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Organs

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

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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…
Organ Base of the Heart basis cordis Chest The base of the heart is its posterior surface, formed mainly by the left atrium with…
Organ Breast mamma Chest The breast is the rounded structure on the front of the chest wall, present in both…
Organ Bronchial Smooth Muscle musculus bronchialis Chest Bronchial smooth muscle encircles the airways from the main bronchi to the terminal bronchioles, forming the…
Organ Bronchioles bronchioli Chest Bronchioles are the small airways, usually under about 1 mm across, that branch from the bronchi…
Organ Bronchopulmonary Segments segmenta bronchopulmonalia Chest Bronchopulmonary segments are the largest subdivisions of a lobe that each have their own segmental bronchus…
Organ Bundle of His fasciculus atrioventricularis Chest The bundle of His (atrioventricular bundle) is a short cord of conducting fibres that continues from…
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 Carina carina tracheae Chest The carina is the keel-shaped ridge of cartilage at the bottom of the trachea where it…
Organ Chordae Tendineae chordae tendineae Chest The chordae tendineae are thin, strong fibrous cords that connect the edges and undersides of the…
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 Coronary Sulcus sulcus coronarius Chest The coronary sulcus is the groove that runs around the outside of the heart where the…
Organ Crista Terminalis crista terminalis Chest The crista terminalis is a smooth muscular ridge running down the inside of the right atrium…
Organ Endocardium endocardium Chest The endocardium is the thin, smooth inner lining of the heart chambers and valves. It consists…
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