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ABDOMINAL AORTA: The continuation into the abdomen of the thoracic aorta, which divides into the two common iliac arteries. image

ABDUCTED: A movement away from the medial plane (see also ADDUCTED) Vocal Cords ABDUCTED (tomograms). image

ACETABULUM: A large cup-shaped cavity that is the point of articulation between the femur and the os coxae of the pelvis. image

ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT: The articulation between the acromion process and clavicle. image

ACROMION PROCESS: The lateral extension of the spine of the scapula. (from the Greek "acros", literally the "end" or the "top" - like the "acropolis" in Athens, the "top" of the city) image

ADDITUS AD ANTRUM: The mastoid air spaces connecting the mastoid antrum with the epitympanic recess. image

ADDUCTED (ADDUCTOR MAGNUS): A movement toward the midline. The ADDUCTOR MAGNUS muscle moves the leg toward the medial plane. image

ADRENAL GLAND: The gland located superior to the kidney which is responsible for the production of epinephrine. ("epi" - above + "nephros" - kidney) image

ANGLE OF LOUIS: The point of junction between the manubrium and the body of the sternum. image

ANTERIOR ARCH (C1): The curved structure located at the forward part of the atlas (ventral side of body). image

ANTERIOR RIB: The portion of the rib locted on the ventral side of the body. image

ANTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY: Artery originating from the popliteal artery and branching into the posterior and anterior tibial recurrent, and lateral and medial anterior malleolar arteries, and lateral and medial malleolar retes. image

ANTERIOR URETHRA: The part of the male urethra that extends from the bulb to the meatus of the glands penis. image

ANTRUM: A cavity or chamber.

ANTRUM OF STOMACH: The dilated portion of the pyloric region of the stomach. image

ANEURYSM: The dilation of the wall of an artery, vein, or the heart, that forms a sac-like structure. image

AORTA: The main trunk of the arterial system which originates from the left ventricle of the heart and extends to the level of the fourth lumbar vertebra. image

AORTIC ARCH: The portion of the aorta which bends over inorder to extend into the thorax.image

AORTIC BIFURCATION: The point where the abdominal aorta divides into the two common iliac arteries. image

AORTIC SINUS: Dilations of the aortic wall superior to each valve. image

AP VIEW: A front to back view of the body. image

APEX OF HEART: The bottom most portion of the heart, formed by the left ventricle. image

APPENDIX: (Veriform appendix) appendage of the cecum. image

ANTERIOR CLINOID PROCESS: The bony process located on the medial end of the posterior border of the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone. image

ARTERIOGRAM: A radiograph of arteries after they have been injected with a contrast material. image

ARTHEROMATOUS PLAQUE: image

ARTHROGRAM: A roentgenographic record of a joint after the introduction of contrast material. image

ARTICULAR CARTILAGE: Usually hyaline, located on the articular surfaces of bones within a synovial joint. image

ARTICULAR FOSSA: A hollow of depressed area within a joint. image

ARTICULAR SURFACE: The surfaces of bone or cartilage which form a joint. image

ARYTENOID CARTILAGE: Paired cartilage of the larynx which articulates with the lamina of the cricoid cartilage.image

ASCENDING AORTA: The portion of the aorta that originates from the left ventricle and gives rise to the right and left coronary arteries. image

ASCENDING COLON: The part of the colon that lies between the cecum and the right colic flexure. image

ATRIAL APPENDAGE: The ear-shaped appendage of either atrium of the heart. image

AV GROOVE: A groove on the surface of the heart which separates the atria from the ventricles. image

AXIAL VIEW: image

AXILLARY VEIN: The continuation of the basilic vein which ends at the lateral border of the first rib, becoming the subclavian vein. image

AZYGOUS ARCH: The point where the azygous vein arches over the root of the right lung to empty into the superior vena cava. image

AZYGOUS VEIN: The vein wich connects the superior and inferior venae cavae. image





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Portions © 1997 J.G. Smirniotopoulos, M.D. and others.