Pharyngeal tonsil — Location of the adenoid Latin tonsilla pharyngea MeSH … Wikipedia
epibranchial organ — a paired dorsal diverticulum at the posterior limit of the pharynx in certain microphagous fishes. Also called gill helix, pharyngeal organ, or pharyngeal pocket. In all forms with these organs, except some characids, prominent gill rakers extend … Dictionary of ichthyology
Voice organ — The voice organ is the part of the human body responsible for the generation of sound, usually in the form of speech or singing. It comprises the larynx and the vocal tract.OverviewThe human voice produces sounds in the following manner [Titze, I … Wikipedia
Syndrome, third and fourth pharyngeal pouch — Also called the DiGeorge syndrome (DGS), this disorder is characterized by (1) low blood calcium levels (hypocalcemia) due to underdevelopment (hypoplasia) of the parathyroid glands which control calcium; (2) underdevelopment (hypoplasia) of the… … Medical dictionary
Third and fourth pharyngeal pouch syndrome — Also called the DiGeorge syndrome (DGS), this disorder is characterized by (1) low blood calcium levels (hypocalcemia) due to underdevelopment (hypoplasia) of the parathyroid glands which control calcium; (2) underdevelopment (hypoplasia) of the… … Medical dictionary
speech organ — Synonyms and related words: alveolar ridge, alveolus, apex, arytenoid cartilages, back, blade, dorsum, hard palate, larynx, lips, nasal cavity, oral cavity, palate, pharyngeal cavity, pharynx, soft palate, syrinx, teeth, teeth ridge, tip, tongue … Moby Thesaurus
diverticulum pharyngealis — epibranchial organ (a paired dorsal diverticulum at the posterior limit of the pharynx in certain microphagous fishes. Also called gill helix, pharyngeal organ, or pharyngeal pocket. In all forms with these organs, except some characids,… … Dictionary of ichthyology
gill-helix — diverticulum pharyngealis (epibranchial organ (a paired dorsal diverticulum at the posterior limit of the pharynx in certain microphagous fishes. Also called gill helix, pharyngeal organ, or pharyngeal pocket. In all forms with these organs,… … Dictionary of ichthyology
animal development — Introduction the processes that lead eventually to the formation of a new animal starting from cells derived from one or more parent individuals. Development thus occurs following the process by which a new generation of organisms is produced by … Universalium
digestive system, human — Introduction the system used in the human body for the process of digestion. The human digestive system consists primarily of the digestive tract (alimentary canal), or the series of structures and organs through which food and liquids pass… … Universalium
