internal control | an accounting procedure or system designed to promote efficiency or assure the implementation of a policy or safeguard assets or avoid fraud and error etc. |
respiration internal respiration cellular respiration | the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules, processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs |
breathing external respiration respiration ventilation | the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation, the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation |
vein nervure | one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect |
external gill | occurs in some mollusks and in tadpoles and other immature amphibians |
auxiliary storage external storage secondary storage | a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer |
external drive | a drive with its own power supply and fan mounted outside the computer system enclosure and connected to the computer by a cable |
internal drive | a drive mounted inside of a computer |
external body part | any body part visible externally |
auditory meatus acoustic meatus ear canal auditory canal external auditory canal | either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane |
external organ | an organ that is situated on or near the surface of the body |
internal organ viscus | a main organ that is situated inside the body |
inner ear internal ear labyrinth | a complex system of interconnecting cavities, concerned with hearing and equilibrium |
external ear outer ear | the part of the ear visible externally |
external carotid artery external carotid | the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the face and tongue and external parts of the head |
internal carotid artery | the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the brain and eyes and internal parts of the head |
facial artery arteria facialis external maxillary artery | an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face |
external iliac artery | the outer branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body, becomes the femoral artery |
internal iliac artery hypogastric artery | the inner branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body, divides into several branches that supply blood to the pelvic and gluteal areas |
labyrinthine artery artery of the labyrinth internal auditory artery | an artery that is a branch of the basilar artery that supplies the labyrinth |
internal maxillary artery | the maxillary artery that supplies deep structure of the face and some of the meninges |
pudendal artery arteria pudenda | arteries supplying the external genital organs of humans |
testicular artery internal spermatic artery arteria testicularis | a branch of the aorta supplying the testicles |
accessory cephalic vein vena cephalica accessoria | a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow |
accessory hemiazygos vein accessory hemiazygous vein vena hemiazygos accessoria | a vein formed by the union of the th to th posterior intercostal veins, empties into the azygos vein |
accessory vertebral vein vena vertebralis accessoria | a vein that accompanies the vertebral vein but passes through the foramen of the transverse process of the th cervical vertebra and empties into the brachiocephalic vein |
accompanying vein vena comitans | a vein accompanying another structure, a vein may accompany an artery in such a way that the arterial pulses aid venous return |
anastomotic vein vena anastomotica | either of two communicating veins serving the brain |
angular vein vena angularis | a short vein formed by the supraorbital vein and the supratrochlear vein and continuing as the facial vein |
anterior vertebral vein vena vertebralis anterior | a vein that accompanies the ascending cervical artery and opens into the vertebral vein |
appendicular vein vena appendicularis | a vein that accompanies the appendicular artery and empties into the ileocolic vein |
arcuate vein of the kidney vena arcuata renis | veins that receive blood from interlobular veins of kidney and rectal venules |
auricular vein vena auricularis | one of two veins serving the ear region |
axillary vein vena axillaris | a continuation of the basilic vein and brachial vein that becomes the subclavian vein |
azygos vein azygous vein vena azygos | one of a system of veins that drain the thoracic and abdominal walls, arises as a continuation of the right ascending lumbar vein and terminates in the superior vena cava |
basal vein vena basalis | a large vein passing along the medial surface of the temporal lobe and emptying into the great cerebral vein |
basilic vein vena basilica | a vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and empties into the axillary vein |
basivertebral vein vena basivertebralis | one of a number of veins draining the spongy substance of the vertebrae and emptying into the anterior internal vertebral venous plexus |
brachial vein vena brachialis | two veins in either arm that accompany the brachial artery and empty into the axillary vein |
brachiocephalic vein innominate vein vena brachiocephalica | veins formed by the union of the internal jugular and subclavian veins |
bronchial vein vena bronchialis | veins serving the bronchi, empty into the azygos vein |
cardinal vein | any of the major venous channels in primitive adult vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates |
anterior cardinal vein | a major drainage channel from the cephalic part of the body |
posterior cardinal vein | a major drainage channel from the caudal part of the body |
common cardinal vein | the major return channels to the heart, formed by anastomosis of the anterior and posterior cardinal veins |
central vein of retina vena centrales retinae | vein formed by the union of the retinal veins, accompanies central arteries of the retina in the optic nerve |
central vein of suprarenal gland vena centralis glandulae suprarenalis | a single draining vein, on the right it empties into the inferior vena cava, on the left it empties into the left renal vein |
cephalic vein vena cephalica | a large vein of the arm that empties into the axillary vein |
cerebellar vein vena cerebellum | the veins draining the cerebellum |
cerebral vein vena cerebri | any of several veins serving the cerebral hemispheres of the brain |