| 单词 | structure |
| 释义 | structure (once / 132 pages) nv A structure is something of many parts that is put together. A structure can be a skyscraper, an outhouse, your body, or a sentence. Structure is from the Latin word structura which means "a fitting together, building." Although it's certainly used to describe buildings, it can do more than that. A family's structure includes the relationship of its members, your body structure can refer to how your muscles and bones fit together. Sentence structure is how a sentence is put together, including subjects, verbs, and all that stuff English teachers love to yap about. Structure is usually a noun, but it can also be a verb meaning to impose order, like if you "structure an argument to convince your parents to let you stay out later." WORD FAMILYstructure: restructure, structured, structures, structuring, substructure, superstructure, understructure+/restructure: restructured, restructures, restructuring/structured: unstructured/substructure: substructures/superstructure: superstructures/understructure: understructures USAGE EXAMPLESBecause the treatment would expose his oral structures — including the jawbone, salivary glands and teeth — to radiation, a dental evaluation was prompted. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The plan will result in towering structures in the wrong places, a paucity of parks, crowded schools and a continuation of nightmare-inducing traffic. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Although flood warnings were posted for many areas, Brazzell said it appeared flooding would be “minor,” with few impacts to structures. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts the structure consisted of a series of arches Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper construction Alhambra a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages Angostura Bridgea suspension bridge across the Orinoco River at Ciudad Bolivar Antonine Walla fortification 37 miles long across the narrowest part of southern Scotland (between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde); built in 140 to mark the frontier of the Roman province of Britain Artemision at Ephesusthe large temple of the Greek goddess Artemis which was begun at Ephesus in 541 BC and completed 220 years later; the temple was destroyed by the Goths in 262 Aswan High Damone of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt Augean stables(Greek mythology) the extremely dirty stables that were finally cleaned by Hercules who diverted two rivers through them Bastillea fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution Baton Rouge Bridgea cantilever bridge across the Mississippi at Baton Rouge Bayonne Bridgea steel arch bridge connecting New Jersey and Staten Island at Bayonne, New Jersey Benjamin Franklin Bridgea suspension bridge across the Delaware River Black Hole of Calcuttaa dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive Bosporus Bridgea suspension bridge across the Bosporus at Istanbul Bronx-Whitestone Bridgea suspension bridge across the East River in New York City Brooklyn Bridgea suspension bridge across the East River in New York City; opened in 1883 Brown Universitya university in Rhode Island Cambridge Universitya university in England Capitol Buildingthe government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet Carnegie Mellon Universityan engineering university in Pittsburgh Great Wall of Chinaa fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC; it averages 6 meters in width CN Towera tower in Toronto; 1815 feet tall for broadcasting widely Amphitheatrum Flaviuma large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80 Columbia Universitya university in New York City Commodore John Barry Bridgea cantilever bridge in Chester, Pennsylvania Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Artuniversity founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences Cornell Universitya university in Ithaca, New York Dartmouth Collegea college in New Hampshire Delaware Memorial Bridgea suspension bridge across the Delaware River Duke Universitya university in Durham, North Carolina Eiffel Towera wrought iron tower 300 meters high that was constructed in Paris in 1889; for many years it was the tallest man-made structure Empire State Buildinga skyscraper built in New York City in 1931; 1250 feet tall George Washington Bridgea suspension bridge across the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey Glen Canyon Dama large dam built in 1964 on the Colorado River in Arizona Golden Gate Bridgea suspension bridge across the Golden Gate Greater New Orleans Bridgetwin cantilever bridges across the Mississippi at New Orleans Harvard Universitya university in Massachusetts Hoover Dama large dam built in 1933 on the Colorado River in Nevada Humber Bridgea suspension bridge at Hull, England; 4,626 feet long Independence Hallthe building in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was signed Johns Hopkinsa university in Baltimore Caaba(Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying Kammon Strait Bridgea suspension bridge between Kyushu and Honshu Kremlincitadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government Leaning Tower of Pisaa tall round marble campanile in Pisa that is not perpendicular; construction was begun in 1174 Lincoln Memorialmemorial building in Washington containing a large marble statue of Abraham Lincoln Mackinac Bridgea suspension bridge across the channel between the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan Maginot Linea fortification built before World War II to protect France's eastern border; initially considered to be impregnable, it was easily overrun by the German army in 1940 Massachusetts Institute of Technologyan engineering university in Cambridge Minato Ohashi Bridgecantilever bridge at Osaka, Japan National Baseball Hall of Famea Hall of Fame and museum in Cooperstown, New York, honoring great baseball players United States National Library of Medicinethe world's largest medical library New River Gorge Bridgea steel arch bridge across New River at Fayetteville, West Virginia Ohio State Universitya university in Columbus, Ohio Oxford Universitya university in England University of Parisa university in Paris; intellectual center of France Parthenonthe main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture Pentagona government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense Petronas Towerstwin skyscrapers built in Kuala Lumpur in 1997; 1482 feet high Pierre Laporte Bridgea suspension bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at Quebec Ponte 25 de Abrila suspension bridge across the Tagus River at Lisbon Princeton Universitya university in New Jersey Pyramids of Egypta massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt Quebec Bridgea cantilever bridge in Quebec Queensboro Bridgea cantilever bridge across the East River between Manhattan and Queens Sears Towera skyscraper built in Chicago in 1974; 1454 feet tall Siegfried lineGerman fortifications facing the Maginot Line Sistine Chapelthe private chapel of the popes in Rome; it was built by and named after Sixtus IV in 1473 Space Needlea tower 605 feet tall in Seattle; a tourist attraction Stanford Universitya university in California Statue of Libertya large monumental statue symbolizing liberty on Liberty Island in New York Bay Sydney Harbor Bridgea steel arch bridge in Sydney, Australia Mormon Tabernaclethe Mormon temple Tacoma Narrows Bridgea