Reproductive organs

organ /or·gan/ (or´gan) a somewhat independent body part that performs a special function.

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organ of Corti  the organ lying against the basilar membrane in the cochlear duct, containing special sensory receptors for hearing, and consisting of neuroepithelial hair cells and several types of supporting cells. Called also spiral o.

Detail of the organ of Corti (spiral organ) in the cochlear duct in the inner ear.

effector organ  effector (2).

end organ  end-organ.

enamel organ  a process of epithelium forming a cap over a dental papilla and developing into the enamel.

genital organs  reproductive o's.

Golgi tendon organ  any of the mechanoreceptors arranged in series with muscle in the tendons of mammalian muscles, being the receptors for stimuli responsible for the lengthening reaction.

Jacobson's organ  vomeronasal o.

reproductive organs  the various internal and external organs that are concerned with reproduction.

rudimentary organ 

1. a primordium.

2. an imperfectly or incompletely developed organ.

sense organs , sensory organs organs that receive stimuli that give rise to sensations, i.e., organs that translate certain forms of energy into nerve impulses that are perceived as special sensations.

spiral organ  o. of Corti.

vestigial organ  an undeveloped organ that, in the embryo or in some ancestor, was well developed and functional.

vomeronasal organ  a small sac just above the vomeronasal cartilage; rudimentary in adult humans but well developed in many other animals.

Weber's organ  prostatic utricle.

organs of Zuckerkandl  para-aortic bodies.

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Reproductive organs

The group of organs (including the testes, ovaries, and uterus) whose purpose is to produce a new individual and continue the species.

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