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Organs

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

373 organs
373 organs
Organ Penis penis Pelvis & Hip The penis is the male organ of copulation and urination. It is built from three cylinders…
Organ Pericardium pericardium Chest The pericardium is the double-walled sac that encloses the heart and the roots of the great…
Organ Perimetrium perimetrium (tunica serosa uteri) Pelvis & Hip The perimetrium is the outer covering of the uterus, a layer of peritoneum with a thin…
Organ Periodontium periodontium Head & Skull The periodontium is the group of tissues that surround and support the teeth: the gingiva, the…
Organ Perionychium (Nail Bed) perionychium (apparatus unguis) Hand & Wrist The nail apparatus includes the germinal matrix (proximal, produces the nail plate), sterile matrix (distal, adheres…
Organ Peritoneum peritoneum Abdomen The peritoneum is the thin, glistening serous membrane that lines the abdominal and pelvic cavities and…
Organ Permanent Teeth dentes permanentes Head & Skull Adults have 32 permanent teeth, eight in each quarter of the mouth: two incisors, one canine,…
Organ Pharyngeal Cavity cavitas pharyngis Neck The pharyngeal cavity is the musculofascial tube extending from the skull base to the oesophageal inlet…
Organ Pharyngeal Recess recessus pharyngeus Head & Skull The pharyngeal recess (fossa of Rosenmuller) is the bilateral lateral recess of the nasopharynx, posterior and…
Organ Pharynx pharynx Neck The pharynx is a funnel-shaped muscular tube about 12-14 cm long that runs from the base…
Organ Philtrum philtrum Head & Skull The philtrum is the vertical groove in the middle of the upper lip, running from the…
Organ Piriform Fossa recessus piriformis Neck The piriform fossa (piriform recess or sinus) is a pear-shaped gutter on each side of the…
Organ Piriform Sinus recessus piriformis Neck The piriform sinus (pyriform fossa) is the paired lateral recess of the hypopharynx, lying on either…
Organ Placenta placenta Abdomen The placenta is a temporary organ that develops in pregnancy where the embryo implants in the…
Organ Pleura pleura Chest The pleura is the thin, shiny serous membrane that lines each half of the chest and…
Organ Pleural Dome Space cupula pleurae Chest The pleural dome (cupula) is the most superior extent of the pleural cavity, projecting 2-3 cm…
Organ Porta Hepatis porta hepatis Abdomen The porta hepatis is the transverse fissure on the underside of the liver where the main…
Organ Posterior Mediastinum mediastinum posterius Chest The posterior mediastinum lies behind the pericardium and in front of the lower thoracic vertebrae. It…
Organ Premolars dentes premolares Head & Skull The premolars are eight teeth, two in each quarter of the mouth, between the canines and…
Organ Prepuce (Foreskin) preputium penis Pelvis & Hip The prepuce, or foreskin, is the double fold of skin and mucosa that covers the glans…
Organ Prostate prostata Pelvis & Hip The prostate is a walnut-sized gland lying just below the bladder and in front of the…
Organ Prostatic Urethra pars prostatica urethrae Pelvis & Hip The prostatic urethra is the 3-4 cm part of the male urethra that passes through the…
Organ Prostatic Utricle utriculus prostaticus Pelvis & Hip The prostatic utricle is a small blind pouch, about 6 mm deep, that opens at the…
Organ Prostatic Zones zonae prostatae Pelvis & Hip The prostate is described in zones rather than lobes in modern practice, based on the work…
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