suspension bridge across Puget Sound at Tacoma Tappan Zee Bridgea cantilever bridge across the Hudson River Temple of Artemisa large temple at Ephesus that was said to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world Temple of Jerusalemany of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as the primary center for Jewish worship; the first temple contained the Ark of the Covenant and was built by Solomon in the 10th century BC and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC; the second was built in 515 BC and the third was an enlargement by Herod the Great in 20 BC that was destroyed by the Romans during a Jewish revolt in AD 70; all that remains is the Wailing Wall Tower of Babel(Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another Tower of Londona fortress in London on the Thames; used as a palace and a state prison and now as a museum containing the crown jewels Tower of Pharosa great lighthouse (500 feet high) built at Alexandria in 285 BC United States Mintthe mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks; processes gold and silver bullion University of California at Berkeleya university in Berkeley, California University of Chicagoa university in Chicago, Illinois University of Michigana university in Ann Arbor, Michigan University of Nebraskaa university in Lincoln, Nebraska University of North Carolinaa university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina University of Pennsylvaniaa university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgha university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania University of Sussexa red-brick university in Brighton, England University of Texasa university in Austin, Texas University of Vermonta university in Burlington, Vermont University of Washingtona university in Seattle, Washington University of West Virginiaa university in Morgantown, West Virginia University of Wisconsina university in Madison, Wisconsin Vatican Palacethe residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City Verrazano-Narrows Bridgea suspension bridge across the Verrazano Narrows between Brooklyn and Staten Island Walt Whitman Bridgea suspension bridge across the Delaware River Washington Monumenta stone obelisk built in Washington in 1884 to honor George Washington; 555 feet tall White Housethe government building that serves as the residence and office of the President of the United States World Trade Centertwin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built 1368 feet tall in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 Yale Universitya university in Connecticut Wailing Walla wall in Jerusalem; sacred to Jews as a place of prayer and lamentation; its stones are believed to have formed part of the Temple of Solomon Houses of Parliamentthe building in which the House of Commons and the House of Lords meet Hadrian's Wallan ancient Roman wall built by Hadrian in the 2nd century; marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain Balmoral Castlea castle in northeastern Scotland that is a private residence of the British sovereign Machu PicchuInca fortress city in the Andes in Peru discovered in 1911; it may have been built in the 15th century Mount Vernonthe former residence of George Washington in northeastern Virginia overlooking the Potomac river Chartres Cathedrala Gothic cathedral in northern France; built in 13th century Holy Sepulcherthe sepulcher in which Christ's body lay between burial and resurrection Lateran Palacea palace that served as the residence of the popes until the 14th century Marinelanda commercial aquarium featuring trained dolphins Oval Officethe office of the President of the United States in the White House Oracle of Apollo(Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous Tuileries Palacepalace and royal residence built for Catherine de Medicis in 1564 and burned down in 1871; all that remains today are the formal gardens Palace of Versaillesa palace built in the 17th century for Louis XIV southwest of Paris near the city of Versailles Dipylon gatea gateway to the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found Buckingham Palacethe London residence of the British sovereign Auschwitza Nazi concentration camp for Jews in southwestern Poland during World War II Belsena Nazi concentration camp for Jews created in northwestern Germany during World War II Buchenwalda Nazi concentration camp for Jews in World War II that was located in central Germany Dachaua concentration camp for Jews created by the Nazis near Munich in southern Germany Mausoleum at Halicarnasusa white marble mausoleum 140 feet high built in 352 BC at Halicarnassus as a memorial to a king; destroyed in 1402 Newgatea former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902 Taj Mahalbeautiful mausoleum at Agra built by the Mogul emperor Shah Jahan (completed in 1649) in memory of his favorite wife Westminster Abbeya famous Gothic church of St. Peter in Westminster, London on the site of a former Benedictine monastery airdock, hangar, repair shed a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained altara raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made arcade, colonnadea structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns arch(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it areaa part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function balconya platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet balconyan upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium basculea structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw) boardinga structure of boards bodythe external structure of a vehicle bridge, spana structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. building, edificea structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place building complex, complexa whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures catchmenta structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area) coil, helix, spiral, volute, whorla structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops colonnadestructure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns column, pillara vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) corner, quoin(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone crossa wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece deathtrapany structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed defence, defense, defensive structurea structure used to defend against attack doora structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road) entablature(architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof erectiona structure that has been erected establishmenta public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence false bottoma horizontal structure that partitions a ship or box (especially one built close to the actual bottom) floor, level, storey, storya structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale fountaina structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises guidea structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something card-house, cardcastle, cardhouse, house of cardsan unstable construction with playing cards housing, living accommodations, lodgingstructures collectively in which people are housed hullthe frame or body of ship jungle gyma structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play laminationa layered structure landing, landing placestructure providing a place where boats can land people or