In anatomy, adnexa refers to the appendages of an organ. Anatomical drawing of the human muscles from the Encyclopédie. ... A limb (from the Old English lim) is a jointed appendage of the human or animal branch of a tree; a representative, branch or member of a group or organization. ...

Examples of adnexa

Adnexa of eye

• extraocular muscles
• eyelids
• lacrimal glands

This article refers to the sight organ. ... The extraocular muscles are the six muscles that control the movements of the eye. ... An eyelid is a thin membrane of skin with the purpose of covering and protecting an eye. ... Lacrimal apparatus of the right eye. ...

Adnexa of uterus

• ovaries
• oviducts

Female internal reproductive anatomy The uterus or womb is the major female reproductive organ of most mammals, including humans. ... Human female internal reproductive anatomy Ovaries are a part of a female organism that produces eggs. ...

Adnexa of skin

• hair
• arrector pili muscle
• sebaceous glands
• nails
• sweat glands

Model of the layers of human skin In zootomy and dermatology, skin is an organ of the integumentary system composed of a layer of tissues that protect underlying muscles and organs. ... Hair with a round cross-section will fall straight, as opposed to curly hair, which has a flat cross-section Hair is a filamentous outgrowth of the skin found only in mammals. ... The sebaceous glands are glands found in the skin of mammals. ... The word nail has several meanings: In anatomy, a nail is a hard covering to the tip of fingers or toes In engineering, a nail is a metal pin-shaped object used to hold things together This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... Sweating (also called perspiration or sometimes transpiration) is the loss of a watery fluid, consisting mainly of sodium chloride and urea in solution, that is secreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals. ...

External links

• Description at MedTerms