List of Xenopus Anatomy Terms

• abdominal myoblast
• absorptive cell
• acellular anatomical structure
• acid secreting cell
• acinar cell
• activin-induced ectoderm
• adipose tissue
• adrenal cortex Synonym(s): interrenal tissue
• adrenal gland
• adrenal medulla Synonym(s): chromaffin cells
• adult immune system
• alimentary system Synonym(s): digestive system, gut
• alkali secreting cell
• amphibian papilla
• anatomical cluster
• anatomical direction
• anatomical entity in vitro
• anatomical group
• anatomical region
• anatomical site
• anatomical space
• anatomical structure
• anatomical system
• animal
• animal blastomere Synonym(s): micromere
• animal cap Synonym(s): animal ectoderm
• animal cap inner layer
• animal cap outer layer
• animal hemisphere
• animal part, late involuting
• anterior
• anterior cardinal vein
• anterior lymph heart
• anterior lymph sac Synonym(s): rostral lymph sac
• anterior neural fold
• anterior neural tube
• anterior palatine artery
• aorta
• aortic arch Synonym(s): aortic arches
• aortic arch 1 Synonym(s): first aortic arch
• aortic arch 2 Synonym(s): second aortic arch
• aortic arch 3 Synonym(s): third aortic arch
• aortic arch 4 Synonym(s): fourth aortic arch
• aortic arch 5 Synonym(s): fifth aortic arch
• aortic arch 6 Synonym(s): sixth aortic arch
• appendage Synonym(s): appendages
• appendicular skeleton
• archencephalic region
• archenteron Synonym(s): gastrocoel
• archenteron floor
• archenteron roof
• arteria iliaca communis
• arteria mesenterica posterior
• arteria subclavia
• arterial endothelium
• artery
• auditory apparatus Synonym(s): ear
• auditory ossicle
• auditory tube
• axial mesoderm Synonym(s): chordamesoderm
• B cell
• barrier cell
• barrier epithelial cell
• basal lamina
• basilar papilla
• bile duct Synonym(s): hepatic duct
• biliary tree
• bladder
• blastocoel
• blastocoel anlage
• blastocoel roof
• blastoderm cell
• blastomere
• blastopore
• blastopore lip
• blood
• blood island Synonym(s): VBI, ventral blood island, ventral lateral plate mesoderm
• blood vessel Synonym(s): vasculature
• bone
• bone marrow
• bottle cell
• brain
• braincase and otic capsule skeleton
• branchial arch Synonym(s): branchial arches
• branchial arch 1 Synonym(s): third visceral arch, first branchial arch
• branchial arch 2 Synonym(s): fourth visceral arch, second branchial arch
• branchial arch 3 Synonym(s): fifth visceral arch, third branchial arch
• branchial arch 4 Synonym(s): sixth visceral arch, fourth branchial arch
• branchial arch skeleton
• branchial arch skeleton 1
• branchial arch skeleton 2
• branchial arch skeleton 3
• branchial arch skeleton 4
• branchial crest
• bronchus
• capillary
• capillary system of liver
• cardiac mesoderm Synonym(s): heart primordia, heart
• cardiac progenitor cell Synonym(s): CPC
• cardiac ventricle
• cardinal vein
• cardiovascular system
• carpus
• cartilage
• caudal artery
• caudal lateral line
• caudal vein
• caudal vertebra
• cavitated compound organ
• cell
• cement gland
• cement gland primordium Synonym(s): cement gland
• cementoblast
• central endoderm Synonym(s): vegetal endodermal core
• central nervous system Synonym(s): CNS
• cephalic nerve
• cerebellum
• cerebral artery
• cervical vertebra
• choana Synonym(s): choanae
• chondroblast
• chondrocranium Synonym(s): cartilaginous skull
• chondrocyte
• chordal neural plate Synonym(s): posterior neural plate
• chordoneural hinge
• choroid fissure
• ciliary body
• ciliary marginal zone
• ciliated epidermal cell Synonym(s): ciliated cell
• circulating cell
• circulatory system Synonym(s): vasculature
• circumblastoporal collar Synonym(s): circumblastoporal region
• claw
• cloaca Synonym(s): cloacal chamber
• coeliaco-mesenteric artery
• coelomic epithelium
• coelomic filter chamber Synonym(s): coelom
• colon
• compound organ
• compound organ component
• conjunctiva
• cornea
• cortex
• cranial ganglion Synonym(s): cranial ganglia
• cranial nerve Synonym(s): cranial nerves
