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Organs

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

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Organ Epicardium epicardium Chest The epicardium is the outermost layer of the heart wall and is the same structure as…
Organ Esophageal Musculature tunica muscularis oesophagi Chest The esophageal musculature is unique in its transition from voluntary striated muscle in the upper esophagus…
Organ Fibrous Pericardium pericardium fibrosum Chest The fibrous pericardium is the tough, cone-shaped outer bag of dense connective tissue that surrounds the…
Organ Fibrous Skeleton of the Heart skeleton fibrosum cordis Chest The fibrous skeleton is a framework of dense collagen at the base of the heart. It…
Organ Fossa Ovalis fossa ovalis Chest The fossa ovalis is an oval depression on the right atrial side of the interatrial septum.…
Organ Heart cor Chest The heart is a hollow, four-chambered muscular pump about the size of a closed fist, weighing…
Organ Hilum of the Lung hilum pulmonis Chest The hilum is the wedge-shaped area on the inner (mediastinal) surface of each lung where the…
Organ Horizontal Fissure fissura horizontalis pulmonis dextri Chest The horizontal fissure is found only in the right lung, where it separates the upper lobe…
Organ Inferior Lobe of the Left Lung lobus inferior pulmonis sinistri Chest The inferior (lower) lobe of the left lung lies below and behind the oblique fissure, forming…
Organ Inferior Lobe of the Right Lung lobus inferior pulmonis dextri Chest The inferior (lower) lobe of the right lung lies below and behind the oblique fissure and…
Organ Inferior Mediastinum mediastinum inferius Chest The inferior mediastinum is the lower, larger part of the mediastinum, lying below the plane that…
Organ Interatrial Septum septum interatriale Chest The interatrial septum is the thin wall separating the right and left atria. It runs obliquely,…
Organ Interventricular Septum septum interventriculare Chest The interventricular septum is the thick wall between the right and left ventricles. Most of it…
Organ Interventricular Sulci sulcus interventricularis anterior et posterior Chest The anterior and posterior interventricular sulci are shallow grooves on the front and underside of the…
Organ Lactiferous Ducts ductus lactiferi Chest Lactiferous ducts are the main milk ducts of the breast, one draining each lobe. They run…
Organ Left Atrium atrium sinistrum Chest The left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs through four pulmonary veins. It forms most…
Organ Left Auricle auricula sinistra Chest The left auricle (left atrial appendage) is a narrow, finger-like, often lobed pouch extending from the…
Organ Left Bundle Branch crus sinistrum fasciculi atrioventricularis Chest The left bundle branch is a broad sheet of conducting fibres that leaves the bundle of…
Organ Left Lung pulmo sinister Chest The left lung is slightly smaller than the right because the heart bulges to the left.…
Organ Left Main Bronchus bronchus principalis sinister Chest The left main bronchus carries air from the trachea to the left lung. It is about…
Organ Left Ventricle ventriculus sinister Chest The left ventricle is the heart's main pumping chamber, driving oxygenated blood through the aortic valve…
Organ Lingula lingula pulmonis sinistri Chest The lingula is a small, tongue-shaped projection of the left upper lobe that hangs below the…
Organ Lobar Bronchi bronchi lobares Chest The lobar (secondary) bronchi are the branches of the main bronchi that supply each lobe of…
Organ Lobules of the Breast lobuli glandulae mammariae Chest Each lobe of the breast is made of many small lobules: clusters of tiny milk-producing sacs…

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