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HARD PALATE:
The anterior (bone) portion of the horizontal partition separating the nasal cavity (above) from the oral cavity (below). The posterior half of the partition is the "soft palate".
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HAUSTRA:
The indentations of mucosa in the wall of the colon - between the teniae coli - that create segments or sacculations of the colon.
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HEAD OF RIB:
The posterior end of a rib, that articulates with the body of the vertebrae.
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HEMIDIAPHRAGM:
One side (one "half") of the diaphragm that separates the chest (thorax) from the abdominal cavity.
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HEMOTHORAX:
A collection of blood in the pleural cavity.
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HEPATIC ARTERY:
The artery which originates from the celiac trunk and branches into the right gastric, gastroduodenal, and hepatic proper arteries.
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HEPATIC FLEXURE:
A bend in the right/superior large intestine, where the ascending colon becomes the transverse colon.
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HEPATIC VEINS:
Veins which receive blood from the central veins of the liver and flow into the inferior vena cava on the posterior side of the liver.
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HILAR VESSELS:
The vascular pedicle for the lung, including the lymphatics, pulmonary arteries and veins.
HIP JOINT:
One of the largest joints in the body (it depends on how you measure). Each ball-and-socket hip supports about 3/8 of the total body weight.
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Avascular Necrosis
Avascular Necrosis
HUMERUS:
The large single bone of the proximal arm (upper extremity).
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Nl Anatomy
Fx Elbow
HYDATID DISEASE:
From the Greek, for "watery" cyst - usually an echinococcus cyst.
Echinococcus Cyst
HYOID BONE:
The horse shoe shaped bone that lies above the thyroid cartilage at the base of the tongue.
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HYPOPHARYNX:
The portion of the pharynx, under the epiglottis, that opens into the larynx and esophagus.
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HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAM (HSG):
A radiographic procedure that uses contrast (radiopaque) material injected into the uterus and fallopian tubes. May be used to diagnose fertility problems and anomalies of the female genital tract.
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Bicornuate Uterus
Bicornuate Uterus
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