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Organs

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

373 organs
96 organs in Abdomen  Clear ×
Organ Renal Columns columnae renales Abdomen Renal columns (of Bertin) are extensions of cortex that dip down between the renal pyramids towards…
Organ Renal Cortex cortex renalis Abdomen The renal cortex is the pale outer layer of kidney tissue, lying just beneath the capsule.…
Organ Renal Hilum hilum renale Abdomen The renal hilum is the vertical slit on the medial border of each kidney where the…
Organ Renal Lobes lobi renales Abdomen Each kidney contains about 8-18 lobes, each made of one renal pyramid with the cortex capping…
Organ Renal Medulla medulla renalis Abdomen The renal medulla is the darker inner region of the kidney, arranged as 8 to 18…
Organ Renal Papilla papilla renalis Abdomen A renal papilla is the rounded tip of a renal pyramid that projects into a minor…
Organ Renal Pelvis pelvis renalis Abdomen The renal pelvis is the funnel-shaped space where the major calyces come together before narrowing into…
Organ Renal Pyramids pyramides renales Abdomen The renal pyramids are the striped, cone-shaped masses that make up the renal medulla. Each kidney…
Organ Renal Sinus sinus renalis Abdomen The renal sinus is the central cavity of the kidney that opens to the outside at…
Organ Right and Left Hepatic Ducts ductus hepaticus dexter et sinister Abdomen The right and left hepatic ducts drain bile from the functional right and left halves of…
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 Small Intestine intestinum tenue Abdomen The small intestine is the longest part of the digestive tract, a coiled tube about 6-7…
Organ Stomach gaster Abdomen The stomach is the widest part of the digestive tract, a J-shaped muscular bag between the…
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 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 Transverse Colon colon transversum Abdomen The transverse colon is the longest and most mobile part of the colon, about 45-50 cm,…
Organ Umbilical Cord funiculus umbilicalis Abdomen The umbilical cord is the lifeline between the fetus and the placenta, about 50-60 cm long…
Organ Uncinate Process of the Pancreas processus uncinatus pancreatis Abdomen The uncinate process is a hook-shaped extension from the lower left part of the pancreatic head.…
Organ Ureter ureter Abdomen The ureters are two muscular tubes, each about 25-30 cm long, that carry urine from the…
Organ Ureteropelvic Junction junctura pyeloureterica Abdomen The ureteropelvic (pelviureteric) junction is the point where the funnel-shaped renal pelvis narrows into the ureter.…
Organ Vermiform Appendix appendix vermiformis Abdomen The vermiform appendix is a narrow, worm-like tube, usually about 6-10 cm long, opening from the…
Organ Visceral Peritoneum peritoneum viscerale Abdomen The visceral peritoneum is the layer of peritoneum that covers the surfaces of the abdominal organs,…
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