name: long bone epiphyseal plate ossification zone

description: Layer of the epiphyseal plate where new bone matrix is deposited[MP].


hypaxial region somite 22

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description: The hypaxial region of somite 22 derived body wall muscle. The hypaxial region is ventral to the horizontal myoseptum. Kimmel et al, 1995.


hypaxial region somite 18

description: The hypaxial region of somite 18 derived body wall muscle. The hypaxial region is ventral to the horizontal myoseptum. Kimmel et al, 1995.


hair follicle matrix region

description: The bulb region adjacent to the dermal papilla that contains rapidly proliferating matrix cells that give rise to the various cell lineages of the hair shaft and inner root sheath.


name: epithelium of posterior semicircular canal

description: An epithelium that is part of a posterior semicircular canal [Automatically generated definition].


non-keratinized epithelium of tongue

description: A non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium that is part of a tongue.


upper leg connective tissue

description: A portion of connective tissue that is part of a hindlimb stylopod [Automatically generated definition].


name: long bone epiphyseal plate hypertrophic zone

description: The layer of the epiphyseal plate of a long bone where chondrocytes mature and enlarge[MP].


vestibular epithelium

description: An epithelium that is part of a vestibular labyrinth.


urinary bladder smooth muscle

description: A portion of smooth muscle tissue that is part of a urinary bladder [Automatically generated definition].


raphe of soft palate

description: A palatine raphe that is part of a soft palate.


cartilage tissue of sternum

description: Any portion of cartilage tissue that is part of the sternum.


jejunal epithelium

description: An epithelium that is part of a jejunum.


urethra smooth muscle layer

description: A portion of smooth muscle tissue that is part of a urethra [Automatically generated definition].


tongue squamous epithelium

description: A squamous epithelium that is part of a tongue.


penis epithelium

description: An epithelium that is part of a penis [Automatically generated definition].


respiratory system skeletal muscle

description: A portion of skeletal muscle tissue that is part of a respiratory system [Automatically generated definition].


visceral fascia

description: Fascia that suspends a visceral organ.


vinculum of tendon

description: A tendinous band that connects the phalanges and the flexor muscles of the autopods.


areolar connective tissue

description: Loose connective tissue located at the outer and inner layers of organs. Examples: submucosal connective tissue, tunica adventitia of artery, papillary dermis, superficial fascia of dorsum of hand.


epithelium of incisor

description: An epithelium that is part of a incisor tooth [Automatically generated definition].


epicardial fat

description: Visceral intrapericardial fat contiguous with the myocardial surface.


foregut duodenum epithelium

description: An epithelium that is part of a duodenum of foregut.


skeletal muscle fiber triad

description: The skeletal muscle fiber structure comprised of the transverse tubule and the two associated terminal cisternae; each fiber normally has thousands of triads.


eye epithelium

description: An epithelium that is part of a camera-type eye.


epithelium of biliary system

description: The epithelial layer covering the biliary system. This includes the epithelium of the gallbladder (when present) as well as the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts.


anterior chamber epithelium

description: An epithelium that is part of a anterior chamber of eyeball.


outer fibrous layer of perichondrium

description: The perichondrium consists of two separate layers: an outer fibrous layer and inner chondrogenic layer. The fibrous layer contains fibroblasts, which produce collagenous fibers.


accessory nasal cartilage

description: Small cartilages of the nose connecting the greater alar cartilage and lateral nasal cartilage.


mammary bud

description: A bulb of epithelial cells that forms from the mammary placode that develops into the mammary gland.


inferior prenasal cartilage

description: Elongate cartilage that extends anteroventrally from the solum nasi to abut the ventral portion of the posterior aspect of the alary process of the premaxilla. It was first described by Wiedersheim in 1876.


future central tendon

description: A tendon that has the potential to develop into a central tendon.


epaxial region somite 10

description: The epaxial region of somite 10 derived body wall muscle. The epaxial region is dorsal to the horizontal myoseptum. Kimmel et al, 1995.


mineralized hyaline cartilage tissue

description: Hyaline cartilage tissue that is mineralized.


name: skeletal muscle tissue of biceps brachii

description: A portion of skeletal muscle tissue that is part of a biceps brachii [Automatically generated definition].


name: skeletal muscle tissue of internal intercostal muscle

description: A portion of skeletal muscle tissue that is part of a internal intercostal muscle [Automatically generated definition].


urothelium of ureter

description: The luminal epithelium of the tube that conducts the urine from the renal pelvis to the bladder[MP].


primary palate epithelium

description: An epithelium that is part of a primary palate.


skeletal muscle tissue of teres major

description: A portion of skeletal muscle tissue that is part of a teres major [Automatically generated definition].


bone tissue of distal epiphysis

description: A portion of bone tissue that is part of a distal epiphysis [Automatically generated definition].


epithelium of hindgut

description: An epithelium that is part of a hindgut [Automatically generated definition].


iris smooth muscle

description: A portion of smooth muscle tissue that is part of a iris [Automatically generated definition].


fibrous ring of heart

description: A ring of ribrous tissue that surrounds the atrioventricular and arterial orifices.


secondary palatal shelf epithelium

description: An epithelium that is part of a secondary palatal shelf.


mesonephric nephron epithelium

description: The mesonephric nephron epithelium is a tissue that covers the surface of a nephron in the mesonephros[GO].


intestinal bulb epithelium

description: Intestinal epithelium which lines the lumen of the intestinal bulb.


epaxial region somite 30

description: The epaxial region of somite 30 derived body wall muscle. The epaxial region is dorsal to the horizontal myoseptum. Kimmel et al, 1995.


epaxial region somite 26

description: The epaxial region of somite 26 derived body wall muscle. The epaxial region is dorsal to the horizontal myoseptum. Kimmel et al, 1995.


hypaxial region somite 9

description: The hypaxial region of somite 9 derived body wall muscle. The hypaxial region is ventral to the horizontal myoseptum. Kimmel et al, 1995.


pararenal fat

description: The paranephric body (or paranephric fat or pararenal fat) is collection of adipose tissue located superficial to the renal fascia. The perirenal fat, or adipose capsule of kidney, is deep to the renal fascia but superficial to the renal capsule.


cephalic neural fold

description: The elevated margins of the neural groove that are located in the future cephalic region of the embryo.


muscularis orbicularis

description: A fringe of muscle running along the periphery of the panniculus.


arm connective tissue

description: A portion of connective tissue that is part of an arm [Automatically generated definition].


skeletal muscle tissue of supraspinatus

description: A portion of skeletal muscle tissue that is part of a supraspinatus [Automatically generated definition].


somite 7

description: Undifferentiated mesodermal component of early trunk segment 7 or metamere, derived from paraxial mesoderm; forms the myotome, sclerotome and perhaps dermatome. Kimmel et al, 1995.


iliac artery smooth muscle tissue

description: A portion of smooth muscle tissue that is part of an iliac artery.


fenestra nasobasalis

description: Small opening at the anterior tip of the nasal capsule, on the floor of the cavum inferius. It is located medially to the base of the inferior prenasal cartilage and serves for the passage of the ramus medialis narium and arteria orbitonasalis.


hypaxial region somite 16

description: The hypaxial region of somite 16 derived body wall muscle. The hypaxial region is ventral to the horizontal myoseptum. Kimmel et al, 1995.


iliac vein smooth muscle tissue

description: A portion of smooth muscle tissue that is part of an iliac vein.


non-mineralized cartilage tissue

description: Cartilage tissue that is not mineralized.


minor alar cartilage

description: The part which forms the lateral wall is curved to correspond with the ala of the nose; it is oval and flattened, narrow behind, where it is connected with the frontal process of the maxilla by a tough fibrous membrane, in which are found three or four small cartilaginous plates, the lesser alar cartilages.


enthesis

description: The connective tissue between tendon and bone insertion sites, which acts to transmit tensile load from soft tissues to bone. They may be of the dense fibrous connective tissue or fibrocartilage type; fibrous entheses attach directly to bone or periosteum primarily via fibrous tissue, and fibrocartilaginous entheses attach to bone through a transitional layer of fibrocartilage from the fibrous tendon tissue the sites where tendons or ligaments insert into the bone. Recurring stress or inflammatory autoimmune disease can cause inflammation or occasionally fibrosis and calcification of the enthesis.


hypaxial myotome region

description: Portion of myotome that is ventral to the horizontal septum.


epaxial region somite 4

description: The epaxial region of somite 4 derived body wall muscle. The epaxial region is dorsal to the horizontal myoseptum. Kimmel et al, 1995.


hypaxial region somite 1

description: The hypaxial region of somite 1 derived body wall muscle. The hypaxial region is ventral to the horizontal myoseptum. Kimmel et al, 1995.


tail fat pad

description: Encapsulated adipose tissue that is part of a tail.


wall of crypt of Lieberkuhn

description: The lateral parts of an intestinal crypt, continuous distally with the base and proximally with the intestinal villus epithelium.


interscapular fat pad

description: Encapsulated adipose tissue located between the scapulae.


inner ear epithelium

description: The epithelial cell layer containing the sensory hair cells and their associated sensory nerve terminals.


pedal digit 2 epithelium

description: An epithelium that is part of a pedal digit 2.


heart elastic tissue

description: The type of heart connective tissue found in the endocardial layer that consists mainly of elastic fibers.


medial orbitonasal foramen

description: Opening on the postnasal wall for the medial branch (= ramus medialis nasi) of the ophthalmicus nerve.


red bone marrow of iliac crest

description: Red bone marrow located in an iliac crest.


lobar bronchus connective tissue

description: A portion of connective tissue that is part of a lobar bronchus [Automatically generated definition].


upper jaw molar epithelium

description: A dental epithelium that is part of a upper jaw molar.


metanephric short descending thin limb

description: The metanephric short descending thin limb is the descending thin limb of a short nephron in the metanephros that has a squamous epithelial morphology[GO].


upper eyelid epithelium

description: An epithelium that is part of an upper eyelid [Automatically generated definition].


cardiac muscle tissue of left auricle

description: A cardiac muscle tissue that is part of a left atrium auricular region.


buccal fat pad

description: The Buccal fat pad is one of several encapsulated fat masses in the cheek. It is a deep fat pad located on either side of the face between the buccinator muscle and several more superficial muscles. It should not be confused with the malar fat pad, which is directly below the skin of the cheek. It should also not be confused with jowl fat pads. It is implicated in the formation of hollow cheeks and the nasolabial fold, but not in the formation of jowls.


name: smooth muscle tissue of terminal bronchiole

description: A portion of smooth muscle tissue that is part of a terminal bronchiole [Automatically generated definition].


neural tube mantle layer

description: The layer of glia and differentiating neurons that forms as a second layer around the germinal neuroepithium; as this develops it comes to lie between the ventricular and marginal layers and includes the basal and alar plates. Develops into neurons and glia forming a gray matter layer.


midgut duodenum epithelium

description: An epithelium that is part of a duodenum of midgut.


parietal mesothelium

description: Mesothelium overs the body walls is called the parietal mesothelium.


mammary gland fat

description: The mammary fat is an adipose structure in the gland that is invaded by the mammary ducts.


