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Organs

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

373 organs
373 organs
Organ Cheeks buccae Head & Skull The cheeks form the movable side walls of the mouth. Each is a layered structure of…
Organ Chordae Tendineae chordae tendineae Chest The chordae tendineae are thin, strong fibrous cords that connect the edges and undersides of the…
Organ Circular Folds of the Small Intestine plicae circulares Abdomen Circular folds (plicae circulares, valves of Kerckring) are permanent ridges of mucosa and submucosa that run…
Organ Clitoris clitoris Pelvis & Hip The clitoris is the female erectile organ, much larger than its visible tip suggests. The visible…
Organ Collecting Duct ductus colligens Abdomen Collecting ducts receive fluid from many nephrons and run down through the medulla to open at…
Organ Common Bile Duct ductus choledochus Abdomen The common bile duct is formed by the union of the common hepatic and cystic ducts…
Organ Common Hepatic Duct ductus hepaticus communis Abdomen The common hepatic duct is formed at the porta hepatis by the union of the right…
Organ Conus Arteriosus conus arteriosus Chest The conus arteriosus, or infundibulum, is the smooth-walled, funnel-shaped outflow part of the right ventricle leading…
Organ Corniculate and Cuneiform Cartilages cartilagines corniculatae et cuneiformes Neck The corniculate cartilages (Santorini cartilages) are small paired nodules of elastic cartilage sitting atop the arytenoid…
Organ Coronary Sulcus sulcus coronarius Chest The coronary sulcus is the groove that runs around the outside of the heart where the…
Organ Corpora Cavernosa corpora cavernosa penis Pelvis & Hip The corpora cavernosa are the two parallel cylinders of erectile tissue that form the upper bulk…
Organ Corpus Albicans corpus albicans Pelvis & Hip The corpus albicans is the small white scar left in the ovary when a corpus luteum…
Organ Corpus Luteum corpus luteum Pelvis & Hip The corpus luteum is a temporary yellow hormone-producing body that forms in the ovary from the…
Organ Corpus Spongiosum corpus spongiosum penis Pelvis & Hip The corpus spongiosum is the single column of erectile tissue that runs along the underside of…
Organ Cricoid Cartilage cartilago cricoidea Neck The cricoid cartilage is the only complete cartilaginous ring of the airway, forming the inferior laryngeal…
Organ Crista Terminalis crista terminalis Chest The crista terminalis is a smooth muscular ridge running down the inside of the right atrium…
Organ Crura of the Penis crura penis Pelvis & Hip The crura are the two diverging rear ends of the corpora cavernosa, attached firmly to the…
Organ Cuticle (Eponychium) eponychium Hand & Wrist The cuticle, or eponychium, is the thin band of skin at the base of the nail…
Organ Cystic Duct ductus cysticus Abdomen The cystic duct connects the neck of the gallbladder to the common hepatic duct, and their…
Organ Deciduous Teeth dentes decidui Head & Skull The deciduous teeth (baby or milk teeth) are the first set of 20 teeth: in each…
Organ Dental Arches arcus dentales Head & Skull The teeth are arranged in two horseshoe-shaped curves, the upper (maxillary) and lower (mandibular) dental arches.…
Organ Dental Pulp pulpa dentis Head & Skull The dental pulp is the soft living tissue at the centre of each tooth, filling the…
Organ Dentin dentinum Head & Skull Dentin is the yellowish, bone-like tissue that forms the bulk of each tooth, lying under the…
Organ Dermal Papillae papillae dermales Whole Body Dermal papillae are small finger-like projections of the papillary dermis that interlock with downward ridges of…
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