• cranial nerve I Synonym(s): olfactory nerve
• cranial nerve II Synonym(s): optic nerve
• cranial nerve III Synonym(s): oculomotor nerve
• cranial nerve IV Synonym(s): pathetic nerve, trochlear nerve
• cranial nerve IX Synonym(s): glossopharyngeal nerve
• cranial nerve V Synonym(s): trigeminal nerve
• cranial nerve VI Synonym(s): abducent nerve, abducens nerve
• cranial nerve VII Synonym(s): facial nerve
• cranial nerve VIII Synonym(s): auditory nerve
• cranial nerve X Synonym(s): vagus nerve
• cranial neural crest Synonym(s): head crest
• cranial placode Synonym(s): cranial placodes
• cranium Synonym(s): cranial skeleton
• deep
• deep (mesenchymal) layer
• dental epithelium
• dermal system
• dermatocranium
• dermatome
• dermis
• deuterencephalic region
• diencephalon
• digestive enzyme secreting cell
• digit
• disaggregated/reaggregated ectoderm treated with activin
• distal
• dorsal
• dorsal aorta
• dorsal fin
• dorsal hyoid arch skeleton
• dorsal lateral line
• dorsal lateral plate region Synonym(s): AGM region, aorta-gonads-mesonephros region, DLP
• dorsal lymph space
• dorsal marginal zone Synonym(s): organizer, DMZ
• dorsal pancreatic bud Synonym(s): pancreas
• dorso-lateral
• dorso-lateral marginal zone
• dorsolateral placode
• duct of Cuvier Synonym(s): common cardinal vein
• duodenum
• ear placode
• early distal tubule
• early embryonic cell
• early proximal tubule
• ectoderm
• ectodermal cell Synonym(s): ectoderm cell
• egg Synonym(s): unfertilized egg, ovum
• elastica externa Synonym(s): notochordal sheath
• electrically active cell
• embryo
• embryonic structure
• endocardial tube
• endocardium
• endocrine cell
• endocrine system
• endoderm Synonym(s): entoderm
• endodermal cell Synonym(s): endoderm cell
• endomesoderm Synonym(s): mesendoderm
• epaxial muscle
• epibranchial placode
• epicardium
• epidermis Synonym(s): skin
• epidermis inner layer Synonym(s): epidermis sensorial layer, stratum germinativum
• epidermis outer layer Synonym(s): epidermis epithelial layer, periderm
• epithelial body
• epithelial cell
• epithelium
• equatorial belt
• esophagus Synonym(s): oesophagus
• exocrine cell
• exocrine pancreas
• external carotid artery
• external ear
• external gill Synonym(s): gill
• external jugular
• eye Synonym(s): eyes
• eye primordium Synonym(s): eye anlage, eye
• eye vesicle Synonym(s): optic cup, eye
• facial muscle
• fasciculated network of fibrils Synonym(s): coelomic envelope
• fat body
• female genitalia Synonym(s): female genitals
• female organism
• femur
• fibroblast
• fin
• first pancreatic bud Synonym(s): pancreas
• floor plate Synonym(s): floorplate, spinal cord floor
• follicle cell
• follicle layer
• fore digit
• fore epipodium
• fore mesopodium
• fore metapodium
• fore propodium
• forebrain Synonym(s): prosencephalon
• foregut
• forelimb
• forelimb bud
• forelimb region
• forelimb skeleton
• fourth ventricle Synonym(s): IVth ventricle
• fused heart primordium Synonym(s): heart primordium, heart
• gall bladder
• gamete
• ganglion Synonym(s): ganglia
• gasserian ganglion Synonym(s): gasserian ganglia
• gastric vein
• gastrula cell
• genital ridge
• genital system Synonym(s): reproductive system
• germ cell
• germ line cell
• germ plasm
• germinal vesicle Synonym(s): GV
• gill primordium Synonym(s): gill
• globe
• glomeral mesenchyme Synonym(s): corpuscle, glomerulus
• glomerulus Synonym(s): renal corpuscle
• glomerus
• glomus Synonym(s): corpuscle, glomera, glomerulus
• gonad
• gustatory system
• gut epithelium
• hatching gland Synonym(s): frontal gland
• hatching gland cell
• head
• head endoderm
• head mesoderm
• head region
• head somite Synonym(s): cranial somite, occipital somite
• head somite 1 Synonym(s): somite W
• head somite 2 Synonym(s): somite X
• head somite 3 Synonym(s): somite Y
• head somite 4 Synonym(s): somite Z
• heart
• hematological system Synonym(s): haematological system, hematopoietic system
• hematopoietic stem cell Synonym(s): HSC
• hepatic vein
• hepato-pancreatic duct