Bachmann's bundle

description: The impulse conduction tract that originates in the sinoatrial node and transmits signal to the left atrium.


mesoderm blood island

description: A blood island that is part of a mesoderm.


perichordal ring

description: Enlarged section of perichordal tube that is arranged serially but out of phase with segmental musculature.


fenestra nasolateralis

description: Elongated opening located on the lateral side of the nasal capsule.


wrist connective tissue

description: A portion of connective tissue that is part of a wrist [Automatically generated definition].


lung connective tissue

description: The connective tissue located between the respiratory (airway and alveolar) epithelium, the capillary endothelium and pleural mesothelium; it contains basement membrane composed of collagen, elastin, proteoglycans, and fibronectin.


lower leg epithelium

description: An epithelium that is part of a lower leg [Automatically generated definition].


metanephric smooth muscle tissue

description: Any smooth muscle tissue that is part of a metanephros.


distal convoluted tubule macula densa

description: A macula densa that is part of a distal convoluted tubule [Automatically generated definition].


lamina terminalis of neural tube

description: The anterior-most (rostral) portion of the wall of the neural tube, formed by closure of the anterior neuropore; the median strip of the anterior wall of the prosencephalon, which persists in a relatively unchanged state as the cerebral hemispheres grow out forward beyond the original anterior end of the prosencephalon.


chondroid tissue

description: Skeletal tissue that is mineralized, has large chondrocyte-like cells, sparse extracellular matrix, and minimal perichondrium; develops from non-mineralized chondroid tissue.


fenestra lateralis nasi

description: Opening on the lateral side of the nasal capsule.


metanephric epithelium

description: An epithelium is a tissue that covers the internal or external surfaces of an anatomical structure[GO].


name: hepatic sinusoid of right of lobe of liver

description: A hepatic sinusoid that is part of a right lobe of liver.


cloacal epithelium

description: An epithelium that is part of a cloaca.


enteric circular muscle

description: Smooth muscle of the enteric muscle system in which the cells are aligned perpendicular to the lumen of the gut.


epididymis smooth muscle

description: A portion of smooth muscle tissue that is part of a epididymis [Automatically generated definition].


name: wall of crypt of Lieberkuhn of large intestine

description: A wall of crypt of Lieberkuhn that is part of a large intestine.


insect mesothoracic tergum primordium

description: Region of the dorsal mesothoracic disc that will develop into the mesothoracic tergum.


name: muscularis mucosa of fundus of urinary bladder

description: A muscularis mucosa that is part of a fundus of urinary bladder.


epithelium of large intestine

description: An epithelium that is part of a large intestine [Automatically generated definition].


yolk sac endoderm

description: The portion of the yolk sac that is derived from endoderm and lines the yolk sac.


orbital fat pad

description: A fat pad that is part of a orbital region.


name: respiratory system blood vessel smooth muscle

description: A blood vessel smooth muscle that is part of a respiratory system [Automatically generated definition].


cervical fascia

description: Any fascia tissue that is part of the neck region.


name: visceral obliquely striated muscle tissue

description: A striated visceral muscle tissue that has an oblique striation.


name: epithelium of crypt of Lieberkuhn of small intestine


red bone marrow of sternum

description: Red bone marrow located in the sternum.


hypaxial region somite 23

description: The hypaxial region of somite 23 derived body wall muscle. The hypaxial region is ventral to the horizontal myoseptum. Kimmel et al, 1995.


cutaneous elastic tissue

description: The slender connective tissue fiber in the extracellular matrix of skin tissue that is composed of microfibrils and amorphous elastin and is characterized by great elasticity.


anterior stroma of cornea

description: The anterior segment of the lamellated connective tissue layer of the cornea.


hypaxial region somite 25

description: The hypaxial region of somite 25 derived body wall muscle. The hypaxial region is ventral to the horizontal myoseptum. Kimmel et al, 1995.


name: epithelium of lateral semicircular canal

description: An epithelium that is part of a lateral semicircular canal [Automatically generated definition].


coelomic epithelium

description: The epithelial lining of the surface of the coelom.


sensory epithelium

description: Simple columnar epithelium made up of cells specialized to serve as sensory cells for the reception of external stimuli, as the sensory cells of the cochlea, vestibule, nasal mucosa, and tongue.


lateral lingual swelling epithelium

description: An epithelium that is part of a lateral lingual swelling.


epithelium of rectum

description: An epithelium that is part of a rectum [Automatically generated definition].


ultimobranchial body epithelium

description: An epithelium that is part of a ultimobranchial body.


name: pronephric glomerular capsule epithelium

description: Simple squamous epithelium that lines the capsule of the pronephric glomerulus.


somite boundary epithelium

description: Epithelium located in the intersomitic region.


corpuscles of Stannius

description: Islands of eosinic cells found on the lateroventral surface of the kidney. Function is thought to be that of the parathyroid gland in other vertebrates, which are lacking in fishes. These cells secrete hypocalcin (teleocalcin) to regulate calcium metabolism.


cardiac muscle tissue of myocardium

description: A portion of cardiac muscle tissue that is part of a myocardium [Automatically generated definition].


erector muscle

description: Muscle that moves parts of the body in a superior direction to an erect position. Antagonistic to depressor muscle.


paired limb/fin cartilage

description: A cartilage tissue that is part of a paired limb or fin.


pulmonary myocardium

description: The pulmonary myocardium is the myocardial tissue present in the pulmonary vein.


epaxial region somite 22

description: The epaxial region of somite 22 derived body wall muscle. The epaxial region is dorsal to the horizontal myoseptum. Kimmel et al, 1995.


name: esophagogastric junction muscularis mucosa

description: Muscularis mucosa from the lowest portion of the esophagus, just proximal to the stomach.


Peyer's patch epithelium

description: The specialized epithelium of the Peyer's patch.


epaxial region somite 1

description: The epaxial region of somite 1 derived body wall muscle. The epaxial region is dorsal to the horizontal myoseptum. Kimmel et al, 1995.


endochondral bone tissue

description: Replacement bone tissue that forms within cartilage[VSAO, modified].


chest connective tissue

description: A portion of connective tissue that is part of a chest [Automatically generated definition].


somite 5

description: Undifferentiated mesodermal component of early trunk segment 5 or metamere, derived from paraxial mesoderm; forms the myotome, sclerotome and perhaps dermatome. Kimmel et al, 1995.


paranasal commissure

description: Cartilaginous bridge that extends posteriorly to the anterolateral corner of the posterior nasal wall.


somite 26

description: Undifferentiated mesodermal component of early tail segment 26 or metamere, derived from paraxial mesoderm; forms the myotome, sclerotome and perhaps dermatome. Kimmel et al, 1995.


gustatory epithelium of tongue

description: A gustatory epithelium that is part of a tongue.


name: outer epithelial layer of tympanic membrane

description: A portion of the external acoustic meatus epithelium which makes up the outer (cuticular) layer of the tympanic membrane.


epaxial region somite 18

description: The epaxial region of somite 18 derived body wall muscle. The epaxial region is dorsal to the horizontal myoseptum. Kimmel et al, 1995.


columnar epithelium

description: An epithelium that consists of columnar epithelial cells. Columnar epithelia are epithelial cells whose heights are at least four times their width. Columnar epithelia are divided into simple (or unilayered), and the rarer stratified (or multi-layered).[WP, modified].


outer ear epithelium

description: An epithelium that is part of a external ear.


growth plate cartilage

description: Cartilage that will provide a scaffold for mineralization of endochondral bones as they elongate or grow.


musculotendinous bundle

description: A collection of muscle and tendinous tissue.


iris epithelium

description: An epithelium that is part of a iris [Automatically generated definition].


ear epithelium

description: An epithelium that is part of a ear.


epithelium of female gonad

description: An epithelium surrounding an ovary.


hemipenis keratinized epithelium

description: A keratinized stratified squamous epithelium that is part of a hemipenis.


pigment epithelium of eye

description: Epithelial layer of the retina, ciliary body, or iris composed of cells containing pigment granules.


pericardial fat

description: The sum of epicardial and paracardial fat deposits.


atypical epithelium

description: Epithelium that consists of epithelial cells not arranged in one ore more layers.


embryonic cloacal epithelium

description: An epithelium that is part of a embryonic cloaca.


ecto-epithelium

description: Epithelium composed of cells that develops from the ectoderm[FMA,modified].


oblique cartilage

description: Semi-circular cartilaginous sheet that lies lateral to the side of the septum nasi.


kidney collecting duct epithelium

description: The simple cuboidal epithelium lining the lumen of kidney collecting ducts.


mediastinal fat pad

description: A fat pad that is part of a mediastinum.


oviduct smooth muscle

description: A portion of smooth muscle tissue that is part of a fallopian tube [Automatically generated definition].


name: skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominis

description: A portion of skeletal muscle tissue that is part of a rectus abdominis [Automatically generated definition].


myoepithelium

description: An epithelium consisting of myopethelial cells, which are contractile cells resembling smooth muscle cells that are present in glands, notably the mammary gland, and aid in secretion. This cell has long weaving dendritic processes containing myofilament[CL].


pedal digit epithelium

description: An epithelium that is part of a toe [Automatically generated definition].


ankle connective tissue

description: A portion of connective tissue that is part of an ankle [Automatically generated definition].


somite 3

description: Undifferentiated mesodermal component of early trunk segment 3 or metamere, derived from paraxial mesoderm; forms the myotome, sclerotome and perhaps dermatome. Kimmel et al, 1995.


name: respiratory system capillary endothelium

description: An endothelium of capillary that is part of a respiratory system [Automatically generated definition].


epithelium of lower jaw

description: An epithelium that is part of a lower jaw [Automatically generated definition].


