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Organs

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

373 organs
373 organs
Organ Soft Palate palatum molle (velum palatinum) Head & Skull The soft palate is the mobile muscular flap hanging from the back edge of the hard…
Organ Spermatic Cord funiculus spermaticus Pelvis & Hip The spermatic cord is the bundle of structures that suspends each testis and runs from the…
Organ Spongy Urethra pars spongiosa urethrae Pelvis & Hip The spongy (penile) urethra is the longest part of the male urethra, about 15 cm, running…
Organ Stomach gaster Abdomen The stomach is the widest part of the digestive tract, a J-shaped muscular bag between the…
Organ Stratum Basale stratum basale epidermidis Whole Body The stratum basale is the deepest single layer of the epidermis, a row of column-shaped cells…
Organ Stratum Corneum stratum corneum epidermidis Whole Body The stratum corneum is the outermost layer of the skin, made of 15-30 or more rows…
Organ Stratum Granulosum stratum granulosum epidermidis Whole Body The stratum granulosum is a thin layer of 1-5 cell rows where keratinocytes flatten, fill with…
Organ Stratum Lucidum stratum lucidum epidermidis Hand & Wrist The stratum lucidum is a thin clear layer of flattened dead cells found only in very…
Organ Stratum Spinosum stratum spinosum epidermidis Whole Body The stratum spinosum is the thickest living layer of the epidermis, several cells deep, where keratinocytes…
Organ Superior Lobe of the Left Lung lobus superior pulmonis sinistri Chest The superior (upper) lobe of the left lung lies above and in front of the oblique…
Organ Superior Lobe of the Right Lung lobus superior pulmonis dextri Chest The superior (upper) lobe of the right lung forms the top part of the right lung,…
Organ Superior Mediastinal Space spatium mediastini superioris Chest The superior mediastinum lies above the sternal angle, containing the great vessels, trachea, oesophagus, thymus remnant,…
Organ Superior Mediastinum mediastinum superius Chest The superior mediastinum is the upper part of the central chest compartment, above an imaginary plane…
Organ Superior Part of the Duodenum pars superior duodeni Abdomen The superior part is the first part of the duodenum, about 5 cm long, running from…
Organ Supraventricular Crest crista supraventricularis Chest The supraventricular crest is a thick muscular ridge in the right ventricle that separates the rough…
Organ Taeniae Coli taeniae coli Abdomen The taeniae coli are three narrow ribbons of longitudinal smooth muscle running along the caecum and…
Organ Tail of the Pancreas cauda pancreatis Abdomen The tail is the narrow left end of the pancreas, which runs between the layers of…
Organ Teeth dentes Head & Skull The teeth are hard, mineralised organs set in sockets of the maxilla and mandible that cut,…
Organ Terminal Bronchioles bronchioli terminales Chest Terminal bronchioles are the last and smallest purely conducting airways, less than about 0.5 mm wide,…
Organ Testis testis Pelvis & Hip The testes are the paired male gonads, oval organs about 4-5 cm long that hang in…
Organ Third Molars dentes molares tertii Head & Skull The third molars, or wisdom teeth, are the last teeth to erupt, usually between about 17…
Organ Thyroid Cartilage cartilago thyroidea Neck The thyroid cartilage is the largest cartilage of the larynx, formed by two quadrilateral laminae that…
Organ Tongue lingua Head & Skull The tongue is a highly mobile muscular organ that lies on the floor of the mouth…
Organ Tooth Crown corona dentis Head & Skull The crown is the part of a tooth covered by enamel. Anatomists separate the anatomical crown,…
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