ANATOMY

Anatomy (from the Greek ἀνατομία anatomia, from ἀνατέμνειν ana: separate, apart from, and temnein [..]

The pectoral girdle is the set of bones which connect the upper limb to the axial skeleton on each side. [..]

In human anatomy, the asterion is a visible, so-called craniometric, point on the exposed skull, just [..]

The panniculus carnosus is part of the subcutaneous tissue. It consists of sheets of flat muscle contained [..]

Peptic is an adjective that refers to any part of the body that normally has an acidic lumen. ‘Peptic’ [..]

Flesh is the soft parts of the body of a human or animal which is between the skin and the bones. [..]

The anatomical term heterodont (from Greek, meaning ‘different teeth’) refers to animals which possess more [..]

In biology, dactyly is the arrangement of digits (fingers and toes) on the hands, feet, or sometimes [..]

In anatomy and zoology the cortex is the outermost [..]

A commissure is the place where two things are joined. The term is used especially in the fields of anatomy [..]