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The visual cortex of the brain is the part of the cerebral cortex responsible for processing visual information. It is located in the occipital lobe in the back of the […]

The vagina is a fibromuscular elastic tubular tract (passage) which is a sex organ and mainly functions for the facilitation of sexual intercourse and childbirth. In mammals (especially primates) menstruation […]

The urinary bladder is the organ that collects urine excreted by the kidneys before disposal by urination. A hollow muscular and distensible (or elastic) organ the bladder sits on the […]

In anatomy the urethra (from Greek οὐρήθρα – ourethra) is a tube that connects the urinary bladder to the genitals for the removal of fluids from the body. In male […]

The uterus (from Latin uterus plural uteri) or womb is a major female hormone-responsive reproductive sex organ of most mammals including humans. One end the cervix opens into the vagina […]

The thyroid gland or simply the thyroid /ˈθaɪərɔɪd/ in vertebrate anatomy is one of the largest endocrine glands. The thyroid gland is found in the neck below the thyroid cartilage […]

A sex organ or primary sexual characteristic as narrowly defined is any anatomical part of the body involved in sexual reproduction and constituting the reproductive system in a complex organism […]

Skin is the soft outer covering of vertebrates. Other animal coverings such as the arthropod exoskeleton have different developmental origin structure and chemical composition. The adjective cutaneous means of the […]

Stem cells are undifferentiated biological cells that can differentiate into specialized cells and can divide (through mitosis) to produce more stem cells. They are found in multicellular organisms. In mammals […]

A spermatozoon (pronounced /ˌspɜrmætəˈzoʊən/ alternate spelling spermatozoön; plural spermatozoa; from Ancient Greek: σπέρμα seed and Ancient Greek: ζῷον living being) is a motile sperm cell or moving form of the […]