goods lookout, lookout station, observation tower, observatorya structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings masonrystructure built of stone or brick by a mason memorial, monumenta structure erected to commemorate persons or events hill, moundstructure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructorany structure that makes progress difficult divider, partitiona vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) platform, weapons platformany military structure or vehicle bearing weapons porcha structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance post and lintela structure consisting of vertical beams (posts) supporting a horizontal beam (lintel) prefaba prefabricated structure projectionany structure that branches out from a central support public worksstructures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use sailany structure that resembles a sail offset, set-back, setoffstructure where a wall or building narrows abruptly sheltera structure that provides privacy and protection from danger shoeboxa structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment) sign, signboardstructure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted arena, bowl, sports stadium, stadiuma large structure for open-air sports or entertainments superstructurestructure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck supporting structurea structure that serves to support something towera structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building transeptstructure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church; crosses the nave at right angles trestleworka supporting structure composed of a system of connected trestles; for a bridge or pier or scaffold e.g. vaulting(architecture) a vaulted structure shipway, slipway, waysstructure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired wellheada structure built over a well wind tunnela structure resembling a tunnel where air is blown at known velocities for testing parts of aircraft honeycomba structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae balance, counterbalance, equilibrium, equipoiseequality of distribution abattoir, butchery, shambles, slaughterhousea building where animals are butchered abutment archan arch supported by an abutment academya learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge aislepart of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns amphitheater, amphitheatre, coliseuman oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held apartment, flata suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house apartment building, apartment housea building that is divided into apartments architecturean architectural product or work arm, branch, limbany projection that is thought to resemble a human arm auditoriumthe area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits aviary, bird sanctuary, volarya building where birds are kept back porcha porch for the back door baggage claiman area in an airport where arriving passengers can collect the luggage that has been carried in the hold of the aircraft Bailey bridgea temporary bridge designed for rapid construction ballpark, parka facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games) baran obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal barbette(formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet barbacan, barbicana tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle) barriera structure or object that impedes free movement basement, cellarthe lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage bathhouse, bathing machinea building containing dressing rooms for bathers beacon, beacon light, lighthouse, pharosa tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships bell towera tower that supports or shelters a bell billboard, hoardinglarge outdoor signboard billetlodging for military personnel (especially in a private home) blockhousing in a large building that is divided into separate units blockadeprevents access or progress block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppagean obstruction in a pipe or tube boardsthe boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink bodyworkthe exterior body of a motor vehicle bowling alleya building that contains several alleys for bowling boxany one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned brass, memorial tablet, plaquea memorial made of brass bratticea partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine breakfast area, breakfast nooka place for light meals (usually near a kitchen) brickworkmasonry done with bricks and mortar brima circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat broken archan arch with a gap at the apex; the gap is usually filled with some decoration bulkheada partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments bullpena place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a game bullringa stadium where bullfights take place barrow, burial mound, grave mound, tumulus(archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs burrrough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting camber archan arch with a straight horizontal extrados and a slightly arched intrados camptemporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers cantilever bridgebridge constructed of two cantilevers that meet in the middle cattle grid, cattle guarda bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle cenotaph, empty tomba monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered center, centrea building dedicated to a particular activity bema, chancel, sanctuaryarea around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing chapterhousea building attached to a monastery or cathedral; used as a meeting place for the chapter cheval-de-frise, chevaux-de-frisedefensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry choirthe area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave church towerthe tower of a church circus(antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games cleata metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping clock towera tower with a large clock visible high up on an outside face club, clubhousea building that is occupied by a social club collegea complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed condominiumhousing consisting of a complex of dwelling units (as an apartment house) in which each unit is individually owned control towera tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for the visual observation of aircraft around an airport cookhousea detached or outdoor shelter for cooking corbel arch(architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meet corner, nookan interior angle formed by two meeting walls cornicethe topmost projecting part of an entablature court, courtyardan area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings covered bridgea bridge whose passageway is protected by a roof and enclosing sides dead-air spacean unventilated area where no air circulates decka porch that resembles the deck on a ship deck-housea superstructure on the upper deck of a ship dining areaan area arranged for dining dock, dockage, docking facilitylanding in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out covered stadium, dome, domed stadiuma stadium that has a roof dorm, dormitory, hall, residence hall, student residencea college or university building containing living quarters for students drawbridge, lift bridgea bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it