adnexa

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Accessory or adjoining anatomical parts, as ovaries and oviducts in relation to the uterus.

[Latin, neuter pl. of adnexus. See annex.]

Conjoined anatomic parts, or tissues adjacent to or contained within a nearby space.

[L.] appendages; accessory organs, as of the eye (adnexa oculi), uterus (adnexa uteri) or epidermal appendages, e.g. hair, sweat glands, sebaceous glands and claws or nails.

In anatomy, adnexa refers to the appendages of an organ. ^[1]

Contents 1 Examples of adnexa 1.1 Adnexa of eye 1.2 Adnexa of uterus 1.3 Adnexa of skin 2 References

Examples of adnexa

Adnexa of eye

• extraocular muscles
• eyelids
• lacrimal glands

Adnexa of uterus

• ovaries
• oviducts

Adnexa of skin

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

(also known as skin appendages)

References

1. ^ Adnexa at Dorland's Medical Dictionary

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v • d • e Head and neck anatomy – accessory organs of the eye / adnexa Eyelid Canthus – Eyelash – Ciliary glands – Palpebral fissure Lacrimal apparatus Lacrimal lake – Lacrimal gland – Lacrimal canaliculi – Lacrimal punctum – Lacrimal papilla – Nasolacrimal duct – Lacrimal sac Other Eyebrow – Orbital septum – Plica semilunaris – Meibomian gland

v • d • e Female reproductive system Adnexa Follicles/ Folliculogenesis corpus (hemorrhagicum, luteum, albicans) · Theca of follicle (externa, interna) · Follicular antrum (Follicular fluid) · Corona radiata · Zona pellucida · Membrana granulosa (Granulosa cells) Ovaries/ Oogenesis Germinal epithelium · Tunica albuginea · cortex (Cumulus oophorus, Stroma) · Medulla Fallopian tubes Isthmus · Ampulla · Infundibulum · Fimbria Ligaments Broad (components: Mesovarium, Mesosalpinx, Mesometrium contents: Round of uterus, Proper of ovary) · Suspensory of ovary · Cardinal Uterus corpus/body (Cavity of the body, Fundus) cervix/neck (External orifice, Canal of the cervix, Internal orifice) layers (Endometrium, Myometrium, Perimetrium) · Uterine horns Vulva/ mons pubis Vagina vestibular glands/ducts (Bartholin's glands/Bartholin's ducts, Skene's glands/Skene's ducts) · Fossa of vestibule of vagina · Vaginal fornix · Hymen · Orifice Labium commissures (Anterior · Posterior) · Frenulum labiorum pudendi · Labia majora · Cleft of venus · Labia minora · Vulval vestibule · interlabial sulci Clitoris Vestibular bulbs · Clitoral crura · Corpus cavernosa · Clitoral glans (Frenulum, Hood) Breast Mammary glands · Nipple · Areola · Lactiferous duct · Cooper's ligaments Vestiges Wolffian (Gartner's duct, Epoophoron, Paroöphoron) · Canal of Nuck Other G-spot · Urethral sponge · Perineal sponge

v • d • e Integumentary system Skin Epidermis Stratum corneum · Stratum lucidum · Stratum granulosum · Stratum spinosum · Stratum basale Basement membrane zone Basal keratinocyte · Lamina lucida · Lamina densa Dermis Papillary · Reticular Subcutaneous tissue Panniculus adiposus · Panniculus carnosus Adnexa Glands Sweat glands: Apocrine · Eccrine Sebaceous Hair Outer root sheath Inner root sheath Shaft Cuticle · Cortex · Medulla · Bulb with matrix cells · Hair papilla Muscle Arrector pili Nail Matrix · Lunula · Nail plate · Eponychium · Paronychium · Hyponychium Other Skin flora

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