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Body Atlas, Organ Reference

Organs

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

373 organs
373 organs
Organ Right Auricle auricula dextra Chest The right auricle is a small, ear-shaped pouch projecting from the upper front of the right…
Organ Right Bundle Branch crus dextrum fasciculi atrioventricularis Chest The right bundle branch is a thin, cord-like continuation of the bundle of His that carries…
Organ Right Colic Flexure flexura coli dextra Abdomen The right colic flexure, or hepatic flexure, is the bend where the ascending colon turns left…
Organ Right Lobe of the Liver lobus hepatis dexter Abdomen The right lobe is the largest lobe of the liver. Anatomically it lies to the right…
Organ Right Lung pulmo dexter Chest The right lung is the larger and heavier of the two lungs, divided by oblique and…
Organ Right Main Bronchus bronchus principalis dexter Chest The right main bronchus is the airway carrying air from the trachea into the right lung.…
Organ Right Ventricle ventriculus dexter Chest The right ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs through the pulmonary valve. It forms most…
Organ Rima Glottidis rima glottidis Neck The rima glottidis is the opening between the vocal folds and, at the back, between the…
Organ Root Canal canalis radicis dentis Head & Skull A root canal is the narrow channel running through the root of a tooth from the…
Organ Root of the Lung radix pulmonis Chest The root of the lung is the bundle of structures that connects each lung to the…
Organ Scrotum scrotum Pelvis & Hip The scrotum is the pouch of thin, wrinkled skin and smooth muscle that holds the testes…
Organ Sebaceous Glands glandulae sebaceae Whole Body Sebaceous glands are small oil glands in the dermis that release an oily secretion called sebum.…
Organ Segmental Bronchi bronchi segmentales Chest The segmental (tertiary) bronchi are branches of the lobar bronchi, each supplying one bronchopulmonary segment. There…
Organ Semilunar Valve Cusps valvulae semilunares Chest The aortic and pulmonary valves each have three thin, pocket-shaped cusps that open flat against the…
Organ Seminal Colliculus colliculus seminalis Pelvis & Hip The seminal colliculus (verumontanum) is a rounded bump on the back wall of the prostatic urethra.…
Organ Seminal Vesicle glandula vesiculosa (vesicula seminalis) Pelvis & Hip The seminal vesicles are a pair of coiled, sac-like glands about 5 cm long lying behind…
Organ Seminiferous Tubules tubuli seminiferi Pelvis & Hip The seminiferous tubules are the tightly coiled tubes inside the testis where sperm are made. Each…
Organ Serous Pericardium pericardium serosum Chest The serous pericardium is a thin, closed membrane folded back on itself to form two continuous…
Organ Sigmoid Colon colon sigmoideum Pelvis & Hip The sigmoid colon is an S-shaped loop of colon, very variable in length, running from the…
Organ Sinoatrial Node nodus sinuatrialis Chest The sinoatrial (SA) node is the heart's natural pacemaker, a small crescent of specialised muscle cells…
Organ Sinus Venarum sinus venarum cavarum Chest The sinus venarum is the smooth-walled back part of the right atrium that receives the superior…
Organ Skin cutis Whole Body The skin is the body's largest organ, covering about 1.5-2 square metres and making up roughly…
Organ Skin Tension Lines lineae distractionis Whole Body Skin tension lines (Langer lines and the related relaxed skin tension lines) describe the direction in…
Organ Small Intestine intestinum tenue Abdomen The small intestine is the longest part of the digestive tract, a coiled tube about 6-7…
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