bubbler, drinking fountain, water fountaina public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water drip, drip mold, drip mould(architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway) dry masonrymasonry without mortar dugouteither of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game abode, domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, homehousing that someone is living in embankmenta long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection enclosurea structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose fallout sheltera shelter to protect occupants from the fallout from an atomic bomb fan vaultingan elaborate system of vaulting in which the ribs diverge like fans farm buildinga building on a farm feedlota building where livestock are fattened for market firetrapa building that would be hard to escape from if it were to catch fire flange, rima projection used for strength or for attaching to another object flashboard, flashboardingboarding place along the top of a dam to increase its height flat arch, straight archan arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intrados flue, flukeflat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor football stadiuma stadium where football games are held footbridge, overcrossing, pedestrian bridgea bridge designed for pedestrians fortification, munitiondefensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it fort, fortressa fortified defensive structure frameworka structure supporting or containing something front porcha porch for the front door fuselagethe central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo) gallerynarrow recessed balcony area along an upper floor on the interior of a building; usually marked by a colonnade gambling den, gambling hell, gambling house, gaming housea public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business) gazebo, summerhousea small roofed building affording shade and rest goalmouth(sports) the area immediately in front of the goal government buildinga building that houses a branch of government gravestone, headstone, tombstonea stone that is used to mark a grave glasshouse, greenhouse, nurserya building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions first floor, ground floor, ground levelthe floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building gun enclosure, gun turret, turreta self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation halla large building for meetings or entertainment halla large building used by a college or university for teaching or research Hall of Famea building containing trophies honoring famous people hanka coil of rope or wool or yarn haven, oasisa shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary heada projection out from one end hideaway, retreatan area where you can be alone high altarthe main altar in a church high-rise, tower blocktower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventiveany obstruction that impedes or is burdensome hippodromea stadium for horse shows or horse races hospicea lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order) hostel, student lodging, youth hostelinexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips) hotela building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services casino-hotel, hotel-casinoa building that houses both a hotel and a casino housea dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families housea building in which something is sheltered or located hovel, hut, hutch, shack, shantysmall crude shelter used as a dwelling army hut, field hut, huttemporary military shelter institutionan establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated boss, knoba circular rounded projection or protuberance laminatea sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers librarya building that houses a collection of books and other materials line of defence, line of defensedefensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack living quarters, quartershousing available for people to live in lobea rounded projection that is part of a larger structure attic, garret, loftfloor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage loft, pigeon lofta raised shelter in which pigeons are kept loftfloor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space logebalcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine loggiaa roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level luga projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something mantelet, mantletportable bulletproof shelter health facility, healthcare facility, medical buildingbuilding where medicine is practiced megalith, megalithic structurememorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe) entresol, mezzanine, mezzanine floorintermediate floor just above the ground floor first balcony, mezzaninefirst or lowest balcony minaretslender tower with balconies ministrybuilding where the business of a government department is transacted manufactured home, mobile homea large house trailer that can be connected to utilities and can be parked in one place and used as permanent housing mooring mast, mooring towera tower for mooring airships dead room, morgue, mortuarya building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation national monumentmemorial consisting of a structure or natural landmark of historic interest; set aside by national government for preservation and public enjoyment navethe central area of a church obeliska stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top observation domelookout consisting of a dome-shaped observatory observatorya building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena obstaclean obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented) office block, office buildinga building containing offices where work is done opium dena building where opium is sold and used orchestra pit, pitlowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers outbuildinga building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building outworksubsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area overhangprojection that extends beyond or hangs over something else flyover, overpassbridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels packinghousea building where foodstuffs are processed and packed panopticonan area where everything is visible pantheona monument commemorating a nation's dead heroes patio, terraceusually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence perfumeryan establishment where perfumes are made peristylea colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court phrontisteryan establishment for study and learning (sometimes including modern universities) pied-a-terrelodging for occasional or secondary use pier archan arch supported on piers pit(auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled pit(commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on business establishment, place of businessan establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worshipany building where congregations gather for prayer planetariuma building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling industrial plant, plant, worksbuildings for carrying on industrial labor pointed archan arch with a pointed apex; characteristic of Gothic architecture bateau bridge, floating bridge, pontoon bridgea temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons poorhousean establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless