The number of heartbeats per unit of time, usually per minute. The heart rate ...

The act of inhaling and exhaling air in order to exchange oxygen for carbon d...

Relating to the abdomen, the belly, that part of the body that contains all of ...

Carrying toward. A vein is an afferent vessel because it carries blood from the ...

1. The amygdaloid nucleus in the brain. 2. The tonsils. These...

The study of human or animal form, by observation or examination of the living be...

The front, as opposed to the posterior. The anterior surface of the heart is tow...

An appendage in anatomy and in clinical trials. See: Arm.

The part of the brain that is concerned with hearing. The auditory cortex...

A region of the base of the brain that consists of three clusters of neuron...