• hind digit
• hind epipodium
• hind limb Synonym(s): hindlimb
• hind limb bud
• hind limb skeleton
• hind mesopodium
• hind metapodium
• hind propodium
• hindbrain Synonym(s): rhombencephalon
• hindgut
• hindlimb region
• humerus
• hyoid arch Synonym(s): second visceral arch
• hyoid arch skeleton
• hyoid crest
• hyomandibular lateral line
• hypaxial muscle Synonym(s): body wall muscle
• hypobranchial placode
• hypochord Synonym(s): subnotochordal rod
• hypophyseal primordium
• hypophysis Synonym(s): pituitary gland
• ileum
• immune system
• infraorbital lateral line
• infraorbital lateral line primordium
• inner ear
• inner fin
• inner limiting membrane
• intermediate mesoderm Synonym(s): lateral plate mesoderm
• internal carotid artery
• internal jugular
• interrenal vein
• intestine
• involuted dorsal mesoderm
• involuted ventral mesoderm
• involuting marginal zone
• involuting marginal zone epithelial layer Synonym(s): superficial involuting marginal zone
• involuting marginal zone mesenchymal layer Synonym(s): deep involuting marginal zone
• iridophore Synonym(s): guanophore
• iris
• Islets of Langerhans Synonym(s): endocrine pancreas
• Jacobson's organ Synonym(s): organon vomeronasale, VNO, vomeronasal organ
• jaw muscle
• joint
• Keller explant
• keratin accumulating cell
• kidney
• lagena Synonym(s): cochlea
• large intestine
• larval aorta
• larval immune system
• larval structure
• larynx
• late distal segment
• late proximal tubule
• lateral
• lateral line placode Synonym(s): lateral line placodes, lateral line
• lateral line system Synonym(s): lateral-line organs, lateral line stitches
• lateral plate mesoderm
• lateral postcardinal vein
• left atrium
• left channel of ventral aorta
• left spleen primordium Synonym(s): spleen
• lens
• lens placode Synonym(s): lens
• ligament cell
• limb
• limb bud
• liver
• liver and biliary system
• liver diverticulum
• liver parenchyme
• liver primordium Synonym(s): liver bud, liver
• loop of Henle
• lower blastopore lip Synonym(s): ventral blastopore lip
• lower eyelid
• lower jaw
• lung
• lung primordium Synonym(s): lateral diverticula, lung
• lymph vessel Synonym(s): lymphatic vessel
• lymphatic system
• lymphocyte
• male genitalia Synonym(s): male genitals
• male organism
• mandibular arch Synonym(s): first visceral arch
• mandibular crest
• marginal zone
• marginal zone (sensu neural)
• Meckel's cartilage
• medial
• medial abdominal vein
• medial cardinal vein
• medulla oblongata
• melanophore Synonym(s): melanocyte
• membranous labyrinth
• Merkel cell
• mesenchyme
• mesentery
• mesoderm Synonym(s): mesodermal mantle
• mesodermal cell Synonym(s): mesoderm cell
• mesonephric collecting duct
• mesonephric duct Synonym(s): Wolffian duct
• mesonephric early distal tubule Synonym(s): ascending limb, straight distal segment
• mesonephric early proximal tubule
• mesonephric kidney Synonym(s): adult kidney, mesonephros, opisthonephros
• mesonephric late distal segment
• mesonephric late proximal tubule Synonym(s): opisthonephros, proximal straight segment
• mesonephric mesenchyme
• mesonephric nephron Synonym(s): nephron
• mesonephric sinus
• mesonephric tubule Synonym(s): renal tubule
• metacarpus
• metatarsus
• midbrain Synonym(s): mesencephalon
• midbrain-hindbrain boundary Synonym(s): isthmus, MHB
• middle ear
• middle lateral line
• midgut
• mitochondrial aggregate
• morula cell
• mouth
• mouth primordium Synonym(s): mouth
• mucus secreting cell
• Mullerian duct
• multi-tissue structure
• muscle
• musculoabdominal vein
• musculoskeletal system
• myelin accumulating cell
• myoblast
• myocardium Synonym(s): cardiac muscle
• myocoelic slit
• myotome Synonym(s): myotomes
• myotome of head somite 1
• myotome of head somite 2
• myotome of head somite 3
• myotome of head somite 4
• myotome of trunk somite 1
• myotome of trunk somite 10
• myotome of trunk somite 11
• myotome of trunk somite 12
• myotome of trunk somite 13
• myotome of trunk somite 14
• myotome of trunk somite 15