porticoa porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area presbyterybuilding reserved for the officiating clergy press galleryan area (sometimes in a balcony) set aside for reporters (especially in a legislative hall) pronga pointed projection proscenium archthe arch over the opening in the proscenium wall lay-by, layby, pull-off, rest area, rest stopdesignated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily power pylon, pylona large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines pylona tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race quad, quadranglea rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings quarteringliving accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel) rampant archan arch whose support is higher on one side than on the other rattrapfilthy run-down dilapidated housing asylum, refuge, sanctuarya shelter from danger or hardship eatery, eating house, eating place, restauranta building where people go to eat rest housea building used for shelter by travelers (especially in areas where there are no hotels) ribbon developmentbuilding complex in a continuous row along a road rink, skating rinkbuilding that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating Roman buildinga building constructed by the ancient Romans rooman area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling rope bridgea bridge consisting of ropes rotundaa building having a circular plan and a dome round archan arch formed in a continuous curve; characteristic of Roman architecture rowlock archan arch that is formed with more than one concentric row of voussoirs ruina ruined building safety archan undecorated arch that is included in order to strengthen or support a construction sandwich boardsignboard consisting of two hinged boards that hang front and back from the shoulders of a walker and are used to display advertisements school, schoolhousea building where young people receive education school systemestablishment including the plant and equipment for providing education from kindergarten through high school scoinson arch, sconcheon archan arch that supports part of the wall sconcea shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather scoreboarda large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information) screenpartition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space family circle, peanut gallery, second balcony, upper balconyrearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats segmental archa shallow arch; an arch that is less than a semicircle Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Seven Wonders of the Worldimpressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe sheltertemporary housing for homeless or displaced persons shinglea small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g. shooting gallerya building (usually abandoned) where drug addicts buy and use heroin shot towertower of a kind once used to make shot; molten lead was poured through a sieve and dropped into water shouldered archan arch consisting of a horizontal lintel supported at each end by corbels that project into the aperture signal box, signal towera building from which signals are sent to control the movements of railway trains siloa cylindrical tower used for storing silage diminished arch, scheme arch, skeen arch, skene archan arch whose height is less than half its width frame, skeletal frame, skeleton, underframethe internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape skew archan arch whose jambs are not at right angles with the face skyboxan elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium skyscrapera very tall building with many stories snow bank, snowbanka mound or heap of snow spikea sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur) squincha small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire) steel arch bridgea steel bridge constructed in the form of an arch spire, steeplea tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top stoneworkmasonry done with stone stoep, stoopsmall porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house storage spacethe area in any structure that provides space for storage cyclone cellar, storm cellar, tornado cellaran underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes fastness, strongholda strongly fortified defensive structure student uniona building on a college campus dedicated to social and organizational activities of the student body supportsupporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation supporting towera tower that serves to support something suspension bridgea bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both ends tap house, taverna building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks telco building, telecom hotela building that houses telecommunications equipment templean edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes tenona projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint collapsible shelter, tenta portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs) house, theater, theatrea building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented threshing floora floor or ground area for threshing or treading out grain toll bridgea bridge where toll is charged for crossing toothsomething resembling the tooth of an animal toothone of a number of uniform projections on a gear totem polea tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast tract housinghousing consisting of similar houses constructed together on a tract of land trestle bridgea bridge supported by trestlework trimmer archan arch built between trimmers in a floor (to support the weight of a hearth) triumphal archa monumental archway; usually they are built to commemorate some notable victory truss bridgea bridge supported by trusses Tudor arch, four-centered archa low elliptical or pointed arch; usually drawn from four centers tumblera movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown turnaroundan area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around turreta small tower extending above a building universityestablishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching gallery, veranda, verandaha porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed) viaductbridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road (or railroad) over a valley wallan architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure watchtoweran observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies bagnio, bawdyhouse, bordello, brothel, cathouse, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, sporting housea building where prostitutes are available widow's walka lookout atop a coastal house conformationa symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing proportion, symmetrybalance among the parts of something artefact, artifact a man-made object taken as a whole 2n the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family Syn|Hypo|Hyper social organisation, social organization, social structure, social system feudal system, feudalism the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war patriarchate, patriarchya form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line matriarchate, matriarchya form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line meritocracya form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects pluralisma social organization in which diversity of racial or religious or ethnic or cultural groups is tolerated class structurethe