types:
bulbo
a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ
filamento
a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
interstizio
a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ
costa,
costola
a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
plesso
a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
passaggio,
varco
a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
radice
the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
capsula
a structure that encloses a body part
valvola
a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it
rete
the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
opercolo
a hard flap serving as a cover for (a) the gill slits in fishes or (b) the opening of the shell in certain gastropods when the body is retracted
calamo
the hollow spine of a feather
meato
a natural body passageway
orifizio
an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
sinusoide
tiny endothelium-lined passages for blood in the tissue of an organ
alveolo
a bony hollow into which a structure fits
ganglio
an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons
epiglottide
a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing
vestibolo
any of various bodily cavities leading to another cavity (as of the ear or vagina)
coclea
the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of Corti
vena
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
vacuolo
a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell
cerebro,
cervello,
encefalo
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
cervelletto
a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans
bulbo
lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata)
telencefalo
the anterior division of the forebrain; the cerebrum and related parts of the hypothalamus
ipotalamo
a basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
midollo spinale
a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region
sacca,
sacco
a structure resembling a bag in an animal
placenta
the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus
laringe
a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech
esofago
the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
fauci
the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx
ascella
the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
arcata
a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet)
tallone
the back part of the human foot
unghia
horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
metacarpo
the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges
metatarso
the skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus; the corresponding part of the foot in birds or of the hind foot in quadrupeds
tarso
the part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg; in human beings the bones of the ankle and heel collectively