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endoneurium |
Noun
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delicate connective tissue around individual nerve fibers in nerve |
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exteroceptor |
Noun
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any receptor that responds to stimuli outside the body |
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elastin |
Noun
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a fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the walls of arteries |
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erectile tissue |
Noun
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vascular tissue capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid |
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epiglottis |
Noun
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a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing |
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extensor muscle |
Noun
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a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part |
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extensor |
Noun
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a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part |
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ethmoid |
Noun
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one of the eight bones of the cranium |
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earlobe |
Noun
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the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear |
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ear lobe |
Noun
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the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear |
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external ear |
Noun
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the part of the ear visible externally |
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eyelash |
Noun
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any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids |
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epigastric artery |
Noun
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one of three arteries supplying the anterior walls of the abdomen |
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eyeball |
Noun
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the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye |
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eyeball |
Verb
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look at |
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eye muscle |
Noun
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one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball |
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eardrum |
Noun
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the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound |
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exocrine gland |
Noun
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a gland that secretes externally through a duct |
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external carotid artery |
Noun
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the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the face and tongue and external parts of the head |
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endocranium |
Noun
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membrane lining the inside of the skull |
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external carotid |
Noun
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the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the face and tongue and external parts of the head |
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endosteum |
Noun
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vascular membrane that lines the inner surface of long bones |
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ependyma |
Noun
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thin epithelial membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the spinal cord canal |
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embryonic membrane |
Noun
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the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) |
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endocrine system |
Noun
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the system of glands that produce endocrine secretions that help to control bodily metabolic activity |
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endocrine gland |
Noun
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any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream |
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eccrine gland |
Noun
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a small sweat gland that produces only a fluid |
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ear |
Noun
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the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium |
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ear |
Noun
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the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear |
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ear |
Noun
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good hearing |
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ear |
Noun
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attention to what is said |
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ear |
Noun
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fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn |
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eyebrow |
Noun
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the arch of hair above each eye |
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endolymph |
Noun
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the bodily fluid that fills the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear |
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eyelid |
Noun
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either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye |
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epicanthus |
Noun
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a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus |
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excretory organ |
Noun
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an organ that separates waste substances from the blood and discharges them |
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epicanthic fold |
Noun
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a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus |
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ethmoidal artery |
Noun
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a branch of the ophthalmic artery supplying structures in and around the nasal capsule |
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external maxillary artery |
Noun
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an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face |
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external iliac vein |
Noun
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a continuation of the femoral vein |
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external iliac artery |
Noun
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the outer branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body |
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external jugular vein |
Noun
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formed by the junction of the posterior auricular and the retromandibular veins |
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emissary vein |
Noun
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one of several connecting veins in the scalp and head that drain blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull |
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epigastric vein |
Noun
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veins serving the anterior walls of the abdomen |
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episcleral veins |
Noun
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small veins in the sclera near the corneal margin |
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esophageal veins |
Noun
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small veins from the esophagus emptying into the brachiocephalic vein or the azygos veins |
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ethmoidal vein |
Noun
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veins that drain the ethmoidal sinuses and empty into the superior ophthalmic vein |
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external nasal vein |
Noun
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one of the veins that drain the external nose and empty into the angular or facial vein |
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epigastrium |
Noun
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the upper abdomen region below the sternum and lying above or over the stomach |