Whole Body

All anatomical structures in the Whole Body region

40 entries

All Types 40 Organs 19 Sense Organs 11 Glands & Lymphatics 10

40 entries

Organ Apocrine Sweat Glands glandulae sudoriferae apocrinae Whole Body Apocrine sweat glands are large coiled glands found mainly in the armpits, the groin and around…

Organ Dermal Papillae papillae dermales Whole Body Dermal papillae are small finger-like projections of the papillary dermis that interlock with downward ridges of…

Organ Dermis dermis (corium) Whole Body The dermis is the thick, tough layer of connective tissue beneath the epidermis. It is made…

Organ Eccrine Sweat Glands glandulae sudoriferae eccrinae (merocrinae) Whole Body Eccrine sweat glands are coiled tubular glands found in almost all skin, with the highest density…

Organ Epidermis epidermis Whole Body The epidermis is the outer layer of the skin, a stratified squamous epithelium with no blood…

Sense Organ Free Nerve Endings terminationes nervorum liberae Whole Body Free nerve endings are bare, branching sensory nerve terminals with no capsule, found in the epidermis,…

Sense Organ Golgi Tendon Organs organa sensoria tendinum Whole Body Golgi tendon organs are encapsulated receptors at the junction between muscle and tendon. Each lies in…

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…

Sense Organ Hair Follicle Receptors terminationes nervorum folliculorum pili Whole Body Hair follicle receptors are nerve endings wrapped around and running along the roots of hair follicles…

Organ Hypodermis (Subcutaneous Tissue) tela subcutanea (hypodermis) Whole Body The hypodermis, or subcutaneous tissue, is the layer of loose connective tissue and fat lying under…

Sense Organ Krause End Bulbs corpuscula bulboidea Whole Body Krause end bulbs (bulboid corpuscles) are small encapsulated nerve endings found in the lips, tongue, conjunctiva…

Gland Lymph lympha Whole Body Lymph is the clear to pale yellow fluid that flows in lymphatic vessels. It starts as…

Gland Lymphatic System systema lymphoideum Whole Body The lymphatic system is a body-wide network of vessels, nodes and lymphoid organs. It collects the…

Gland Lymph Node nodus lymphoideus Whole Body Lymph nodes are small bean-shaped filters, usually a few millimetres to about 2 cm long, placed…

Gland Lymphoid Follicles folliculi lymphoidei Whole Body Lymphoid follicles are rounded clusters of B cells found in lymph nodes, spleen, tonsils and mucosal…

Gland Medulla of the Lymph Node medulla nodi lymphoidei Whole Body The medulla is the inner part of a lymph node, made of medullary cords of plasma…

Sense Organ Meissner Corpuscles corpuscula tactus Whole Body Meissner corpuscles are small, encapsulated touch receptors in the dermal papillae just beneath the epidermis. They…

Organ Melanocytes melanocyti Whole Body Melanocytes are pigment-producing cells scattered in the basal layer of the epidermis, about one per 5-10…

Sense Organ Merkel Cells epitheliocyti tactus Whole Body Merkel cells are specialised cells in the basal layer of the epidermis that form touch receptors…

Gland Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue textus lymphoideus mucosae Whole Body Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) is the scattered lymphoid tissue in the linings of the gut, airways,…

Sense Organ Muscle Spindles fusi neuromusculares Whole Body Muscle spindles are small, capsule-bound stretch receptors lying parallel to ordinary muscle fibres in nearly all…

Sense Organ Nociceptors nociceptores Whole Body Nociceptors are sensory nerve endings that respond to stimuli that damage or threaten to damage tissue,…

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