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1. Viscera of the thorax
   1. Respiratory system
      1. Trachea
         1. carina [L. keel of boat]
      2. Bronchi
         1. right and left main
         2. lobar
         3. segmental
      3. Lungs
         1. Right
            1. Apex
            2. Lobes (upper, middle & lower)
            3. Fissures (oblique & horizontal)
         2. Left
            1. Apex
            2. Lobes (upper & lower)
            3. Oblique fissure
            4. Lingula (L. tongue)
      4. Pleura (G. a rib, the side)
         1. Visceral
         2. Parietal
            1. Regions (cervical, costovertebral, diaphragmatic & mediastinal)
            2. Reflections (costodiaphragmatic, costomediastinal & costovertebral)
            3. Recesses (costodiaphragmatic & costomediastinal)
            4. Pulmonary ligament
   2. Heart
      1. Right atrium
         1. Crista terminalis (L. crest)
         2. Septum (fossa ovalis) (L. saeptum, a partition)
         3. Orificies
            1. atrioventricular
            2. coronary sinus
            3. inferior vena cava
            4. superior vena cava
         4. Pectinate muscles
      2. Left atrium
         1. Foramen ovale
         2. Orifices
            1. atrioventricular
            2. pulmonary veins
      3. Right ventricle
         1. A-V valve
            1. cusps
            2. chordae tendinae
            3. papillary muscles [L. a nipple]
         2. Conus arteriosus
         3. Orificies
            1. Atrioventricular
            2. Pulmonary trunk
         4. Pulmonary valve (cusp)
         5. Wall
            1. Trabeculae carnae [L. beam of flesh]
            2. Septomarginal trabecula
      4. Left ventricle
         1. Aortic valve (cusps)
         2. Orificies
            1. Aortic
            2. Atrioventricular
         3. A-V valve
            1. Cusps
            2. Chordae tendinae
            3. Papillary muscles
         4. Interventricular septum
         5. Wall
            1. Trabeculae carnae
      5. Surface
         1. Apex
         2. Auricles [L. ear]
         3. Coronary & interventricular sulci
      6. Pericardium
         1. Layers (fibrous, serous)
         2. Pericardial sinus
            1. Transverse
            2. Oblique
   3. Mediastinum
      1. Divisions
         1. Superior
         2. Anterior
         3. Middle
         4. Posterior
      2. Esophagus
      3. Thoracic duct
      4. Thymus
2. Abdominal and Pelvic Viscera
   1. Esophagus
   2. Peritoneum (L. to stretch over)
      1. Ligaments
         1. Coronary
         2. Falciform (L. falx, sickle shaped)
            details - surrounds ligamentum teres & paraumbilical v.
         3. Gastrophrenic
            details - from abdominal esophagus to diaphragm
         4. Gastrosplenic
            details - surrounds short gastric vessels)
         5. Hepatic triangular
         6. Lesser omentum
            1. Hepatoduodenal
               details - surrounds hepatic a., bile duct & portal v.
            2. Hepatogastric
               details - surrounds left gastric vessels
            3. Epiploic foramen
               details - communication between greater and lesser sacs
         7. Hepatorenal
            details - reflection of coronary ligament onto the right kidney
         8. Lienorenal
            details - surrounds splenic vessels
         9. Phrenicocolic
            details - from splenic flexure of colon to diaphragm
         10. Teres (L. round)
             details - fetal umbilical vein
      2. Folds
         1. Median umbilical
            details - surrounds urachus
         2. Medial umbilical
            details - surrounds umbilical arteries
         3. Lateral umbilical
            details - surrounds inferior epigastric vessels
      3. Pouches
         1. Rectouterine
         2. Rectovesical
      4. Mesenteries
         1. Mesentery proper
            details - surrounds branches of the superior mesenteric vessels
         2. Sigmoid mesocolon
            details - surrounds branches of the inferior mesenteric vessels
         3. Transverse mesocolon
            details - surrounds branches of the middle colic vessels
      5. Greater omentum
   3. Stomach
      1. Surface features
         1. Fundus [L. bottom]
         2. Body
         3. Greater & lesser curvatures
      2. Internal features
         1. Folds
         2. Cardiac & pyloric [L. a gatekeeper] orifices,
         3. Pyloric sphinchter
   4. Small intestine
      1. Duodenum
         1. Divisions
            1. Free
            2. Descending
               1. Duodenal papillae (major & minor)
