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Organs

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

373 organs
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Organ Right Main Bronchus bronchus principalis dexter Chest The right main bronchus is the airway carrying air from the trachea into the right lung.…
Organ Right Ventricle ventriculus dexter Chest The right ventricle pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs through the pulmonary valve. It forms most…
Organ Root of the Lung radix pulmonis Chest The root of the lung is the bundle of structures that connects each lung to the…
Organ Segmental Bronchi bronchi segmentales Chest The segmental (tertiary) bronchi are branches of the lobar bronchi, each supplying one bronchopulmonary segment. There…
Organ Semilunar Valve Cusps valvulae semilunares Chest The aortic and pulmonary valves each have three thin, pocket-shaped cusps that open flat against the…
Organ Serous Pericardium pericardium serosum Chest The serous pericardium is a thin, closed membrane folded back on itself to form two continuous…
Organ Sinoatrial Node nodus sinuatrialis Chest The sinoatrial (SA) node is the heart's natural pacemaker, a small crescent of specialised muscle cells…
Organ Sinus Venarum sinus venarum cavarum Chest The sinus venarum is the smooth-walled back part of the right atrium that receives the superior…
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 Supraventricular Crest crista supraventricularis Chest The supraventricular crest is a thick muscular ridge in the right ventricle that separates the rough…
Organ Terminal Bronchioles bronchioli terminales Chest Terminal bronchioles are the last and smallest purely conducting airways, less than about 0.5 mm wide,…
Organ Trabeculae Carneae trabeculae carneae Chest Trabeculae carneae are irregular muscular ridges and columns on the inner walls of both ventricles. Some…
Organ Trachea trachea Chest The trachea, or windpipe, is a flexible tube about 10-12 cm long and roughly 2 cm…
Organ Transverse Pericardial Sinus sinus transversus pericardii Chest The transverse pericardial sinus is a tunnel-like passage within the pericardial cavity that runs behind the…
Organ Triangle of Koch trigonum nodi atrioventricularis Chest The triangle of Koch is a landmark area on the lower right atrial septum that marks…
Organ Tricuspid Valve valva atrioventricularis dextra Chest The tricuspid valve guards the opening between the right atrium and right ventricle. It has three…
Organ Valve of the Coronary Sinus valvula sinus coronarii Chest The valve of the coronary sinus (Thebesian valve) is a thin semicircular fold guarding the opening…
Organ Valve of the Inferior Vena Cava valvula venae cavae inferioris Chest The valve of the inferior vena cava (Eustachian valve) is a crescent-shaped fold at the opening…
Organ Ventricular Myocardium myocardium ventriculare Chest The ventricular myocardium consists of cardiomyocytes, terminally differentiated striated muscle cells connected by intercalated discs with…
Organ Visceral Pleura pleura visceralis Chest The visceral (pulmonary) pleura is the thin membrane tightly attached to the whole surface of each…

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