Search Results for: thoracic
Thoracic cavity
Definition noun The body cavity of the human body (and other animal bodies) protected by the thoracic walls, and located... Read More
Skeletal system
What is the Skeletal System? How to define a skeleton? The skeletal system is the main framework that gives your body its... Read More
Respiration
Organization of the Respiratory System Each lung is composed of air sacs called alveoli - the sites of gas exchange with... Read More
Ventral body cavity
Definition noun The body cavity situated near the front of the human body, and consists of the thoracic cavity and... Read More
Ventilation
Ventilation Definition Often when persons think of ventilation, they think of getting clean or enough air into a room. This... Read More
Lymphatic duct
Definition noun, plural: lymph ducts A lymphatic vessel that carries lymph and drain it into the subclavian... Read More
Ventral primary ramus of spinal nerve
ventral primary ramus of spinal nerve (Science: anatomy, nerve) The larger, anterolaterally-directed major terminal branch... Read More
Abdominal cavity
Definition noun The body cavity of the human body (and other animal bodies) located below the thoracic cavity and above the... Read More
Dorsal spine
Definition noun One of the three distinct portions along the spine or the vertebral column (the other two are the cervical... Read More
Lymphatic vessel
Definition noun, plural: lymphatic vessels (anatomy) A vessel that carries lymph and is responsible for the removal of... Read More
Abdominopelvic cavity
Definition noun The body cavity made up of the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity. Supplement The ventral body cavity is... Read More
Apertura thoracis superior
Apertura thoracis superior --> superior thoracic aperture The upper boundary of the bony thorax composed of the first... Read More
Vertebral column
Definition noun, plural: vertebral columns The series of vertebrae that extend from the cranium to the coccyx, and serves as... Read More
Lymph nodes
Lymph nodes definition Lymph nodes are small, bean-shaped organs located in different parts of the body and act as... Read More
Spinal nerve
Definition noun, plural: spinal nerves Any of the pairs of nerves emerging from the spinal cord, where each pair is attached... Read More
Anterior primary division
Anterior primary division --> ventral primary ramus of spinal nerve (Science: anatomy, nerve) The larger,... Read More
Neural Control Mechanisms
Nerve cells called neurons generate electric signals that pass from one end of the cell to another and release chemical... Read More
Placentalia
Definition noun (taxonomy) A subdivision of the class Mammalia characterized primarily by their fetus being carried in the... Read More
Abdominal reflex
Definition noun, plural: abdominal reflexes Abdominal wall muscle contraction of the umbilicus toward the abdominal quadrant... Read More
Coccygeal spinal nerve
Definition noun, plural: coccygeal spinal nerves Any of the pair of nerves that emerge from the coccygeal region of the... Read More
Bronchopulmonary lymph node
Definition noun, plural: bronchopulmonary lymph nodes Any of the many lymph nodes located in the hilum of each lung, and... Read More
Scalene hiatus
scalene hiatus triangular gap bounded by the scalenus anterior and scalenus medius muscles and the first rib to which the... Read More
Subcostal line
subcostal line A transverse line transecting the inferiormost border of the thoracic cage, indicating the subcostal... Read More
Antennapedia
Definition noun A hox gene first described in Drosophila, which is responsible for the formation and differentiation of the... Read More
Analogous structures
Analogous Structures Definition In evolutionary biology, analogous structures are biological structures having similar or... Read More
Nervous System
THE is the most complicated and highly organized of the various systems which make up the human body. It is the... Read More
Parasympathetic nervous system
Definition noun A division of the (vertebrate) autonomic nervous system whose physiological effects are mostly in opposition... Read More
Respiration rate
Respiration Rate Definition Respiration rate is a vital life process that expresses the breathing rate in an organism... Read More