mineralized skeletal tissue

description: Skeletal tissue that is mineralized.


umbilical vein endothelium

description: An endothelium that is part of a umbilical vein.


blubber

description: A thick layer of vascularized adipose tissue found under the skin of all cetaceans, pinnipeds and sirenians.


epithelium of lens

description: A layer of epithelial cells that is part of the eye.


glomerular epithelium

description: The glomerular epithelium is an epithelial tissue that covers the outer surfaces of the glomerulus. The glomerular epithelium consists of both parietal and visceral epithelium. Metanephric glomerular parietal epithelial cells are specialized epithelial cells that form tight junctions as a barrier to protein transport. A metanephric glomerular visceral epithelial cell is a specialized epithelial cell that contains 'feet' that interdigitate with the 'feet' of other glomerular epithelial cells in the metanephros.


white fibrocartilage

description: Fibrocartilage in which strong bundles of white fibrous tissue predominate.


skeletal muscle tissue of deltoid

description: A portion of skeletal muscle tissue that is part of a deltoid [Automatically generated definition].


name: mixed stratified cuboidal and columnar epithelium

description: Multilaminar epithelium, which consists of more than one layer of cuboidal and columnar cells, only one layer of which is in contact with a basement membrane. Examples: epithelium of wall of pancreatic duct, epithelium of wall of duct of salivary gland.


name: cardiac muscle tissue of interatrial septum

description: A portion of cardiac muscle tissue that is part of a interatrial septum [Automatically generated definition].


hypaxial region somite 6

description: The hypaxial region of somite 6 derived body wall muscle. The hypaxial region is ventral to the horizontal myoseptum. Kimmel et al, 1995.


long descending thin limb

description: The long descending limb starts in the inner stripe of the outer medulla and extends into the inner medulla[GO].


epithelium of hard palate

description: An epithelium that is part of a hard palate [Automatically generated definition].


vomeronasal cartilage

description: The vomeronasal cartilage (or Jacobson's cartilage) is a narrow strip of cartilage, low on the medial wall of the nasal cavity. It lies between the cartilaginous nasal septum and the vomer. The cartilage lies below, but is not connected to, the rudimentary vomeronasal organ of Jacobson[WP].


forelimb connective tissue

description: A portion of connective tissue that is part of a forelimb [Automatically generated definition].


superficial cervical fascia

description: Superficial cervical fascia is a thin layer of subcutaneous connective tissue that lies between the dermis of the skin and the deep cervical fascia. It contains the platysma, cutaneous nerves, blood, and lymphatic vessels. It also contains a varying amount of fat, which is its distinguishing characteristic.


thoracic thymus

description: A mature thymus that is entirely part of thoracic region.


thoracic cavity element

description: An organ or element that is in the thoracic cavity. Examples: lung, heart, longus colli.


abdominal viscera

description: A viscus that is part of a abdomen.


prootic-pterosphenoid joint

description: Joint that articulates the prootic and pterosphenoid. prootic-pterosphenoid joint is paired.


Grueneberg ganglion

description: An olfactory ganglion at the entrance of the nose of mammals that is involved in the detection of alarm pheromones and cold temperatures.


paraganglion (generic)

description: A cluster of neuroendocrine cells derived from neural crest. Paraganglia may be chromaffin or nonchromaffin.


cell cluster organ

description: A small cluster of cells of various types which form a discrete structure, largely delimited by a morphological boundary and whose components work together to make the whole structure capable of a specific function.


coronary capillary

description: A capillary that is part of the coronary system.


trunk of common carotid artery

description: The initial part of the entire common carotid artery ending with the point where the artery bifurcates into an external carotid artery and an internal carotid artery.


right clavicle

description: A clavicle that is in the right side of a entire appendicular skeleton.


chloroplast chromosome

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description: A circular DNA molecule containing chloroplast encoded genes.


plastid chromosome

description: A circular DNA molecule containing plastid encoded genes.


CISATRACURIUM BESYLATE

The (1R,1'R,2R,2'R)-diastereoisomer of atracurium besylate. Commercial preparations of atracurium are mixtures of 10 stereoisomers, of which cisatracurium generally constitutes about 15%. Cisatracurium besylate is about 3 times more potent than the mixture of atracurium isomers as a neuromuscular blocking agent, and is used as a muscle relaxant for endotracheal intubation, to aid controlled ventilation, and in general anaesthesia.


A member of the class of quinolones that is the amide obtained from formal condensation of the carboxy group of 1-allyl-4-hydroxy-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid with the amino group of 2-amino-1,3-thiazole.


muscle organ

description: Organ consisting of a tissue made up of various elongated cells that are specialized to contract and thus to produce movement and mechanical work[GO].


skeletal muscle organ, vertebrate

description: A muscle organ that consists of skeletal muscle tissue ensheathed in epimysium, that develops from myotome and that is innervated by some somatic motor neuron. Skeletal muscles are typically attached (via a tendon) to a bone but there are exceptions (e.g. intrinsic tongue muscles).


thoracic segment muscle

description: Any muscle organ that is part of a thorax [Automatically generated definition].


axial muscle

description: One of the skeletal muscles of the head and neck, spine, and ribs.


rectus capitis lateralis muscle

description: A muscle that arises from the upper surface of the transverse process of the atlas and inserts into the under surface of the jugular process of the occipital bone.


cranial muscle

description: Any skeletal muscle that is part of the head region.


skeletal muscle of trunk

description: A skeletal muscle organ that is part of the trunk region.


mentalis muscle

description: A muscle of facial expression, innervated by the facial nerve, attached to the skin of the lower lip and inferior to the lower lip (in humans this region is called the chin or mental region), the orbicularis oris muscle, and the mandible in the symphyseal region. See Diogo et al., 2009; Burrows et al., 2011).


abdominal segment muscle

description: A muscle organ that is part of an abdominal segment of trunk [Automatically generated definition].


depressor septi nasi

description: The depressor septi (Depressor alE nasi) arises from the incisive fossa of the maxilla. Its fibers ascend to be inserted into the nasal septum and back part of the alar part of nasalis muscle. It lies between the mucous membrane and muscular structure of the lip.


nasalis muscle

description: The nasalis (compressor naris) is a sphincter-like muscle of the nose whose function is to compress the nasal cartilage. It consists of two parts, transverse and alar: The transverse part arises from the maxilla, above and lateral to the incisive fossa; its fibers proceed upward and medially, expanding into a thin aponeurosis which is continuous on the bridge of the nose with that of the muscle of the opposite side, and with the aponeurosis of the Procerus. The alar part is attached at one end to the greater alar cartilage, and at the other to the integument at the point of the nose. Other sources divide it into 'Compressor nasalis' and 'Dilator nasalis'.


procerus

description: The Procerus is a small pyramidal slip of muscle deep to the superior orbital nerve, artery and vein.


splenius capitis

description: A muscle that arises from the lower half of the ligamentum nuchæ, from the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra, and from the spinous processes of the upper three or four thoracic vertebræ and inserts the mastoid process of the temporal bone, and into the rough surface on the occipital bone just below the lateral third of the superior nuchal line[WP,modified].


orbicularis oris muscle

description: The orbicularis oris is a superficial facial muscle with fibers that encircle the opening of the oral cavity that attaches to the maxilla, mandible, skin and modiolus, and that participates in oral/pharyngeal behaviors, and is innervated by the facial nerve (CN VII).


rectus capitis posterior major

description: A muscle that arises by a pointed tendon from the spinous process of the axis and inserts into the lateral part of the inferior nuchal line of the occipital bone and the surface of the bone immediately below the line.


levator anguli oris

description: The levator anguli oris (caninus) is a facial muscle of the mouth arising from the canine fossa, immediately below the infraorbital foramen. Its fibers are inserted into the angle of the mouth, intermingling with those of the Zygomaticus, Triangularis, and Orbicularis oris.


depressor anguli oris muscle

description: The Depressor anguli oris (Triangularis) arises from the oblique line of the mandible, whence its fibers converge, to be inserted, by a narrow fasciculus, into the angle of the mouth.


prevertebral muscle of neck

description: A prevertebral muscle that is part of a neck.


muscle rectus abdominis superficialis

description: A component of the rectus abdominal muscle that is some taxa.


posterior digastric muscle

description: The posterior digastric is a pharyngeal arch II muscle that participates in oral pharyngeal behavior, is innervated by the digastric branch of facial nerve and attaches to the posterior cranial base and the hyoid apparatus. It is found superficial to the mylohyoid muscle.


jugulohyoideus muscle

description: Runs from the processus jugularis to the os stylohyoideum; innervated with the ramus jugulohyoideus from the nervus facialis.


rectus capitis posterior minor

description: A muscle that arise from the tubercle on the posterior arch of the and is inserted into the medial part of the inferior nuchal line of the occipital bone and the surface between it and the foramen magnum, and also takes some attachment to the spinal dura.


levator claviculae muscle

description: A skeletal muscle in the posterior triangle of the neck. It originates on the transverse processes of the upper cervical vertebrae and is inserted in the lateral half of the clavicle.


abdominal oblique muscle

description: Either the external or internal abdominal oblique muscles.


transversus menti muscle

description: The transversus menti, or transverse muscle of the chin, is a facial muscle that is often considered to be the superficial fibers of the depressor anguli oris muscle which cross to the other side of the face.


trigeminal nerve muscle

description: Muscle innervated by the trigeminal nerve (Cranial Nerve V).


depressor supercilii

description: The Depressor Supercilii is an eye muscle of the human body. The nature of this muscle is in some dispute. Few printed anatomies include it (Netter, et al. ) and many authorities consider it to be part of the orbicularis oculi muscle . On the other hand, many dermatologists, ophthalmologists and plastic surgeons hold that the depressor supercilli is a distinct muscle and has a definite, individual effect on the movement of the eybrow and skin of the glabella.


sphincter colli profundus muscle

description: The sphincter colli profundus lies below the platysma in the area of the parotid gland (gland regions).


scalenus anterior

description: The Scalenus anterior (Scalenus anticus), also known as anterior scalene muscle, lies deeply at the side of the neck, behind the Sternocleidomastoideus. It arises from the anterior tubercles of the transverse processes of the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth cervical vertebrC&, and descending, almost vertically, is inserted by a narrow, flat tendon into the scalene tubercle on the inner border of the first rib, and into the ridge on the upper surface of the rib in front of the subclavian groove.


levator labii superioris alaeque nasi

description: The levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle is, translated from Latin, the 'lifter of the upper lip and of the wing of the nose'. It has the longest name of any muscle in an animal.


rectus capitis anterior

description: A muscle situated immediately behind the upper part of the Longus capitis that arises from the anterior surface of the lateral mass of the atlas, and from the root of its transverse process that inserts into the inferior surface of the basilar part of the occipital bone immediately in front of the foramen magnum.


