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To cause a muscle, organ or other part of the body to act. Provide nerve fibers to an organ or body region; for example, the median nerve innervates part of the hand. To send axons to synapse with another structure (as in, “a motor nerve innervates a muscle”).  

Referring to a part which is inside.  

The internal organs of the body, especially the intestines.  

A passage or opening through which a cavity can be entered. An aperture providing the entrance to a cavity, such as that of the pelvis.  

(In dentistry) a type of filling for teeth. A substance or piece of tissue inserted to replace a defect in a tissue. For example, a bone graft may be inlaid into an area of missing or damaged bone. In dentistry an inlay is a ‘filling of cast metal, usually gold, sealed into a tooth with…

Any system used for deciding how severe an injury is.  

Referring to a liquid or substance introduced into the body. Referring to surface blood vessels which are swollen. Administered to the body through an injection; overloaded.  

To put a liquid into someone’s body under pressure, by using a hollow needle inserted into the tissues. To introduce fluid into the body or its parts artificially.  

A part of the occipital bone that can be felt as a slight lump at the back of the skull just above the neck. Bump that protrudes at the back of the head. The projection of the occipital bone that can be felt at the base of the skull. The center of the external occipital…