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Body Atlas, Organ Reference

Organs

Organ reference, parts, location, blood and nerve supply, function, and common diseases.

373 organs
10 organs starting with A in Chest  Clear ×
Organ Alveolar Ducts and Sacs ductuli alveolares et sacculi alveolares Chest Alveolar ducts are thin passages whose walls are made almost entirely of the openings of alveoli.…
Organ Alveoli alveoli pulmonis Chest Alveoli are the tiny, thin-walled air sacs where oxygen passes into the blood and carbon dioxide…
Organ Anterior Mediastinum mediastinum anterius Chest The anterior mediastinum is the narrow space between the back of the sternum and the front…
Organ Aortic Sinuses sinus aortae Chest The aortic sinuses (sinuses of Valsalva) are three small bulges in the wall of the aorta…
Organ Aortic Valve valva aortae Chest The aortic valve sits between the left ventricle and the aorta. It has three half-moon (semilunar)…
Organ Apex of the Heart apex cordis Chest The apex of the heart is its blunt, rounded tip, formed by the left ventricle. It…
Organ Apex of the Lung apex pulmonis Chest The apex is the rounded top of each lung, which rises above the first rib into…
Organ Areolar Glands glandulae areolares Chest The areolar glands (Montgomery glands) are small sebaceous and milk glands that make the little bumps…
Organ Atrioventricular Node nodus atrioventricularis Chest The atrioventricular (AV) node is a small cluster of specialised conducting tissue that relays the electrical…
Organ Axillary Tail of the Breast processus axillaris mammae Chest The axillary tail (tail of Spence) is an extension of breast tissue from the upper outer…

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