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Body Atlas, Organ Reference

Organs

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

373 organs
373 organs
Organ Fingerprints (Dermal Ridges) cristae cutis (dermatoglyphi) Hand & Wrist Fingerprints are the patterns of fine ridges on the skin of the fingertips, palms, toes and…
Organ Floor of the Mouth regio sublingualis (diaphragma oris) Head & Skull The floor of the mouth is the horseshoe-shaped area under the tongue, supported by a muscular…
Organ Fossa Ovalis fossa ovalis Chest The fossa ovalis is an oval depression on the right atrial side of the interatrial septum.…
Organ Frenulum of the Tongue frenulum linguae Head & Skull The lingual frenulum is a midline fold of mucosa that attaches the underside of the tongue…
Organ Fundus of the Stomach fundus gastricus Abdomen The fundus is the dome-shaped upper part of the stomach that rises above the level of…
Organ Fundus of the Uterus fundus uteri Pelvis & Hip The fundus is the rounded top of the uterus, lying above the openings of the uterine…
Organ Gallbladder vesica biliaris Abdomen The gallbladder is a pear-shaped sac, about 7-10 cm long, that lies in a fossa on…
Organ Gallbladder Muscularis tunica muscularis vesicae biliaris Abdomen The gallbladder muscularis is the smooth muscle coat that enables gallbladder contraction to expel bile. Unlike…
Organ Gastric Rugae plicae gastricae Abdomen Gastric rugae are the folds of mucosa and submucosa that line the inside of the stomach.…
Organ Gastro-oesophageal Junction junctio oesophagogastrica Abdomen The gastro-oesophageal junction is where the oesophagus joins the cardia of the stomach, just below the…
Organ Gingiva gingiva Head & Skull The gingiva (gums) is the part of the oral mucosa that covers the alveolar bone and…
Organ Glans of the Clitoris glans clitoridis Pelvis & Hip The glans is the small visible tip of the clitoris, partly covered by the clitoral hood…
Organ Glans Penis glans penis Pelvis & Hip The glans is the cap-like, expanded tip of the penis formed by the end of the…
Organ Glomerular Capsule (Bowman Capsule) capsula glomerularis (Bowmani) Abdomen The glomerular capsule, or Bowman capsule, is the double-walled cup at the start of the nephron…
Organ Glomerulus glomerulus renalis Abdomen The glomerulus is a tiny tuft of looping capillaries inside each nephron where blood is first…
Organ Glottis glottis Neck The glottis is the voice-producing part of the larynx, made up of the two vocal folds…
Organ Greater Cornu of the Thyroid Cartilage cornu superius cartilaginis thyroideae Neck The greater (superior) cornu of the thyroid cartilage is a long backward-projecting horn from the posterior…
Organ Greater Curvature of the Stomach curvatura major gastris Abdomen The greater curvature is the long, convex left border of the stomach, about four or five…
Organ Greater Vestibular Glands (Bartholin Glands) glandulae vestibulares majores (Bartholini) Pelvis & Hip The greater vestibular (Bartholin) glands are two pea-sized glands lying just behind the vestibular bulbs on…
Organ Hair pilus Whole Body A hair is a thin, flexible strand of dead, keratinised cells growing from a hair follicle.…
Organ Hair Bulb bulbus pili Whole Body The hair bulb is the swollen base of a hair follicle deep in the skin. It…
Organ Hair Follicle folliculus pili Whole Body A hair follicle is a tube-shaped pocket of epidermis that dips down into the dermis or…
Organ Haustra of the Colon haustra coli Abdomen Haustra are the series of pouches or sacculations along the colon, produced because the taeniae coli…
Organ Head of the Pancreas caput pancreatis Abdomen The head is the widest part of the pancreas, nestled inside the C-shaped loop of the…
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