Auricle
101Outline of human anatomy — See also: Index of anatomy related articles Human anatomy, a branch of anatomy, is the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human. It is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy. Gross anatomy (also called topographical… …
102tricuspid valve — noun valve with three cusps; situated between the right atrium and the right ventricle; allows blood to pass from atrium to ventricle and closes to prevent backflow when the ventricle contracts • Syn: ↑right atrioventricular valve • Hypernyms:… …
103Posterior auricular artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria auricularis posterior GraySubject = 144 GrayPage = 557 Caption = The arteries of the face and scalp. (Posterior auricular visible slightly below ear.) Caption2 = Superficial dissection of the right… …
104Vestigial responses — Human Vestigial Response: Ear Perking It has been observed that some people have slight protrusions on the outer ear, also known as the auricle. These protrusions tend towards the top of the auricle. This has been tagged and coined Darwin s… …
105auricula — [ô rik′yo͞o lə, ô rik′yələ] n. pl. auriculas or auriculae [ô rik′yoolē΄, ô rik′yəlē΄] 〚ModL: see AURICLE〛 1. a species of primrose (Primula auricula) with leaves shaped like a bear s ear 2. AURICLE …
106Apex — From the Latin meaning summit, the apex is the tip of a pyramidal or rounded structure, like the lung or the heart. The apex of the lung is indeed its tip, its rounded most superior portion. The apex of the heart is likewise its tip, but that is… …
107Auricular — Of or pertaining to the outer ear. Adjective form of auricle. (Not to be confused with avuncular which refers to an uncle). * * * Relating to the ear, or to an auricle in any sense. * * * au·ric·u·lar ȯ rik yə lər adj 1) of, relating to, or… …
108appendage — Any part, subordinate in function or size, attached to a main structure. SEE ALSO: accessory structures, under structure. SYN: appendix (1). [L. appendix] atrial a. SYN: auricles (of atria), under auricle. auricular a. 1. SYN: right auricle. 2. a …
109eminence — A circumscribed area raised above the general level of the surrounding surface, particularly on a bone surface. SYN: eminentia [TA]. [L. eminentia] abducens e. SYN: facial colliculus. arcuate e. [TA] a prominence …
110isthmus — 1. A constriction in the embryonic neural tube delineating the anterior portion of the rhombencephalon, the future metencephalon, form the more rostrally located mesenephalon. 2. SYN: rhombencephalic i.. [G. isthmos] i. of aorta SYN …
