Terms Related to Viscera

• Laparoscope

  Endoscopes for examining the interior of the abdomen.

• Situs Inversus

  Lateral transposition of the viscera of the thorax and abdomen. It has a familial pattern and consanguineous parents have been reported. (From Dorland, 27th ed)

• Visceral Afferent

  The sensory fibers innervating the viscera.

• Red Marrow

  The soft tissue filling the cavities of bones. Bone marrow exists in two types, yellow and red. Yellow marrow is found in the large cavities ...

• Levocardia

  Location of heart in left hemithorax with apex pointing to the left, but with situs inversus of other viscera and defects of the heart, or ...

• Household Article

  Various material objects and items in the home. It includes temporary or permanent machinery and appliances. It does not include furniture or interior furnishings (FURNITURE ...

• Antigen S 100

  Highly acidic calcium-binding protein found in large concentration in the brain and believed to be glial in origin; also found in other organs in the ...