• myotome of trunk somite 16
• myotome of trunk somite 17
• myotome of trunk somite 2
• myotome of trunk somite 3
• myotome of trunk somite 4
• myotome of trunk somite 5
• myotome of trunk somite 6
• myotome of trunk somite 7
• myotome of trunk somite 8
• myotome of trunk somite 9
• nasal pit
• natural killer cell Synonym(s): NK cell
• nephrostome
• nerve
• nervous system
• neural crest Synonym(s): neural crest material
• neural fold
• neural groove
• neural plate
• neural tube
• neurocoel
• neurocranium
• neuroectoderm Synonym(s): neural ectoderm, neurectoderm, presumptive central nervous system
• neuroectoderm inner layer
• neuroectoderm outer layer
• neuromast mantle cell
• neuromast support cell
• neuron Synonym(s): nerve cell
• non-involuting marginal zone
• nostril
• notochord
• notochordal epithelium
• notochordal sheath
• notoplate
• nucleate erythrocyte
• occipital lateral line
• occipital region
• occipitovertebral artery
• olfactory apparatus
• olfactory epithelial support cell
• olfactory organ
• olfactory placode Synonym(s): nasal placode
• olfactory region
• olfactory system
• omphalomesenteric vein
• oocyte
• opthalmic artery
• optic fiber layer
• optic stalk
• optic tectum Synonym(s): tectum, tectum opticum
• oral cavity
• oral epithelium
• oral evagination
• orbital region
• organism subdivision Synonym(s): body part
• osseous labyrinth Synonym(s): bony labyrinth
• otic placode Synonym(s): auditory placode, ear
• otic region
• otic vesicle Synonym(s): ear vesicle, ear
• outer fin
• outer limiting membrane
• ovary
• oviduct
• oxygen accumulating cell
• pancreas
• paracrine cell
• parathyroid
• paraxial mesoderm
• pectoral girdle Synonym(s): shoulder girdle
• pelvic girdle
• pericyte
• peripheral nerve
• peripheral nervous system Synonym(s): PNS
• peritoneum
• perivitelline space
• pharyngeal arch Synonym(s): pharyngeal arches, visceral arch
• pharyngeal cavity
• pharyngeal epithelium
• pharynx
• photoreceptor layer
• pigment cell Synonym(s): chromatophore
• pigment layer
• pineal gland Synonym(s): epiphysis, pineal organ
• podocyte
• polar body
• portal vein
• portion of connective tissue
• portion of tissue
• post-anal gut
• postcranial axial skeleton Synonym(s): axial skeleton
• posterior
• posterior cardinal vein
• posterior lymph heart
• posterior neural tube
• posterior palatine artery
• posterior vena cava
• posterior wall of neurenteric canal Synonym(s): posterior wall of NEC
• pre-chordal neural plate Synonym(s): anterior neural plate
• prechordal plate Synonym(s): head mesenchyme, head mesoderm
• presacral vertebra
• presomitic mesoderm Synonym(s): somitogenic mesoderm
• primary germ layer Synonym(s): embryonic germ layer, germ layer
• primary oogonium Synonym(s): primary oogonia
• primary spermatogonium Synonym(s): primary spermatogonia
• primordial germ cell Synonym(s): PGC, primitive germ cell
• primordium
• proctodeum Synonym(s): anus, proctodaeum
• profundus ganglion Synonym(s): cranial ganglion, profundus ganglia
• pronephric capsule
• pronephric duct
• pronephric kidney Synonym(s): pronephros
• pronephric mesenchyme Synonym(s): pronephric anlage, pronephric bulge, pronephric primordium
• pronephric nephron
• pronephric nephron segment S1
• pronephric sinus
• pronephros
• proximal
• pulmonary vein
• pupil
• pyloric sphincter
• radio-ulna Synonym(s): radioulna, radius-ulna
• Rathke's pouch
• rectal diverticulum Synonym(s): rectal diverticula
• rectum
• renal distal convoluted tubule
• renal proximal convoluted tubule
• respiratory system
• retina
• retinal ganglion cell layer
• retinal inner nuclear layer
• retinal inner plexiform layer
• retinal layer
• retinal neural layer Synonym(s): neural retina
• retinal outer nuclear layer
• retinal outer plexiform layer
• retinal pigmented epithelium Synonym(s): pigmented epithelium, pigmented retinal epithelium
• right atrium
• right channel of ventral aorta
• right spleen primordium Synonym(s): spleen
• Rohon-Beard neuron Synonym(s): Rohon Beard cell