IgX immunoglobulin complex

description: A protein complex composed of two identical immunoglobulin heavy chains of the IgX isotype and two identical immunoglobulin light chains, held together by disulfide bonds. An IgX immunoglobulin complex may be embedded in the plasma membrane or present in the extracellular space, in mucosal areas or other tissues, or circulating in the blood or lymph.


imidazopyridazine

An organic heterobicyclic compound that consists of an imidazole ring ortho-fused to a pyridazine ring.


somatic spine

description: Spine emanating from the cell soma of a neuron.


name: nuclear membrane microtubule tethering complex

description: A nuclear membrane protein complex which connects the nuclear outer and inner membranes together, and links thereby links the nuclear lumen to cytoplasmic microtubules.


name: mitotic nuclear membrane microtubule tethering complex

description: A protein complex capable of interacting with the spindle pole body and the nuclear envelope, in order to embed the spindle pole body in the nuclear envelope at fusion sites of the inner and outer nuclear membrane.


(S)-fluoxetine

An N-methyl-3-phenyl-3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]propan-1-amine that has S configuration. [The antidepressant drug fluoxetine is a racemate comprising equimolar amounts of (R)- and (S)-fluoxetine].


glycinergic synapse

description: A synapse that uses glycine as a neurotransmitter.


cytoplasmic replication fork

description: The Y-shaped region of a cytoplasmic replicating DNA molecule, resulting from the separation of the DNA strands and in which the synthesis of new strands takes place. Also includes associated protein complexes.


pleural ganglion

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description: A knot of nerves in The pallial cavity that innervates the mantle of a snail[BTO,modified].


host cell lysosomal membrane

description: The lipid bilayer surrounding the host cell lysosome and separating its contents from the host cell cytoplasm.


cytochrome b6f complex

description: Complex that transfers electrons from reduced plastoquinone to oxidized plastocyanin and translocates protons from the stroma to the lumen. The complex contains a core structure of three catalytic subunits: cytochrome b, the Rieske iron sulfur protein (ISP), and cytochrome f, which are arranged in an integral membrane-bound dimeric complex; additional subunits are present, and vary among different species.


oligosaccharyltransferase III complex

description: An oligosaccharyltransferase (OST) complex that contains the seven polypeptides found in OST complex I, plus heterotrimeric Sec61alpha-beta-gamma and the tetrameric TRAP complex. Of the three forms of mammalian OST complexes identified, the OSTIII complex has the strongest affinity for ribosomes.


ventral cochlear nucleus

description: The ventral cochlear nucleus (or anterior, or accessory), placed between the two divisions of the cochlear nerve, is on the ventral aspect of the inferior peduncle. Composed of several regions of distinct cell types, this nucleus serves primarily as a relay station for ascending auditory information. Bushy cells in the anterior ventral cochlear nucleus (AVCN), which receive end bulbs of held from auditory nerve fibers, project to the superior olivary complex through the trapezoid body and intermediate acoustic stria. Other cell types project to the lateral lemniscus and the inferior colliculus directly. [WP,unvetted].


nucleus of medulla oblongata

description: A neural nucleus that is part of a medulla oblongata.


metanephric collecting duct

description: A collecting duct of renal tubule that is part of a metanephros [Automatically generated definition].


internal thoracic vein

description: A vessel that drains the chest wall and breats and arises from the superior epigastric vein, accompanies the internal thoracic artery along its course and terminates in the brachiocephalic vein.


cell cortex of growing cell tip

description: Any cell cortex that is part of a growing cell tip.


cytoplasm

description: The contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures.


posterior cell cortex

description: The region that lies just beneath the plasma membrane in the part of a cell that is closest to the posterior as defined by the developing, or existing, anterior/posterior axis.


dendritic spine cytoplasm

description: The region of the neuronal cytoplasm located in dendritic spines.


lateral cell cortex

description: The region directly beneath the plasma membrane of the lateral portion of the cell.


name: presynaptic endocytic zone cytoplasmic component

description: The cytoplasmic component of the presynaptic endocytic zone.


equatorial cell cortex

description: The region of the cell cortex in a mitotically dividing cell that flanks the central spindle and corresponds to the site of actomyosin ring formation that results in cleavage furrow formation and ingression.


cell cortex of cell tip

description: The region directly beneath the plasma membrane at the cell tip. The cell tip is the region at either end of the longest axis of a cylindrical or elongated cell.


medial cortex

description: A medial cortical band overlaying the nucleus which acts as a landmark for contractile ring positioning and plays a role in cell cycle regulation.


name: postsynaptic endocytic zone cytoplasmic component

description: The cytoplasmic component of the postsynaptic endocytic zone.


cell leading edge cell cortex

description: The cell cortex of the leading edge of a cell.


apicomedial cortex

description: The region that lies just beneath the plasma membrane in the middle of the apical edge of a cell.


anterior cell cortex

description: The region that lies just beneath the plasma membrane in the part of a cell that is closest to the anterior as defined by the developing, or existing, anterior/posterior axis.


neuron projection cytoplasm

description: All of the contents of a plasma membrane bounded neuron projection, excluding the plasma membrane surrounding the projection.


cell cortex of non-growing cell tip

description: The region directly beneath the plasma membrane at the cell tip at which no growth takes place.


ligament of vertebral column

description: Ligament that joins successive centra. Important in controlling the stiffness of the vertebral column when it flexes.


deep cervical thymus

description: A cervical thymus that is located deep in the ventral cervical region, superficial to hyoid, sternomastoid, and depressor neck muscles.


cervical thymus

description: A mature thymus that is entirely part of the cervical region.


superficial cervical thymus

description: A cervical thymus that is located directly beneath the skin.


chloroplast small ribosomal subunit

description: The small subunit of a ribosome contained within a chloroplast.


plastid small ribosomal subunit

description: The smaller of the two subunits of a plastid ribosome.


respiratory tube

description: A tube in the respiratory system. Examples: bronchus, bronchiole, trachea.


lobar bronchus of right lung

description: A lobar bronchus that is part of a right lung [Automatically generated definition].


name: right lung cranial lobe segmental bronchus

description: A segmental bronchus that is part of a upper lobe of right lung.


description: The right lung accessory lobe lobar bronchus is the major airway within the right lung accessory lobe that starts at the division of the bronchus on the right side and ends at the point of its own subdivision into tertiary or segmental bronchi.


parabronchus

description: Tertiary bronchus in the avian lung.


subsegmental bronchus

description: Branch of conducting airway between a segmental bronchus and a preterminal bronchiole.


lobar bronchus of left lung

description: A lobar bronchus that is part of a left lung [Automatically generated definition].


name: lobar bronchus of right lung cranial lobe


name: right lung caudal lobe segmental bronchus

description: A segmental bronchus that is part of a lower lobe of right lung.


lobar bronchus of left lung lower lobe

description: A lobar bronchus that is part of a lower lobe of left lung.


lobar bronchus of left lung upper lobe

description: A lobar bronchus that is part of a upper lobe of left lung.


name: right lung accessory lobe segmental bronchus

description: A segmental bronchus that is part of a right lung accessory lobe.


name: lobar bronchus of right lung middle lobe

description: A lobar bronchus that is part of a middle lobe of right lung.


name: lobar bronchus of right lung caudal lobe

description: A lobar bronchus that is part of a lower lobe of right lung [Automatically generated definition].


posterior cerebral vein

description: Vein that drains the dorsal longitudinal vessel and the caudal portions of the venous capillary network of the medulla oblongata. Isogai et al. 2001.


CLRC complex

description: An cullin-dependent E3 ubiquitin ligase/histone H3-K9 methyltransferase complex essential for heterochromatin assembly by RNAi.


multi-limb segment region

description: A collection of two or more connected limb segments. Examples: arm (comprising stylopod and zeugopod regions).


name: plasma membrane respiratory chain complex III

description: A part of the respiratory chain located in the plasma membrane, containing about 10 polypeptide subunits including four redox centers: cytochrome b/b6, cytochrome c1 and an 2Fe-2S cluster. Catalyzes the oxidation of ubiquinol by oxidized cytochrome c1. Examples of this component are found in bacterial species.


membrane bone

description: Bone element that arises as a result of intramembranous ossification.


ossified ligament

description: Sesamoid that develops within a ligament, distal to an articulation or joint.


endochondral bone

description: Replacement bone that forms within cartilage.


pectoral girdle bone

description: A bone that is part of a pectoral girdle region.


ossified tendon

description: Sesamoid that develops within a tendon, distal to an articulation or joint.


bone of appendage girdle complex

description: A bone that is part of an appendage girdle complex (i.e. any bone in a limb, fin or girdle).


girdle bone/zone

description: A bone that is part of a appendage girdle region.


left clavicle

description: A clavicle that is in the left side of a entire appendicular skeleton.


neck bone

description: A bone that is part of a neck [Automatically generated definition].


cranial bone

description: A bone that is part of a cranium.


bone of pectoral complex

description: A bone that is part of a pectoral complex. Examples: scapula, manus phalanx, any carpal bone, any bone of the pectoral fin.


intramembranous bone

description: Bone tissue forms directly within mesenchyme, and does not replace other tissues[TAO]. Intramembranous ossification is the formation of bone in which osteoblasts secrete a collagen-proteoglycan matrix that binds calcium salts and becomes calcified[GO]. Intramembranous ossification is the way flat bones and the shell of a turtle are formed[GO]. Unlike endochondral ossification, cartilage is not present during intramembranous ossification[WP].


dermal bone

description: Skeletal element that forms superficially in the organism, usually in association with the ectoderm[VSAO].


pneumatized bone

description: A bone that is hollow or contains many air cells, such as the mastoid process of the temporal bone[TMD].


transverse sinus

description: One of the dural venous sinuses and drains the superior sagittal sinus the occipital sinus and the straight sinus, and empties into the sigmoid sinus which in turn reaches the jugular bulb.


sigmoid sinus

description: A portion of the lateral venous sinus, bulging prominently into the mastoid cavity, that serves as a principal conduit by which blood leaves the cranium[EPIC]. The sigmoid is drained by the internal jugular vein.


primitive marginal sinus

description: The primitive marginal sinuses (PMS) are embryonic sinuses forming the later superior sagittal sinus.


inferior petrosal sinus

description: The inferior petrosal sinus, within the human head, is an area beneath the brain, which allows blood veins to span the area, from the center of the head downward. It drains from the cavernous sinus (beneath the brain) to the sigmoid sinuses above the internal jugular vein.


marginal venous sinus

description: A paired dural venous sinus at the rim of the foramen magnum.


right extraembryonic umbilical vein

description: An extraembryonic umbilical vein that is in_the_right_side_of a multicellular organism.


interventricular septum endocardium

description: An endocardium that is part of a interventricular septum [Automatically generated definition].


monocarboxylic acid amide

A carboxamide derived from a monocarboxylic acid.


