Definition that contains the corpus
- relaxin hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during the last days of pregnancy; relaxes the pelvic ligaments and prepares the uterus for labor
- pineal body a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
- progestational preceding and favoring gestation; of or relating to physiological changes associated with ovulation and formation of the corpus luteum
- third ventricle a narrow ventricle in the midplane below the corpus callosum; communicates with the fourth ventricle via the Sylvian aqueduct
- left brain the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body
- pineal gland a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
- right hemisphere the cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the body
- callosectomy severing the corpus callosum so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted (in cases of severe intractable epilepsy)
- xiphoid process smallest of the three parts of the breastbone; articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib
- left hemisphere the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body