• roof plate Synonym(s): roofplate, spinal cord roof
• sacculus Synonym(s): saccule
• sacral vertebra
• sclera
• sclerotomal cartilage
• sclerotomal mesenchyme
• sclerotome Synonym(s): sclerotomes
• sclerotome of head somite 4
• sclerotome of trunk somite 1
• sclerotome of trunk somite 10
• sclerotome of trunk somite 11
• sclerotome of trunk somite 12
• sclerotome of trunk somite 13
• sclerotome of trunk somite 14
• sclerotome of trunk somite 15
• sclerotome of trunk somite 16
• sclerotome of trunk somite 17
• sclerotome of trunk somite 2
• sclerotome of trunk somite 3
• sclerotome of trunk somite 4
• sclerotome of trunk somite 5
• sclerotome of trunk somite 6
• sclerotome of trunk somite 7
• sclerotome of trunk somite 8
• sclerotome of trunk somite 9
• second pancreatic bud Synonym(s): pancreas
• secondary oogonium Synonym(s): secondary oogonia
• secondary spermatogonium Synonym(s): secondary spermatogonia
• secondary vessel
• semicircular canal
• seminiferous tubule
• sensorial layer
• sensorial layer of neurectoderm Synonym(s): deep layer of neurectoderm
• sensory system
• simple organ
• skeletal muscle
• skeletal system
• skin Synonym(s): integument
• small intestine
• smooth muscle
• solid compound organ
• somatic layer of lateral plate mesoderm
• somatic stem cell
• somite Synonym(s): somites, somitic mesoderm
• sperm entry point
• spermatid
• spermatocyte
• spermatozoon Synonym(s): sperm, spermatozoa
• sphenoid region
• spinal cord
• spinal cord neuron
• spinal ganglion
• spinal nerve
• splanchnic layer of lateral plate mesoderm
• splanchnocranium
• spleen
• stem cell
• Stirnorgan Synonym(s): frontal organ
• stomach
• stomodeal-hypophyseal primordium
• subinterstitial vein
• sucker
• superficial
• superficial (epithelial) layer
• supraorbital lateral line
• surface structure
• suspensorium
• sympathetic chain
• T cell
• tail
• tail bud Synonym(s): tailbud
• tail region
• tail somite
• tail vein
• tarsus
• taste bud
• telencephalon
• tendon
• tendon fibroblast
• testis Synonym(s): testes
• thymocyte
• thymus
• thyroid
• thyroid primordium Synonym(s): thyroid
• tibia-fibula
• tongue
• tooth Synonym(s): dentition, teeth
• trachea
• transverse process
• trigeminal ganglion Synonym(s): trigeminus ganglion, trigeminal ganglia
• trigeminal placode
• trunk
• trunk lateral line
• trunk musculature
• trunk neural crest Synonym(s): trunk crest
• trunk placode
• trunk region
• trunk somite
• trunk somite 1 Synonym(s): fifth somite
• trunk somite 10
• trunk somite 11
• trunk somite 12
• trunk somite 13
• trunk somite 14
• trunk somite 15
• trunk somite 16
• trunk somite 17
• trunk somite 2
• trunk somite 3
• trunk somite 4
• trunk somite 5
• trunk somite 6
• trunk somite 7
• trunk somite 8
• trunk somite 9
• tympanum
• ultimobranchial body
• unicellular gland
• unspecified
• upper blastopore lip Synonym(s): dorsal blastopore lip
• upper jaw
• ureter
• urethra
• urinary system
• urogenital system
• urostyle
• utricle
• vascular endothelium Synonym(s): angioblasts, vascular endothelia
• vegetal
• vegetal blastomere Synonym(s): macromere
• vegetal hemisphere
• vegetal part, early involuting
• vegetal yolk mass
• vein
• venous endothelium
• ventral
• ventral aorta
• ventral hyoid arch skeleton
• ventral lateral line
• ventral marginal zone
• ventral pancreatic bud Synonym(s): pancreas
• ventricular zone
• ventro-lateral
• ventro-lateral marginal zone
• vertebral column
• vestibule
• vestibuloauditory system
• visceral pouch Synonym(s): visceral pouches
• visceral pouch 1 Synonym(s): first visceral pouch
• visceral pouch 2 Synonym(s): second visceral pouch
• visceral pouch 3 Synonym(s): third visceral pouch
• visceral pouch 4 Synonym(s): fourth visceral pouch
• visceral pouch 5 Synonym(s): fifth visceral pouch
• visceral pouch 6 Synonym(s): sixth visceral pouch
• viscus Synonym(s): viscera
• visual system
• vitelline membrane
• whole organism
• xanthophore
• Xenopus anatomical entity
• zygote Synonym(s): fertilized egg