(S)-MODAFINIL

A 2-[(diphenylmethyl)sulfinyl]acetamide that has S configuration at the sulfur atom. The racemate comprising (S)-modafinil and its enantiomer, armodafinil, is known as modafinil and is used for the treatment of sleeping disorders such as narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnoea, and shift-work sleep disorder. The enantiomers have similar pharmacological actions in animals.


armodafinil

A 2-[(diphenylmethyl)sulfinyl]acetamide that has R configuration at the sulfur atom. Like its racemate, modafinil, it is used for the treatment of sleeping disorders such as narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnoea, and shift-work sleep disorder. Peak concentration in the blood later occurs later following administration than with modafinil, so it is thought that armodafinil may be more effective than modafinil in treating people with excessive daytime sleepiness.


A member of the class of quinolones that is the amide obtained from formal condensation of the carboxy group of 1-allyl-4-hydroxy-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid with the amino group of 2-amino-4-phenyl-1,3-thiazole.


(R)-atenolol

The (R)-enantiomer of atenolol.


dacarbazine

A monocarboxylic acid amide that is 1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide which is substituted at position 5 by a 3,3-dimethyltriaz-1-en-1-yl group. It is used for the treatment of metastatic malignant melanoma, and in combination with other drugs for the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and soft-tissue sarcoma.


A member of the class of quinolones that is the amide obtained from formal condensation of the carboxy group of 4-hydroxy-1-(2-methylpropyl)-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid with the amino group of 5-methyl-1,3-thiazol-2-amine.


A member of the class of quinolones that is the amide obtained from formal condensation of the carboxy group of 4-hydroxy-1-isobutyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid with the amino group of 2-amino-4-methyl-1,3-thiazole.


A member of the class of quinolones that is the amide obtained from formal condensation of the carboxy group of 4-hydroxy-1-methyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid with the amino group of 2-amino-3-methyl-1,3-thiazole.


A member of the class of quinolones that is the amide obtained from formal condensation of the carboxy group of 4-hydroxy-1-isopentyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid with the amino group of 2-amino-3-methyl-1,3-thiazole.


arenecarboxamide

A monocarboxylic acid amide in which the amide linkage is bonded directly to an arene ring system.


esatenolol

The (S)-enantiomer of atenolol.


external pudendal artery

description: Either the superficial or deep external pudendal arteries.


deep external pudendal artery

description: The deep external pudendal artery (deep external pudic artery), more deeply seated than the superficial external pudendal artery, passes medialward across the Pectineus and the Adductor longus muscles; it is covered by the fascia lata, which it pierces at the medial side of the thigh, and is distributed, in the male, to the integument of the scrotum and perineum, in the female to the labium majus; its branches anastomose with the scrotal (or labial) branches of the perineal artery.


superficial external pudendal artery

description: An artery that arises from the medial side of the femoral artery, close to the superficial epigastric artery and superficial iliac circumflex artery.


Isw1b complex

description: An Isw1 complex that binds DNA and has nucleosome-stimulated ATPase activity. In S. cerevisiae, contains an Isw1p ATPase subunit in complex with Ioc2p and Ioc4p.


B-WICH complex

description: A chromatin remodeling complex that positively regulates histone H3 acetylation, in particular H3K9, by recruiting histone acetyltransferases to rDNA gene regions. Located in the nucleolus where it assembles on RNA Polymerase I (Pol I) and possibly on RNA Polymerase III (Pol III) promoter and coding regions during early G1 phase and activates the post-initiation phases of Pol I transcription. May also activate RNA Polymerase II (Pol II) gene transcription. In mammals, B-WICH contains the WICH complex core of BAZ1B and SMARCA5, additional protein subunits and possibly rRNAs. Although it contains several catalytic subunits it is not clear which functions are carried out by the complex itself.


NoRC complex

description: An ISWI complex that contains an ATPase subunit of the ISWI family (specifically SNF2H in mammals, which contain two ISWI homologs) and a Tip5 homolog. In mammals, NoRC is involved in regulation of transcription from RNAP I and RNA polymerase III promoters.


Isw1a complex

description: An Isw1 complex that binds DNA and has nucleosome-stimulated ATPase activity. In S. cerevisiae, contains an Isw1p ATPase subunit in complex with Ioc3p.


mBAF complex

description: A muscle cell-specific SWI/SNF-type complex that contains eight to fourteen proteins, including both conserved (core) and nonconserved components; contains the ATPase product of either the SMARCA4/BAF190A/BRG1 gene, the mammalian ortholog of the yeast SNF2 gene, or the SMARCA2/BAF190B/BRM gene, the mammalian ortholog of the Drosophila brm (brahma) gene, or an ortholog of either of these genes, and the muscle-specific product of the DPF3/BAF45C gene or an ortholog thereof.


Isw1 complex

description: A protein complex that contains an Isw1 subunit from the ISWI-family of ATPases and acts to modify chromatin structure.


SHREC complex

description: A histone deacetylase complex that contains a core of four proteins -- Clr1, Clr2, Clr3, and Mit1 in fission yeast -- and localizes to all heterochromatic regions in the genome as well as some euchromatic sites. The complex is involved in regulating nucleosome positioning to assemble higher-order chromatin structures.


ACF complex

description: An ISWI complex that contains an ATPase subunit of the ISWI family (SNF2H in mammals, Isw2 in S. cerevisiae), an ACF1 homolog, and generally no other subunits, though Xenopus is an exception with a third non-conserved subunit. ACF plays roles in regulation of RNA polymerase II transcription and in DNA replication and repair.


name: archaeal proton-transporting A-type ATPase complex

description: A large proton-transporting two-sector ATPase protein complex that catalyzes the synthesis or hydrolysis of ATP by a rotational mechanism, coupled to the transport of protons across a membrane and is found in Archaea.


RSC-type complex

description: A SWI/SNF-type complex that contains a bromodomain containing-protein, such as yeast Rsc1 or Rsc4 or mammalian PB1/BAF180. The RSC complex is generally recruited to RNA polymerase III promoters and is specifically recruited to RNA polymerase II promoters by transcriptional activators and repressors; it is also involved in non-homologous end joining.


name: plasma membrane proton-transporting V-type ATPase complex

description: A proton-transporting two-sector ATPase complex found in the plasma membrane.


esBAF complex

description: An embryonic stem cell-specific SWI/SNF-type complex that contains eight or nine proteins, including both conserved (core) and nonconserved components; contains the ATPase product of either the SMARCA4/BAF190A/BRG1 gene, the mammalian ortholog of the yeast SNF2 gene, or an ortholog thereof. Compared to many other BAF complexes never contains ACTL6B/BAF53B, ARID1B/BAF250B, SMARCA2/BRM, SMARCC2/BAF170 or SMARCD3/BAF60C but contains PHF10/BAF45A, DPF2/BAF45D and possibly one of BCL7A/B/C.


WICH complex

description: An ISWI complex that contains an ATPase subunit of the ISWI family (specifically SNF2H in mammals, which contain two ISWI homologs) and WSTF (Williams Syndrome Transcription Factor). WICH plays roles in regulation of RNAP I and III transcription and in DNA replication and repair.


ESCRT IV complex

description: An ESCRT complex that has AAA-ATPase activity and is involved in ESCRT-mediated intralumenal vesicle formation and the final stages of cytokinesis. The complex catalyzes disassembly of the ESCRT III filament around the neck of the budding vesicle in an ATP-driven reaction, resulting in membrane scission and recycling of the ESCRT III components back to the cytosol. In yeast, it is formed by the AAA ATPase Vps4 and its cofactor Vta1.


GBAF complex

description: A SWI/SNF subcomplex that incorporates two mutually exclusive paralogs, GLTSCR1 (glioma tumor suppressor candidate region gene 1) or GLTSCR1L (GLTSCR1-like), BRD9 (bromodomain-containing 9) and the BAF subunits BAF155, BAF60, SS18, BAF53a, and BRG1/BRM.


enhanceosome

description: A protein-DNA complex formed by the association of a distinct set of general and specific transcription factors with a region of enhancer DNA. The cooperative assembly of an enhanceosome confers specificity of transcriptional regulation.


levofolinic acid

The pharmacologically active (6S)-stereoisomer of 5-formyltetrahydrofolic acid.


primary carboxamide

A carboxamide resulting from the formal condensation of a carboxylic acid with ammonia; formula RC(=O)NH2.


hyaloid vessel

description: A blood vessel that is associated with the lens. In mammals, this is transient and normally nourishes the retina, immature lens and primary vitreous of the developing eye.


hyaloid artery

description: An artery that is part of the optic stalk of the eye and extends from the optic disc through the vitreous humor to the lens.


neuroendocrine gland

description: Any of the organized aggregations of cells that function as secretory or excretory organs and that release hormones in response to neural stimuli.


secretory circumventricular organ

description: A circumventricular organ that is capable of secreting substances into the cerebrospinal fluid.


arthropod neurohemal organ

description: A system of neurons that has the specialized function to produce and secrete hormones, and that constitutes, in whole or in part, an endocrine organ or system.


subcommissural organ

description: The subcommissural organ is a circumventricular organ consisting of ependymal and hypendymal cells which secrete SCO-spondin[WP,partially vetted].


corpus cardiacum

description: One of a pair of neurohemal organs located on the walls of the aorta just behind the brain. The corpora cardiaca release their store of PTTH only after they receive a signal from neurosecretory cells in the brain.


tube

description: Any hollow cylindrical anatomical structure containing a lumen through which substances are transported.


extrahepatic duct

description: Bile duct that collects from the intrahepatic ducts and feeds into the common bile duct.


