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22 Cards in this Set
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Ampula
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a rounded, saclike dilations of a duct, tubular structure, or canal-an oval-shaped storage jar. Examples are the lacrimal duct (tear duct) and rectum.
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Aperture
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A hole in an organ.
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Apex
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Tip or point of an organ, usually of an organ with a triangular shape.
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Base
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Part of an organ nearest to its point of attachment.
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Calyx, Calyces
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Cup-shaped structure
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Capsule
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Membranous sac that resembles a small (ule) box (caps).
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Cortex
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Outside part of an organ, the thick outer layer, usually on the outside surface of the medulla of an organ.
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Duct
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Tube-like structure that transports fluid or air from one part to another.
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Fascia
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Layer of connective tissue covering internal organs or parts of structures.
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Foramen
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Opening or hole in an organ or part of an organ.
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Fundus
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Base of an organ; that part of an organ opposite an opening.
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Gland
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Specialized cell, group of cells, or organ that produces a substance.
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Labium
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Lip-like part.
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Lobe
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Round division of an organ, such as a "lobe of a lung".
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Meatus
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opening or channel
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Medulla
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Center of an organ, on the inside of the cortex.
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Node
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Small mass of tissue.
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Orifice
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Mouth-like opening.
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Sinus
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Cavity, passage, or channel; a curved space.
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Tract
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Definite region or area of the body, especially a group, series, or system of related parts or organs.
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Ventricle
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Hollow space, a small (icle), belly like (ventr) area of an organ.
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Viscera
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Organs in a cavity of the body, usually referring to the organs in the abdominal cavity.
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