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An infundibulum (Latin for funnel; plural, infundibula) is a funnel-shape cavity or organ. A typical kitchen funnel. ... In biology, an organ (Latin: organum, instrument, tool) is a group of tissues, which perform a specific function or group of functions. ...

  • Lungs: The alveolar sacs of the lungs from which the air chambers (alveoli) open are called infundibula.
  • Heart: The outflow portion of the right ventricle is also known as the infundibulum.

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hair biology - hair follicle infundibulum, isthmus, and suprabulbar region (994 words)
The upper segment extends from the entrance of the sebaceous gland duct to the follicular orifice and is called the infundibulum.
Therefore the infundibulum is that part of the hair follicle that extends from the epidermis to the opening of the sebaceous gland duct.
The nuclei of the central cells of the isthmus undergo pyknosis (a thickening, especially degeneration of a cell in which the nucleus shrinks in size and the chromatin condenses to a solid, structure less mass) before the tip of the root sheath reaches the area.
Infundibulum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (202 words)
An infundibulum (Latin for funnel; plural, infundibula) is a funnel-shape cavity or organ.
Brain: A small outgrowth of the ventral wall of the embryonic brain from which the pars nervosa (the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland) develops is also called the infundibulum.
From the science fiction novel The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut the phenomenon chronosynclastic infundibulum is defined as "those places...
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