papillary duct

description: The terminal portions of the medullary collecting ducts are the papillary ducts, which end at the renal papilla and empty into a minor calyx.


outer medullary collecting duct

description: The outer medullary collecting duct is the portion of the collecting duct that lies in the renal outer medulla.


minor sublingual duct

description: Any of the 8-20 small ducts that open into the mouth on the surface of the sublingual fold.


inner medullary collecting duct

description: The inner medullary collecting duct is the portion of the collecting duct that lies in the renal inner medulla.


parotid gland excretory duct

description: Any of the interlobular excretory ducts of the parotid gland which are found in the connective tissue septa and formed by the union of several intralobular striated (secretory) ducts; ultimately, the excretory ducts of the parotid gland coalesce and form a single main excretory duct (Stensen's duct) that opens into the oral cavity; excretory ducts do not change the secretory product.


anterior lingual gland duct

description: A duct that is part of a anterior lingual gland.


parotid gland intralobular duct

description: Any of the tubular canals of the parotid gland located within the parenchymal (secretory) tissue i.e. within lobules; both intercalated and striated (secretory) ducts are intralobular ducts.


sublingual duct

description: A duct of a sublingual gland.


excretory tube

description: A tube that is part of a excretory system.


parotid gland interlobular duct

description: Any of the excretory ducts of the parotid gland which are found in the connective tissue septa i.e. between lobules.


major sublingual duct

description: The duct that drains the anterior portion of the sublingual gland and opens at the sublingual papilla.


excretory duct of salivary gland

description: Any of the interlobular excretory ducts of a salivary gland which are found in the connective tissue septa and formed by the union of several intralobular striated (secretory) ducts[MP,generalized].


thoracic vertebra endochondral element

description: A vertebral endochondral element in the thoracic region of the vertebral column.


pathogen-containing vacuole

description: A membrane-bound intracellular compartment that is formed upon internalization of a pathogen into a host cell, and in which the pathogen resides.


name: EGFR:ERBB2 complex

description: A heterodimeric complex between the tyrosine kinase receptor ERBB2 and a ligand-activated epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR/ERBB1). ERBB2, which does not bind any known ligand, is activated through formation of a heterodimer with another ligand-activated ERBB family member such as EGFR.


spiny bracelet of Nageotte

description: Paranodal terminations of Schwann cells that do not directly contact the paranodal axon membrane. Usually found in thicker myelin.


terminal loop

description: Portion of myelin-forming Schwann cell consisting of terminal cytoplasmic extensions adhered to the axon at the beginning and end of the myelin sheath.


capitate projection

description: Simple or compound process of epithelial glial cells with a spherical head that inserts into photoreceptor axons. Capitate projections have only been observed in Brachycera (flies).


monohydroxyquinoline

A hydroxyquinoline carrying a single hydroxy substituent.


A quinoline having the keto group at the 4-position and an additional hydroxy substituent at the 3-position.


vaginal vein

description: One the veins that drains the vaginal venous plexus, into the hypogastric veins. [WP,modified].


ankyrin-1 complex

description: A complex composed of ANK1, RHCE, RHAG, SLC4A1, EPB42, GYPA, GYPB and AQP1, that functions in the stability and shape of the erythrocyte membrane in human.


name: cerebellar granule cell to Purkinje cell synapse

description: A synapse of a granule cell fiber onto the dendrites of a Purkinje cell in cerebellum.


median fin

description: Fin that is an unpaired fin located in the sagittal plane of the organism.


pelvic spur

description: Pelvic spurs are the externally visible portion of the vestigial remnants of legs found on each side of the vent in primitive snakes, such as boas and pythons. The remnants of a pelvis and femur, which have no connection with the spine, simply 'float' in the muscle mass. The femur protrudes from the snake's body and is covered by a corneal spur, which resembles a claw. Males' spurs are generally longer and more pointed than females', and are used for clasping and tickling during courtship and mating, as well as combat with other males in some species.


antenna

description: The paired, usually multiple jointed, sensory organs articulating on the procephalic region of the head capsule; its highly versatile sensory structures are capable to detect the various environmental stimuli. In the context of Drosophila refers to they are the most anterior segmented sensory appendage of the head.


cephalic spine

description: One of the spines, probably denticle derivatives, occurring singly or in pairs just behind the orbit on the cheek area in some fossil sharks. May have occurred only in males and may have served to hold the female during copulation, e.g. in the Jurassic genera Hybodus, Asteracanthus and Acrodus.


adipose fin

description: A fin that is fleshy, lacks supporting rays, and is located posterior to the dorsal fin.


triphycercal tail

description: A caudal fin with three lobes.


autopodial extension

description: A subdivision of the autopod that corresponds to one or more bones arranged in series branching from the main limb axis.


sucking disc

description: Distinctive first dorsal fin taking the form of a modified oval sucker-like organ with slat-like structures that open and close to create suction and take a firm hold against the skin of larger marine animals.


webbed pes

description: A pes that has_part a webbed interdigital region.


left nipple

description: A nipple that is in_the_left_side_of a body proper.


posterior dorsal fin

description: Dorsal fin located posterior to the anterior dorsal fin.


right nipple

description: A nipple that is in_the_right_side_of a body proper.


clavus

description: A rudder-like lobe formed from extensions of dorsal and anal fin rays.


digit 1 or 5

description: Either of the outermost digits in a five-digit autopod, or their phylogenetic equivalent.


name: subdivision of organism along main body axis

description: A major subdivision of an organism that divides an organism along its main body axis (typically anterio-posterior axis). In vertebrates, this is based on the vertebral column.


zeugopod

description: The middle free limb segment, between the autopod and stylopod segments. Includes as parts the zeugopodial skeleton. Examples: There are two types of zeugopod: forelimb zeugopod (aka forearm), hindlimb zeugopod (aka crus).


tube foot

description: One of the numerous external, fluid-filled muscular tubes of echinoderms, such as the starfish or sea urchin, serving as organs of locomotion, food handling, and respiration[BTO]. Tube feet consist of two parts: ampulla and podia. Ampulla contain both circular muscles and longitudinal muscle, whereas the podia contain the latter only. Thus the podia use suction to attach to the substratum[WP].


webbed manus

description: A manus that has_part a webbed interdigital region.


anal fin

description: Median fin that is located posterior to the anus.


paired fin

description: Fin that is one of a pair located ventrally on the organism.


digit 1

description: A digit that is part of a digit 1 plus metapodial segment.


caudal fin

description: The caudal fin is the most posterior median fin. It is composed of a complex of modified centra and modified neural and hemal arches and spines.


dorsal fin

description: Median fin located on the dorsal surface of the organism.


manual minor digit (Aves)

description: A manual digit found in Aves that is morphologically similar to digit 3 in the standard tetrapod configuration and develops from embryonic digit 4.


spine appendage of head

description: A spine appendage that is part of a head.


diphycercal tail

description: An internally and externally symmetrical tail (caudal) fin.


tunicate siphon

description: Tubular appendage for drawing or ejecting fluids.


anterior dorsal fin

description: A dorsal fin located anterior to posterior dorsal fin.


epicercal tail

description: Tail fin in which the the caudal part of the notochord tapers posterodorsally. Based on Pradel et al. 2007.


embryonic head

description: A head that is part of a embryo.


suprabranchial fin

description: Paired fin that is a bilaterally paired anterior outgrowth located high on the side of the animal, not far behind the orbit, with the posterior extremity corresponding with the expected posterior end of the branchial region.


pelvic fin

description: Paired fin located in the abdominal position of the body.


insect leg

description: The walking appendages of each segment of the ventral adult external thorax[FBbt]. A leg derived from an imaginal disc[GO].


homocercal tail

description: Type of tail fin in which the vertebrae generally turn upward at the hind end of the column, but which is externally symmetrical. The fin rays of the caudal are supported by hypaxial elements.


left external ear

description: An external ear that is in the left side of a multicellular organism.


haltere

description: The capitate stalk on both sides of the thorax having developed from the dorsal metathoracic wing-buds, it is freely movable and capable of vibration, representing the hind wing of Diptera; used for flight balance.


manual major digit (Aves)

description: A manual digit found in Aves that is morphologically similar to digit 2 in the standard tetrapod configuration and develops from embryonic digit 3.


alular digit

description: A manual digit found in Aves that is the most preaxial position and is morphologically similar to digit 1 in the standard tetrapod configuration and develops from embryonic digit 2, with contributions from embryonic digit 1.


upper limb segment

description: A limb segment that is part of a forelimb.


fin

description: An external projection of an aquatic animal as a fish used in propelling or guiding the body[BTO].


paired limb/fin

description: An appendage that is part of an appendage girdle complex.


paired limb/fin segment

description: An appendage segment that is part of a limb/fin.


pedicellaria

description: A small wrench or claw-shaped structure commonly found on Echinoderms, particularly in sea stars (class Asteroidea) and sea urchins (class Echinoidea). Pedicellariae are poorly understood but in some taxa, they are thought to keep the body surface clear of algae, encrusting organisms, and other debris in conjunction with the ciliated epidermis present in all echinoderms. Pedicellariae in some taxa, such as the deep-sea Brisingida, and the Antarctic Labidiaster are known to function in food capture. In forcipulate sea stars, each pedicellaria is typically composed three forceps-like valves. Other asteroids can have pedicellariae composed of only two components. In some asteroid sea stars pedicellariae are present around the base of a spine or on the surface of the animal's body. In other sea stars, they are present in pits on the abactinal, marginal, or actinal surface; oftentimes on the adambulacral plate adjacent to the tube foot furrow.


elephant trunk

description: An appendage formed by the fusion of the nose and upper lip.


regenerating fin/limb

description: Fin or limb undergoing the process of regeneration.


imaginal disc-derived wing

description: A flight organ of the adult external thorax that is derived from a dorsal mesothoracic disc.


right external ear

description: An external ear that is in the right side of a multicellular organism.


spine appendage

description: A hard, thorny or needle-like structure which occurs on various animals. Animals such as porcupines and sea urchins grow spines as a self-defense mechanism. Spines are often formed of keratin. Other animals with spines are hedgehogs, spiny mice and at least two ornithischian dinosaurs.


heterocercal tail

description: Type of tail (caudal) fin in which the vertebral column turns upwards into the upper lobe which is longer than the lower. Asymmetrical externally as well as internally.