            3. Horizontal
            4. Ascending
      2. Jejunum
         1. Duodenojejunal flexture (junction)
      3. Ileum
   5. Large intestine
      1. Surface features
         1. Teniae coli [G. tainia, band, tape]
         2. Haustra [L. to draw up, drink up from resemblance to buckets on a water wheel]
         3. Appendices epiploicae)
      2. Cecum (L. blind)
         1. Ileocecal junction
         2. Veriform [L. worm form] appendix
      3. Ascending colon
         1. Right colic flexure
      4. Transverse colon
      5. Descending colon
         1. Left or splenic flexure
      6. Sigmoid colon
      7. Rectum
         1. Ampulla [L. saccular dilation of a canal]
      8. Anus
         1. Columns
         2. Valves
         3. Sinuses
   6. Pancreas
      1. Parts
         1. Head
         2. Neck
         3. Body
         4. Tail
         5. Uncinate [L. uncus, hook] process
      2. Pancreatic duct
   7. Liver
      1. Lobes
         1. Right
         2. Left
         3. Quadrate
         4. Caudate
      2. Surface features
         1. Posterior surface
            1. Caval groove
            2. Fissure for ligamentum venosum
         2. Inferior surface
            1. Impression for gall baldder
            2. Fissure for ligamentum teres
            3. Porta [L. gate] hepatis
      3. Internal features
         1. Hepatic veins
         2. Portal triads
   8. Gall bladder
      1. Divisions
         1. Fundus
         2. Body
         3. Neck
      2. Ducts
         1. Common
         2. Cystic
         3. Hepatic
3. Urogenital Viscera
   1. Kidneys
      1. Surface features
         1. Upper pole
         2. Inferior pole
         3. Hilum [L. a small bit or trifle]
         4. Capsule
         5. Sinus
      2. Internal features
         1. Cortex [L. bark]
            1. Columns
         2. Medulla [L. marrow, middle]
            1. Pyramids
               1. Papillae
         3. Pelvis
            1. Major & minor calices [L. cup of a flower]
      3. Retroperitoneal features
         1. Pararenal fat
         2. Perirenal fat
         3. Renal fascia
   2. Ureter
   3. Urinary bladder
      1. Surface features
         1. Apex
         2. Fundus
         3. Neck
         4. Urachus
      2. Internal features
         1. Ureathral orifice
         2. Ureteric orifices
         3. Trigone
   4. Urethra
      1. Female urethra
      2. Male urethra
         1. Prostatic segment
            1. Prostatic sinus
            2. Colliculus semilunaris
         2. Membranous segment
            1. Bulbourethral glands
         3. Spongy segment
4. Male Reproductive Viscera
   1. Scrotum
      1. Raphe
      2. Septum
      3. Dartos muscle
   2. Testis
      1. Tunica [L. coating] albuginea [L. white]
      2. Tunica vaginalis
      3. Efferent ductules
   3. Epididymis
      1. Head
      2. Body
      3. Tail
   4. Spermatic cord
   5. Ductus deferens
      1. Ampulla
   6. Seminal [L. seed] vesicle
      1. Ejaculatory duct
   7. Prostate
   8. Penis
      1. Root
         1. Crura [L. limb, leg]
         2. Bulb
      2. Body
         1. Corpus spongiosum
         2. Glans
         3. Corpora cavernosum
      3. Fascia
         1. Fundiform ligament
         2. Suspensory ligament
         3. Superficial
         4. Deep
         5. Tunica albuginea
5. Female Reproductive Viscera
   1. Ovary
      1. Ligaments
         1. Ovarian
         2. Suspensory
      2. Peritoneal folds
         1. Mesovarium
            details - surrounds ovarian & suspensory ligaments, & ovarian vessels
         2. Mesosalpinx [G. salpinx, trumpet]
            details - surrounds uterine tubes
         3. Mesometrium [G. metra, uterus]
            details - surrounds uterine vessels
   2. Uterine tubes
      1. Fimbria [L. fringe]
      2. Ampulla
      3. Infundibulum [L. a funnel]
      4. Isthmus [narrow passage connecting two larger cavities]
   3. Uterus
      1. Fundus
      2. Corpus
      3. Cervix [L. neck]
   4. External genitilia
      1. Mons [L. mountain] pubis
      2. Labia majora
         1. Anterior commissure
         2. Posterior commissure
         3. Pudendal cleft
      3. Labia minora
         1. Frenulum [L. small bridle]
         2. Prepuce [L. foreskin])
      4. Clitoris
         1. Corpus
         2. Glans [L. acorn]
         3. Crus
      5. Vagina
         1. Bulb of the vestibule
         2. Fornices [L. vault, arch]
         3. Orifice
         4. Greater vestibular glands
   5. Breast
      1. Nipple
      2. Areola [L. area]
      3. Lactiferous ducts
      4. Suspensory ligaments

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