Medical terms/definitions - O
- Created by: Katrina Mc Nair
- Created on: 30-06-11 19:55
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Oesophagus - the muscular tube down which food is carried extends from the pharynx (throat) to the stomach
Oestrogen - a female sex hormone, produced mainly in the ovaries, that stimulates the development of secondary sexual characteristics in women and regulates the menstrual cycle
Olfactory nerves - the nerves of smell that run from the nose directly into the underside of the brain
Optic nerves - the two nerves of vision that run from the retina of each eye and carry visual information to the brain, each is made up of about one million nerve fibres
Ossicle - one of the three tiny bones of the middle ear
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