name: subdivision of organism along appendicular axis

description: A major subdivision of an organism that divides an organism along an axis perpedicular to the main body anterior-posterior axis. In vertebrates, this is typically a fin or limb segment. In insects, this includes segments of appendages such as antennae, as well as segments of the insect leg.


lower limb segment

description: A limb segment that is part of a hindlimb.


parapodium

description: Either of a pair of fleshy lateral processes borne by most segments of a polychaete worm.


insect larval head

description: Any head that is part of some larva.


wing

description: Appendage that is shaped in order to produce lift for flight through the air.


pelvic appendage

description: Paired appendage that consists of the posterior appendicular skeleton and associated soft and hard tissues, but excludes the pelvic girdle and its associated soft and hard tissues.


thymoid

description: A thymus-like lympho-epithelial structures, in the tips of the gill filaments and the neighbouring secondary lamellae (both within the gill basket) of lamprey larvae.


name: insect embryonic/larval ocular segment sensillum

description: Any embryonic/larval sense organ (UBERON:6002639) that is part of some larval ocular segment (UBERON:6001731).


cupular organ

description: Epithelial sense organ containing the cupula housing a gelatinous material elongated from the basement of the organ toward the atrial cavity. The basement of the cupular organ consists of two cell types: sensory cells and support cell.


chordotonal organ

description: Chordotonal organs are arthropod sensory structures consisting of special sensilla called the scolopidia, which are mechano-transducers and respond mainly to stretch or flexion. In insects, they consist of bundles of internal sensilla, each of which has a cap cell, an enveloping cell and one or more sense cells. The distal end of the organ is usually attached to the cuticle of the body wall, marked by a pit, a thickened disc or a nodule of chitin, and the base of the organ is connected with the hypodermis, often by a special ligament.


skin gland

description: A gland that is part of a skin of body [Automatically generated definition].


exocrine gland of integumental system

description: An exocrine gland that is part of a integumental system.


head taste bud

description: A taste bud that is located on the skin of the head.


telencephalon dura mater

description: A dura mater that is part of a telencephalon [Automatically generated definition].


lip taste bud

description: A taste bud that is located on a lip.


uropygial gland

description: A large gland at the base of a bird's tail dorsal to the cloaca at the end of the pygostyle that secretes an oil used in preening. It opens through a caudally directed nipple.


nasal turbinal

description: A skeletal element of the ethmoid region with complex morphology that are lined with mucuous membranes involved in either olfaction or air conditioning.


anterior malleal ligament

description: A malleal ligament that extends from the anterior tympanic wall to the anterior process of the malleus.


adrenal/interrenal gland

description: This gland can either be a discrete structure located bilaterally above each kidney, or a cluster of cells in the head kidney that perform the functions of the adrenal gland. In either case, this organ consists of two cells types, aminergic chromaffin cells and steroidogenic cortical cells[GO].


merocrine gland

description: An exocrine gland whose secretions are excreted via exocytosis from secretory cells into an epithelial-walled duct or ducts and thence onto a bodily surface or into the lumen; the gland releases its product and no part of the gland is lost or damaged.


anterolateral ligament of knee

description: A ligament on the lateral aspect of the human knee, anterior to the fibular collateral ligament.


silk gland

description: Any of the glands in silk-spinning insects and spiders that secrete a protein liquid that hardens into silk on exposure to air.


Weber's gland

description: One of the lingual glands located on the lateral margins of the tongue, at the level of the foliate papillae and in the root of the tongue behind the circumvallate papillae.


epidermis gland

description: A gland that is part of a epidermis.


crypt of Henle

description: Crypts of Henle are microscopic pockets found in scattered sections of the conjunctiva around the eyeball. They are responsible for secreting mucin, a proteinous substance that makes up the inner layer of tears. It coats the cornea to provide a hydrophilic layer that allows for even distribution of the tear film. The layer of mucin allows tears to glide evenly across the eye's surface[WP].


pelvic region element

description: An organ or element that is part of the pelvic region. Examples: reproductive organs (in some organisms), urinary bladder, bones of the pelvis.


platypus crural gland

description: A kidney-shaped alveolar glands located in the upper thigh connected by a thin-walled duct to a calcaneus spur, or calcar, on each hind limb.


palmar/plantar sweat gland

description: A sweat gland that is part of the skin of the palmar part of the manus or plantar part of the pes.


gastric gland

description: The branched tubular glands found in the mucosa of the fundus and body of the stomach which contain parietal cells that secrete hydrochloric acid and zymogenic cells that produce pepsin.


immune organ

description: An organ that is part of a immune system [Automatically generated definition].


neuromast

description: Volcano-shaped lateral line sensory organ located in characteristic positions within the skin epithelium and containing hair cells and their support elements.


ligament of middle ear

description: A ligament that is part of a middle ear.


lateral ethmoid-autopalatine ligament

description: Lateral ethmoid-autopalatine ligament is a ligament that connects the lateral ethmoid to the autopalatine.


principal gastric gland

description: One of the gastric glands that secretes the hydrochloric acid of the gastric juice[Stedman's].


trunk region element

description: An organ or element that part of the trunk region. The trunk region can be further subdividied into thoracic (including chest and thoracic cavity) and abdominal (including abdomen and pelbis) regions.


cavitated compound organ

description: Compound organ that contains one or more macroscopic anatomical spaces.


skin sebaceous gland

description: A holocrine gland of the dermis that secretes sebum into hair follicles.


dorsal ocellus

description: A simple visual organ of insects[GO]. Two ocelli appear on the vertical and one on the frontal plate[FBbt]. The multi-tissue structure that is located on the top of the head, composed of the corneal lens, pigment cell, rhabdoms and synaptic plexus[HAO]. Two evolutionary distinct ocellus types exist [2]: dorsal ocelli (or simply 'ocelli'), found in most insects, and lateral ocelli (or stemmata), which are found in the larvae of some insect orders. They are structurally and functionally very different. Simple eyes of other animals, e.g. cnidarians may also be referred to as 'ocelli', but again the structure and anatomy of these eyes is quite distinct from those of the dorsal ocelli of insects[Wikipedia].


periodontal ligament

description: The fibrous connective tissue that surrounds the root of a tooth, separating it from and attaching it to the alveolar bone. It extends from the base of the gingival mucosa to the fundus of the bony socket, and its main function is to hold the tooth in its socket[BTO].


pelvic ligament

description: The dorsal sacroiliac, the sacrotuberal and/or the iliolumbar ligaments associated with the bony ring formed by the pair of hip bones fused at the symphysis and their firm articulation with the sacrum.


cruciate ligament of knee

description: One of a pair of ligaments arranged like a letter X.[1] They occur in several joints of the body, such as the knee. In a fashion similar to the cords in a toy Jacob's ladder, the crossed ligaments stabilize the joint while allowing a very large range of motion[WP].


annular ligament

description: Ligament that is in the eye and is located at the angle between the cornea and the iris.


gland of integumental system

description: A gland that is part of a integumental system [Automatically generated definition].


meninx of hindbrain

description: A meninx that is part of a hindbrain [Automatically generated definition].


infraorbital lateral line neuromast

description: Neuromast that is part of the infraorbital lateral line. Kimmel et al, 1995. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for lateral line by T. Whitfield.).


integumental taste bud

description: A taste bud that is located external to the digestive tube, on the head or body, as found in species such as goldfish.


forebrain dura mater

description: A dura mater that is part of a forebrain.


palatal taste bud

description: A taste bud that is located on the soft palate, in the roof of the mouth.


compound organ

description: Anatomical structure that has as its parts two or more multi-tissue structures of at least two different types and which through specific morphogenetic processes forms a single distinct structural unit demarcated by bona fide boundaries from other distinct anatomical structures of different types.


oral gland

description: Gland of the epithelium lining the oral cavity. The most common are the salivary glands.


mandibular lateral line neuromast

description: Neuromast that is part of the mandibular lateral line. Kimmel et al, 1995. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for lateral line by T. Whitfield.).


multi-unit eye

description: An eye consisting of multiple light-sensing organs.


Marshall's gland

description: A paired hollow organ in the genito-urinary apparatus of Raja (and probably other skates and rays) whose cavity is fluid filled.


olfactory gland

description: Bowman's glands (aka olfactory glands, glands of Bowman) are situated in the olfactory mucosa, beneath the olfactory epithelium, in the lamina propria, a connective tissue also containing fibroblasts, blood vessels, and bundles of fine axons from the olfactory neurons. The structure of the Bowman's glands consists of an acinus in the lamina propria and a secretory duct going out through the olfactory epithelium. Electron microscopy studies show that Bowman's glands contain cells with large secretory vesicles. Bowman's glands might secrete proteins such as Lysozyme, amylase and IgA similarly to serous glands. The exact composition of the secretions from Bowman's glands is unclear, but there is evidence that Bowman's glands do not produce odorant binding protein[WP].


cervical vertebra endochondral element

description: A vertebral endochondral element in the cervical region of the vertebral column.


stylohyoid ligament

description: The fibrous cord that connects the tip of the styloid process of the temporal bone to the lesser horn of the hyoid bone.


meninx of telencephalon

description: A meninx that is part of a telencephalon [Automatically generated definition].


hermaphrodite gonad

description: A gonad with both testicular and ovarian aspects[WP].


endochondral element

description: A skeletal element that has the potential to participate in endochondral ossification, and may participate in intramembranous ossification.


anterior buccal gland

description: The racemose, mucous or serous glands in the submucous tissue of the cheeks.


transcapular ligament

description: Ligament that is attached to supracleithrum and basioccipital.


humerovertebral ligament

description: Ligament that links the tip of the postcleithral process of the cleithrum with either the vertebral column (at the vertebral parapophysis or rib of the sixth vertebra) or with the soft tissue around the postcleithral region.


incus endochondral element

description: An incus bone or its cartilage or pre-cartilage precursor.


pharyngeal taste bud

description: A taste bud that is located in the pharynx.


cruciate ligament of atlas

description: A cruciate ligament in the neck forming part of the atlanto-axial joint. It consists of the transverse ligament of the atlas, along with additional fibers above and below.


membrane organ

description: Nonparenchymatous organ that primarily consists of dense connective tissue organized into a sheet which interconnects two or more organs, separates two or more body spaces from one another, or surrounds an organ or body part. Examples: interosseous membrane of forearm, obturator membrane, tympanic membrane, fibrous pericardium, fascia lata, dura mater. [FMA].


