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Organs

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

373 organs
30 organs starting with C  Clear ×
Organ Caecum caecum Abdomen The caecum is the blind-ended pouch at the start of the large intestine, lying in the…
Organ Canines dentes canini Head & Skull The canines are the four pointed teeth at the corners of the dental arches, one in…
Organ Cardiac Conduction Muscle myocytus conducens cardiacus (fibra Purkinje) Chest Cardiac conduction cells are specialised modified cardiomyocytes with reduced contractile capacity and enhanced electrical automaticity and…
Organ Cardiac Notch of the Left Lung incisura cardiaca pulmonis sinistri Chest The cardiac notch is a deep indentation in the front edge of the left lung where…
Organ Cardia of the Stomach pars cardiaca gastris Abdomen The cardia is the small region of the stomach that surrounds the opening from the oesophagus…
Organ Carina carina tracheae Chest The carina is the keel-shaped ridge of cartilage at the bottom of the trachea where it…
Organ Caudate Lobe of the Liver lobus caudatus hepatis Abdomen The caudate lobe is a small lobe on the back of the liver, between the groove…
Organ Cementum cementum Head & Skull Cementum is the thin, bone-like layer that covers the root of each tooth. It is about…
Organ Cervical Canal canalis cervicis uteri Pelvis & Hip The cervical canal is the narrow passage through the cervix, linking the uterine cavity above (at…
Organ Cervical Transformation Zone zona transformationis cervicis Pelvis & Hip The transformation zone is the ring of tissue on the cervix where the glandular lining of…
Organ Cervix cervix uteri Pelvis & Hip The cervix is the narrow lower part of the uterus, about 2.5-3 cm long, that projects…
Organ Cheeks buccae Head & Skull The cheeks form the movable side walls of the mouth. Each is a layered structure of…
Organ Chordae Tendineae chordae tendineae Chest The chordae tendineae are thin, strong fibrous cords that connect the edges and undersides of the…
Organ Circular Folds of the Small Intestine plicae circulares Abdomen Circular folds (plicae circulares, valves of Kerckring) are permanent ridges of mucosa and submucosa that run…
Organ Clitoris clitoris Pelvis & Hip The clitoris is the female erectile organ, much larger than its visible tip suggests. The visible…
Organ Collecting Duct ductus colligens Abdomen Collecting ducts receive fluid from many nephrons and run down through the medulla to open at…
Organ Common Bile Duct ductus choledochus Abdomen The common bile duct is formed by the union of the common hepatic and cystic ducts…
Organ Common Hepatic Duct ductus hepaticus communis Abdomen The common hepatic duct is formed at the porta hepatis by the union of the right…
Organ Conus Arteriosus conus arteriosus Chest The conus arteriosus, or infundibulum, is the smooth-walled, funnel-shaped outflow part of the right ventricle leading…
Organ Corniculate and Cuneiform Cartilages cartilagines corniculatae et cuneiformes Neck The corniculate cartilages (Santorini cartilages) are small paired nodules of elastic cartilage sitting atop the arytenoid…
Organ Coronary Sulcus sulcus coronarius Chest The coronary sulcus is the groove that runs around the outside of the heart where the…
Organ Corpora Cavernosa corpora cavernosa penis Pelvis & Hip The corpora cavernosa are the two parallel cylinders of erectile tissue that form the upper bulk…
Organ Corpus Albicans corpus albicans Pelvis & Hip The corpus albicans is the small white scar left in the ovary when a corpus luteum…
Organ Corpus Luteum corpus luteum Pelvis & Hip The corpus luteum is a temporary yellow hormone-producing body that forms in the ovary from the…
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