organization of classes within a society segregation, separatisma social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups caste systema social structure in which classes are determined by heredity racial segregationsegregation by race de facto segregationsegregation (especially in schools) that happens in fact although not required by law de jure segregationsegregation that is imposed by law purdah, sex segregationthe traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded white separatisma social system in which white people live separately from members of other races scheme, system a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole 3n the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations his lectures have no structure Hypo|Hyper arrangement, organisation, organization, system an organized structure for arranging or classifying form, pattern, shapea perceptual structure phrase structure, sentence structure, syntaxthe grammatical arrangement of words in sentences morphology, sound structure, syllable structure, word structurethe admissible arrangement of sounds in words classification systema system for classifying things contrivancean artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc. coordinate system, frame of reference, reference frame, reference systema system that uses coordinates to establish position data structure(computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer) design, planan arrangement scheme distribution, statistical distribution(statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence genetic mapgraphical representation of the arrangement of genes on a chromosome kinship system(anthropology) the system of social relationships that constitute kinship in a particular culture, including the terminology that is used and the reciprocal obligations that are entailed latticean arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions living arrangementan arrangement to allow people (or ideas) to coexist fractal(mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry gestalta configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts grida pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines kaleidoscopea complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes mosaica pattern resembling a mosaic stranda pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole ontology(computer science) a rigorous and exhaustive organization of some knowledge domain that is usually hierarchical and contains all the relevant entities and their relations affixationthe result of adding an affix to a root word calendara system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year cognition, knowledge, noesis the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning 4n the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts artists must study the structure of the human body the structure of the benzene molecule Hypo|Hyper infrastructure, substructure the basic structure or features of a system or organization architecture, computer architecture(computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software cytoarchitectonics, cytoarchitecturethe cellular composition of a bodily structure fabric, frameworkthe underlying structure CISC, complex instruction set computer, complex instruction set computing(computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip RISC, reduced instruction set computer, reduced instruction set computing(computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform composition, constitution, make-up, makeup, physical composition the way in which someone or something is composed 5n a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing he has good bone structure Syn|Hypo|Hyper anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part layer thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells apodemeridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles caliculus, calycle, calyculusa small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp) toothtoothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell padthe fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger branchial cleft, gill cleft, gill slitone of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes branchial arch, gill arch, gill barone of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians peristomeregion around the mouth in various invertebrates syrinxthe vocal organ of a bird bulba rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ carinaany of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom caudaany taillike structure chiasm, chiasma, decussationan intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X cingulum(anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth) concha(anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape filament, filuma threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells) germa small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism infundibulumany of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk) intersticea small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ landmarkan anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken limbusa border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure riba riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant bladea broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue) radicle(anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve) plexus, retea network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels tube, tube-shaped structure(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure passage, passagewaya path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass fundus(anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening funiculusany of several body structure resembling a cord headthat part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves bodily cavity, cavity, cavum(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body root, tooth rootthe part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support capsulea structure that encloses a body part uveathe part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid lens nucleus, nucleusthe central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex membranous labyrinththe sensory structures of the inner ear including the labyrinthine receptors and the cochlea; contained within the bony labyrinth bony labyrinth, osseous labyrinthcavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth glansa small rounded structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris alveolar bedlung tissue densely packed with alveoli valvea structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it vascular structurea structure composed of or provided with blood vessels lacrimal apparatusthe structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye cytoskeletona microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence nucleolar organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolus organizerthe particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division centromere, kinetochorea specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape asterstar-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis neural structurea structure that is part of the nervous system fold, plicaa folded part (as in skin or muscle) convolution, gyrusa convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain cartilaginous structurebody structure given shape by cartilage balla more or less rounded anatomical body or mass plateany