerve is a branch of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve (V1), entering…

Bone Nasolacrimal Canal canalis nasolacrimalis Head & Skull The nasolacrimal canal is the bony channel connecting the lacrimal fossa in the medial orbit to…

Sense Organ Nasolacrimal Duct Space ductus nasolacrimalis Head & Skull The nasolacrimal duct is the mucosal-lined channel within the nasolacrimal canal that drains tears from the…

Nerve Nasopalatine Nerve nervus nasopalatinus Head & Skull The nasopalatine nerve is a branch of the maxillary nerve (V2) from the pterygopalatine ganglion. It…

Organ Nasopharynx pars nasalis pharyngis Head & Skull The nasopharynx is the uppermost part of the pharynx, lying behind the nasal cavity and above…

Ligament Natatory Ligament ligamentum natatorum Hand & Wrist The natatory ligament (superficial transverse metacarpal ligament) is a transverse band of palmar fascia running across…

Bone Navicular os naviculare Foot & Ankle The navicular is the keystone of the medial longitudinal arch, articulating with the talus behind and…

Bone Navicular Tuberosity tuberositas ossis navicularis Foot & Ankle The navicular tuberosity is the rounded projection on the medial side of the navicular bone, palpable…

Ligament Naviculocuneiform Ligaments ligamenta naviculocuneiformia Foot & Ankle The naviculocuneiform ligaments connect the navicular to the three cuneiform bones, forming the naviculocuneiform joints at…

Ligament Naviculocuneiform Plantar Ligaments ligamenta naviculocuneiformia plantaria Foot & Ankle The plantar naviculocuneiform ligaments connect the inferior navicular to the plantar surface of the three cuneiform…

Organ Neck of the Bladder cervix vesicae Pelvis & Hip The bladder neck is the lowest, funnel-shaped part of the bladder where it joins the urethra.…

Organ Neck of the Gallbladder collum vesicae biliaris Abdomen The neck is the narrow, tapering end of the gallbladder that joins the cystic duct. It…

Organ Nephron nephronum Abdomen The nephron is the microscopic working unit of the kidney, and each kidney contains about one…

Organ Nephron Loop (Loop of Henle) ansa nephroni (Henle) Abdomen The nephron loop, or loop of Henle, is the hairpin-shaped part of the tubule that dips…

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