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Body Atlas, Organ Reference

Organs

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

373 organs
41 organs starting with P  Clear ×
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…
Organ Proximal Convoluted Tubule tubulus contortus proximalis Abdomen The proximal convoluted tubule is the first and longest coiled segment of the nephron after the…
Organ Pulmonary Valve valva trunci pulmonalis Chest The pulmonary valve guards the exit from the right ventricle into the pulmonary trunk. Like the…
Organ Purkinje Fibres rami subendocardiales Chest Purkinje fibres are large, specialised cardiac muscle cells that form a network beneath the endocardium of…
Organ Pyloric Antrum antrum pyloricum Abdomen The pyloric antrum is the funnel-shaped lower part of the stomach between the angular incisure and…
Organ Pyloric Canal canalis pyloricus Abdomen The pyloric canal is the narrow final 2-3 cm of the stomach, between the pyloric antrum…
Organ Pylorus pylorus Abdomen The pylorus is the outlet of the stomach, a thick-walled region surrounding the pyloric orifice where…
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