flat platelike body structure or part horny structure, unguisany rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin skeletal structureany structure created by the skeleton of an organism costaa riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing) headthe rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint bridgethe hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose rotator cuffa supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move cornu(anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape corona(anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape receptora cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response zona, zone(anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure blastocele, blastocoel, blastocoele, cleavage cavity, segmentation cavitythe fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula blastoderm, blastodisc, germinal area, germinal disca layer of cells on the inside of the blastula archenteroncentral cavity of the gastrula; becomes the intestinal or digestive cavity hypodermislayer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods vane, webthe flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft operculuma hard flap serving as a cover for (a) the gill slits in fishes or (b) the opening of the shell in certain gastropods when the body is retracted combciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore hoofthe horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals eyecup, optic cup(embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina denticlesmall pointed ridge on the exoskeleton of an arthropod clawsharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles calamus, quill, shaftthe hollow spine of a feather nervure, veinone of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect birth canala passage in the uterus and vagina through which a fetus passes during vaginal birth carina fornicisridge on the lower surface of the fornix of the brain corpus mamillare, mamillary body, mammillary bodyone of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix keelthe median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly chiasma opticum, optic chiasm, optic chiasmathe crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain nasal conchaone of several turbinate bones in the nasal cavity craniometric pointa landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken aortic plexusa plexus of lymph nodes in the lower portion of the abdominal aorta nerve plexusa network of intersecting nerves tubulea small tube salpinxa tube in the uterus or the ear malpighian body, malpighian corpuscle, renal corpusclethe capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron meatusa natural body passageway opening, orifice, portaan aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity canal, channel, duct, epithelial ducta bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance sinusany of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull sinusoidtiny endothelium-lined passages for blood in the tissue of an organ locule, loculusa small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal lumena cavity or passage in a tubular organ hair, pilusany of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal carpal tunnela passageway in the wrist through which nerves and the flexor muscles of the hands pass socketa bony hollow into which a structure fits pulp cavitythe central cavity of a tooth containing the pulp (including the root canal) cranial orbit, eye socket, orbit, orbital cavitythe bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball ganglionan encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons epiglottisa flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing buccal cavitythe cavity between the jaws and the cheeks antruma natural cavity or hollow in a bone cloaca(zoology) the cavity (in birds, reptiles, amphibians, most fish, and monotremes but not mammals) at the end of the digestive tract into which the intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open vestibuleany of various bodily cavities leading to another cavity (as of the ear or vagina) root canalthe passage in the root of a tooth through which its nerve and blood vessels enter the pulp cavity pulpthe soft inner part of a tooth epicanthic fold, epicanthusa vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome eyeball, orbthe ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye auricle, ear, pinnathe externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear tragusa small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear mediastinumthe part of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart and aorta and esophagus and trachea and thymus middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanumthe main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear lens capsulea tenuous mesoblastic membrane surrounding the lens of the eye cochleathe snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of Corti glans clitoridissmall mass of erectile tissue at the end of the body of the clitoris glans penisthe conical mass of erectile tissue that forms the head of the penis pleural cavitythe cavity in the thorax that contains the lungs and heart chamberan enclosed volume in the body cranial cavity, intracranial cavitythe cavity enclosed by the cranium cardiac valve, heart valvea valve to control one-way flow of blood valvelet, valvula, valvulea small valve vas, vessela tube in which a body fluid circulates amniotic cavitythe fluid-filled cavity that surrounds the developing embryo greater peritoneal sac, peritoneal cavitythe interior of the peritoneum; a potential space between layers of the peritoneum bursa omentalis, lesser peritoneal cavity, omental bursaan isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to the stomach pericardial cavity, pericardial spacethe space between the layers of the pericardium that contains fluid that lubricates the membrane surfaces and allows easy heart movement vacuolea tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell reflex arcthe neural path of a reflex center, centre, nerve center, nerve centrea cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process cerebral hemisphere, hemisphereeither half of the cerebrum piriform area, piriform lobe, pyriform area, pyriform lobepear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon olfactory bulbone of two enlargements at the terminus of the olfactory nerve at the base of the brain just above the nasal cavities brain, encephalonthat part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord neencephalon, neoencephalonthe part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts palaeencephalon, paleencephalon, paleoencephalonthe more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex hypophyseal stalkthe funnel-shaped stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus cerebelluma major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans cerebellar hemisphereeither of two lateral lobes of the cerebellum vermis, vermis cerebellithe narrow central part of the cerebellum between the two hemispheres paleocerebellumthe anterior lobe of the cerebellum which was one of the earliest parts of the hindbrain to develop in mammals cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, cortex, palliumthe layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum geniculate bodyone of four small oval masses that protrude slightly from the underside of the thalamus and function as synaptic centers on