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The Human Cell Atlas is a global project to describe all cell types in the human body. [1] The initiative was announced by a consortium after its inaugural meeting in London in October 2016, which established the first phase of the project.
In cellular neuroscience, the soma (pl.: somata or somas; from Greek σῶμα (sôma) ' body '), neurocyton, or cell body is the bulbous, non-process portion of a neuron or other brain cell type, containing the cell nucleus.
Cross section of the gut. The lumen is the space in the middle also known as the volume. Normal histology of the breast, with lumen annotated at bottom right [1] In biology, a lumen (pl.: lumina) is the inside space of a tubular structure, such as an artery or intestine. [2]
Anatomy (from Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ) ' dissection ') is the branch of morphology concerned with the study of the internal structure of organisms and their parts. [2]
The core or trunk is the axial (central) part of an organism's body.In common parlance, the term is broadly considered to be synonymous with the torso, but academically it also includes the head and neck.
The word mandible derives from the Latin word mandibula 'jawbone' (literally, 'used for chewing'), from mandere 'to chew' and -bula (instrumental suffix). In addition to mastication, the joint of the jawbone enables actions such speech and yawning , [ 13 ] while playing a more subtle role in activities such as kissing and breathing .