Search Results for: viscera
Nervous System
THE is the most complicated and highly organized of the various systems which make up the human body. It is the... Read More
Involuntary muscle
A muscle act typically either under the control of the will or without conscious control. Muscles that can be controlled at... Read More
Peritoneum
What is the Peritoneum? The term peritoneum refers to the serous membrane that constitutes the biologically active inner... Read More
Peritonism
Definition noun A condition marked by symptoms such as vomiting, pain, and shock associated with the inflammation of the... Read More
Splanchnic
Definition adjective Of, pertaining to, relating to, near to, or describing the viscera or entrails;... Read More
Abdominal cavity
Definition noun The body cavity of the human body (and other animal bodies) located below the thoracic cavity and above the... Read More
Hypothalamic theory
Definition noun A theory on emotion formulated by Walter Cannon in 1929 which states that the diencephalon, consisting of... Read More
Ventral body cavity
Definition noun The body cavity situated near the front of the human body, and consists of the thoracic cavity and... Read More
Interoceptors
Interoceptor One of the various forms of small sensory end organs (receptors) situated within the walls of the respiratory... Read More
Pelvic cavity
Definition noun The part of the abdominopelvic cavity bounded by the bones of the pelvis, and which contains the internal... Read More
Parasympathetic nervous system
Definition noun A division of the (vertebrate) autonomic nervous system whose physiological effects are mostly in opposition... Read More
Afferent Nerve
Afferent Nerve Definition The word ‘aferent’ means "steering or conducting something towards a destination". The... Read More
Dead Man Walking
Dead Man Walking: Wade Davis and the Secret of the Zombie Poison By Patrick D. Hahn Accepted on September 4, 2007 Twenty... Read More
Hypersensitivity
Hypersensitivity Definition Hypersensitivity is the exaggerated immune response to protect the human from foreign bodies... Read More
Cardiac muscle
Definition noun, plural: cardiac muscles (1) The heart muscle of the vertebrates (2) myocardium Supplement The muscles of... Read More
Body cavity
Definition noun, plural: body cavities (1) Any space in the body of a multicellular organism, containing the viscera or... Read More
Abdominal reflex
Definition noun, plural: abdominal reflexes Abdominal wall muscle contraction of the umbilicus toward the abdominal quadrant... Read More