the way to the cerebral cortex frontal gyrusany of the convolutions of the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum temporal gyrusany of the convolutions of the outer surface of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum parietal gyrusany of the convolutions of the outer surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum occipital gyrusany of the convolutions of the outer surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum cerebrumanterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans central gyruseither of two gyri on either side of the central sulcus bulb, medulla, medulla oblongatalower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata) forebrain, prosencephalonthe anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube hippocampusa complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories cingulate gyrus, gyrus cingulia long curved structure on the medial surface of the cerebral hemispheres; the cortical part of the limbic system telencephalonthe anterior division of the forebrain; the cerebrum and related parts of the hypothalamus betweenbrain, diencephalon, interbrain, thalmencephalonthe posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon limbic brain, limbic system, visceral braina system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior subthalamusthe ventral part of the thalamus thalamuslarge egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon hypothalamusa basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system mesencephalon, midbrainthe middle portion of the brain locus niger, nucleus niger, substantia nigraa layer of deeply pigmented grey matter in the midbrain; associated with the striate body; is involved in metabolic disturbances associated with Parkinson's disease and with Huntington's disease hindbrain, rhombencephalonthe posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem myelencephalonthe posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults pons, pons Varoliia band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain brain stem, brain-stem, brainstemthe part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus nucleusany histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord ventricleone of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid radiationa radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain medulla spinalis, spinal corda major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region ANS, autonomic nervous systemthe part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands choroid plexus, plexus choroideusa vascular plexus of the cerebral ventricles that regulate intraventricular pressure lumbar plexus, plexus lumbalisa lymphatic plexus located along the lower portion of the aorta and iliac vessels pterygoid plexusa plexus of veins draining the region of the pterygoid muscles and draining into the internal maxillary and anterior facial veins saca structure resembling a bag in an animal uterine cavitythe space inside the uterus between the cervical canal and the Fallopian tubes umbilical, umbilical cordmembranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta placentathe vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus rete testisnetwork of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia spermatic corda structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves nasal cavityeither of the two cavities lying between the floor of the cranium and the roof of the mouth and extending from the face to the pharynx nasopharynxcavity forming the upper part of the pharynx oropharynxcavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth laryngopharynxthe lower part of the pharynx larynx, voice boxa cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech plica vocalis, vocal band, vocal cord, vocal foldeither of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx esophagus, gorge, gullet, oesophagusthe passage between the pharynx and the stomach epicardiathe short part of the esophagus extending downward from the diaphragm to the stomach blind gut, caecum, cecumthe cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens ileocecal valvevalve between the ileum of the small intestine and the cecum of the large intestine; prevents material from flowing back from the large to the small intestine frill(paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs faucesthe passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx fistula, sinusan abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface shunta passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another tubular cavitya cavity having the shape of a tube armpit, axilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossathe hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder chest cavity, thoracic cavitythe cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart rib cagethe bony enclosing wall of the chest areolasmall space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing abdomen, abdominal cavitythe cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm archa curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet) heelthe back part of the human foot girdlean encircling or ringlike structure laminaa thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral) nailhorny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits columnany tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body appendicular skeletonthe part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs axial skeletonthe part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs back, backbone, rachis, spinal column, spine, vertebral columnthe series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord costal cartilagethe cartilages that connect the sternum and the ends of the ribs; its elasticity allows the chest to move in respiration metacarpusthe part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges metatarsusthe skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus; the corresponding part of the foot in birds or of the hind foot in quadrupeds tarsusthe part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg; in human beings the bones of the ankle and heel collectively pelvis, renal pelvisa structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter pelvic cavitythe space bounded by the bones of the pelvis and containing the pelvic viscera celom, celoma, coeloma cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity ruga(anatomy) a fold or wrinkle or crease tentorium(anatomy) a fold of dura mater that covers the cerebellum and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum zona pellucidathick membrane around the mammalian ovum; can be penetrated by one sperm in the fertilization process; usually remains around the fertilized egg until it is implanted in the wall of the uterus alpha receptor, alpha-adrenergic receptor, alpha-adrenoceptorreceptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasoconstriction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth muscles) beta receptor, beta-adrenergic receptor, beta-adrenoceptorreceptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased heart beat) zonula, zonulesmall beltlike zone fossa, pita concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity 6v give a structure to I need to structure my days Hypo|Hyper reconstitute, restructure construct or form anew or provide with a new structure coordinate, organise, organize bring order and organization to |
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