Jakubowski's organ

description: Neuromast of the supraorbital sensory canal in the nasal bone. It is innervated by the buccal nerve rather than by the supraorbital nerve, which invariably innervates neuromasts of the supraorbital canal. (Johnson and Patterson 1993).


superior malleal ligament

description: A malleal ligament that extends from the tempen tympani to the head of the malleus.


primordial ligament

description: Ligament that connects the maxilla with the lower jaw.


coracoclavicular ligament

description: Any ligament that connects the coracoid process with the clavicle.


tongue taste bud

description: A taste bud that is located on the tongue, situated on a gustatory papilla.


brain meninx

description: A meninx that is part of a brain [Automatically generated definition].


esophageal taste bud

description: A taste bud that is located in the esophagus.


lateral arcuate ligament

description: The lateral arcuate ligament (also lateral lumbocostal arch) is a ligament under the diaphragm that arches across the upper part of the quadratus lumborum. It is traversed by the subcostal nerve, artery and vein.


supralabial gland

description: Oral gland in reptiles situated immediately above the lip.


eye gland

description: A gland that is part of a eye. The eye is a compound unit which depending on the species may consist of an eyeballs plus associated ducts and integumentary structures. Eye glands therefore include the various types of lacrimal gland, the various types of apocrine and sebaceous glands associated with the eyelid.


Verson's gland

description: A gland found in the larvae of lepidoptera. Each gland is made of three cells: the secretory cell, the reservoir cell and the canal cell.


eyeball of camera-type eye

description: The core globe-shaped component of the camera-type eye.


distal sesamoid impar ligament

description: A short wide fibrous structure that attaches proximally to the navicular (distal sesamoid) and distally to the palmar margin of the flexor surface of the distal phalanx.


vomeronasal organ

description: An organ thought to supplement the olfactory system in receiving pheromonic communication. The sensory part of the organ is in two long, thin sacs, situated on either side of the nasal septum at its base.


middle lateral line neuromast

description: Neuromast that is part of the middle lateral line. Kimmel et al, 1995. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for lateral line by T. Whitfield.).


palato-maxillary ligament

description: Ligament between the palatine and maxilla [Stiassny 1986].


vagina sebaceous gland

description: A sebaceous gland that is part of a vagina [Automatically generated definition].


electroreceptor organ

description: An organ that is capable of detecting electrical stimulus.


sphenoid endochondral element

description: A sphenoid bone or its cartilage or pre-cartilage precursor.


gustatory gland

description: A serous salivary gland which resides adjacent to the moats surrounding the circumvallate papillae in the posterior one-third of the tongue, anterior to the terminal sulcus.


lateral ocellus

description: The ocellus that is paired[HAO]. The number, form, and function of the dorsal ocelli varies markedly throughout insect orders. They tend to be larger and more strongly expressed in flying insects (particularly bees, wasps, dragonflies and locusts), where they are typically found as a triplet. Two lateral ocelli are directed to the left and right of the head respectively, while a central (median) ocellus is directed frontally. In some terrestrial insects (e.g. some ants and cockroaches), only two lateral ocelli are present: the median ocellus is absent. Note that the unfortunately labelled 'lateral ocelli' here refers to the sideways facing position of the ocelli, which are of the dorsal type. They should not be confused with the lateral ocelli of some insect larvae (see stemmata)[Wikipedia].


reproductive gland

description: Any of the organized aggregations of cells that function as secretory or excretory organs and are associated with reproduction.


malleal ligament

description: A skeletal ligament that attaches to the malleus.


ommatidium

description: The smallest morphological and functional unit of the compound eye that consists of a usually limited and often constant number of rhabdomeric photoreceptor cells, cornea-secreting epithelial cells, and interommatidial pigment cells, and may additionally contain crystalline cone cells.


meninx of midbrain

description: A meninx that is part of a midbrain [Automatically generated definition].


ligament of knee joint

description: A ligament that is part of a knee joint.


ampullary organ

description: Organ that consists of receptor cells located within an epidermal invagination and functions as an electroreceptor.


mesethmoid-premaxillary ligament

description: Mesethmoid-premaxillary ligament is a ligament that connects the mesethmoid to the premaxilla.


venom gland

description: A gland that secretes venom.


talofibular ligament

description: A skeletal ligament that connects the fibula to the talus. Examples: anterior and posterior talofibular ligament.


sesamoid element

description: Ossicle that develops within bands of dense, regular connective tissue (e.g., tendons and ligaments). Sesamoids are generally located proximate to a bony prominence, over which the dense regular connective tissue wraps, and/or a joint or articulation.


digestive system gland

description: Any gland that is part of the digestive system.


anular ligament of radius

description: The anular ligament (orbicular ligament) is a strong band of fibers, which encircles the head of the radius (bone), and retains it in contact with the radial notch of the ulna.


mouth roof taste bud

description: A taste bud that is located on the roof of the mouth.


forebrain meninges

description: A meninx that is part of a forebrain [Automatically generated definition].


corpuscle of de Quatrefage

description: A specialised sensory organ located in the subepidermal connective tissue at the rostral end of late larval and adult amphioxus. They consist of between 1 and 4 nerve cells with axons, each with 2 cilia, surrounded by up to 7 sheath cells. The cilia extend into a protrusion of the basal lamina which surrounds each corpuscle. The axonal process contributes to the rostral nerve.


circulatory organ

description: A hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, contributes to the circulation of lymph, blood or analogs. Examples: a chambered vertebrate heart; the tubular peristaltic heart of ascidians; the dorsal vessel of an insect; the lymoh heart of a reptile.


male reproductive organ

description: A male organ involved in reproduction.


chest organ

description: An organ that is part of a chest [Automatically generated definition].


lateral ethmoid-ectopterygoid ligament

description: Lateral ethmoid-ectopterygoid ligament is a ligament that connects the lateral ethmoid to the ectopterygoid.


snake venom gland

description: The venom gland of snakes is in actual fact a modified salivary gland and is linked to the groove in the fangs by a duct.


digestive system element

description: Any of the organs or elements that are part of the digestive system. Examples: tongue, esophagus, spleen, crop, lunge feeding organ, tooth elements.


coronal organ

description: Mechanoreceptor organ found in oral siphon of botryllid ascidians, made of hair cells, similar to the vertebrate octavolateralis system. A possible candidate of the vertebrate lateral line.


interrenal gland

description: Structures in fishes homologous to the cortical tissue of the mammalian adrenal gland; they are in close proximity to or imbedded in the head kidney.


medial arcuate ligament

description: The medial arcuate ligament (also medial lumbocostal arch) is tendinous fascia that arches over the psoas major muscle as it passes through the diaphragm.


lunge feeding organ

description: A fibrous capsule located between the jaws of rorqual whales that contains a gelatinous substance and papillae bearing mechanorecaptors.


Eimer's organ

description: A sensory organ in which the epidermis is modified to form bulbous papillae. The organs are formed from a stack of epidermal cells, which is innervated by nerve processes from myelinated fibers in the dermis, which form terminal swellings just below the outer keratinized layer of epidermis. They contain a Merkel cell-neurite complex in the epidermis and a lamellated corpuscle in the dermal connective tissue.


stapes endochondral element

description: A stapes bone or its cartilage or pre-cartilage precursor.


labial gland

description: The labial gland is one of the minor salivary glands, located mainly under the mucosal epithelium of the upper and lower lip and within the orbicularis oris muscle fibers. The labial gland secrete mucous and serous substances to maintain oral health. In particular, the inferior labial gland not only promotes moisturization in the oral cavity but also secretes substances with antibacterial effects.


eye skin gland

description: A skin gland that is part of a camera-type eye [Automatically generated definition].


fin taste bud

description: A taste bud that is located on a fin.


capsule of temporomandibular joint

description: The articular capsule (capsular ligament) is a thin, loose envelope, attached above to the circumference of the mandibular fossa and the articular tubercle immediately in front; below, to the neck of the condyle of the mandible.


gustatory organ

description: Any sense organ that functions in (some) detection of chemical stimulus involved in sensory perception of taste (GO:0050912).


eye sebaceous gland

description: A sebaceous gland that is part of a camera-type eye. Example: a tarsal gland.


meninx of diencephalon

description: A meninx that is part of a diencephalon [Automatically generated definition].


lateral malleal ligament

description: A malleal ligament that extends from the bony margin of the notch of Rivinus to the neck of the malleus.


infralabial gland

description: Oral gland in reptiles situated immediately below the lip.


gland of tongue

description: Any of the mucous, serous, or mixed glands that empty their secretions onto the surface of the tongue.


insect internal sense organ

description: Sense organ that is internal to the animal - i.e. having no part that is part of the cuticle.


skeletal ligament

description: Dense regular connective tissue connecting two or more adjacent skeletal elements[VSAO,modified].


female reproductive gland

description: A sex gland that is part of a female reproductive system.


ligament of sternoclavicular joint

description: A skeletal ligament that is part of a sternoclavicular joint.


holocrine gland

description: Any exocrine gland whose secretion consists of its own disintegrated secretory cells along with its secretory product; holocrine secretions are produced in the cytoplasm of the cell and released by the rupture of the plasma membrane, which destroys the cell and results in the secretion of the product into the lumen.


median arcuate ligament

description: The median arcuate ligament is a ligament under the diaphragm that connects the right and left crura of diaphragm.


scrotal sweat gland

description: Any sweat gland that is part of a scrotum.


rostral organ

description: A putative electroreceptor organ located in the medial rostral cavity in the ethmoid portion of the chondrocranium of Coelacanths. It is surrounded by an insulating layer of adipose tissue and innervated by the superficial ophthalmic nerve.


amphid sensory organ

description: Amphid sensory organs are the sensory organs of nematodes[GO].


ossicle

description: Skeletal element that is often isolated, small, and variable in composition.


dermal skeletal element

description: Dermis-derived entity that is made of skeletal tissue.


opercular lateral line neuromast

description: Neuromast that is part of the opercular lateral line. Kimmel et al, 1995. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for lateral line by T. Whitfield.).


lumbar vertebra endochondral element

description: A lumbar vertebra bone or its cartilage or pre-cartilage precursor.


skeletal element

description: Organ consisting of skeletal tissue. Encompasses whole bones, fused bones, cartilaginious elements, teeth, dermal denticles.


mormyromast organ

description: An innervated group of cells in a round capsule at the end of a jelly-filled tube opening to the skin surface of Gymnarchidae and Mormyridae.