An infundibulum (Latin for funnel; plural, infundibula) is a funnel-shape cavity or organ. A funnel is a pipe with a wide often conical mouth and a narrow stem In Biology, an organ ( Latin: organum, "instrument tool" from Greek όργανον - organon "organ instrument
- Lungs: The alveolar sacs of the lungs from which the air chambers (alveoli) open are called infundibula. lung is the essential Respiration organ in air-breathing Animals including most Tetrapods a few Fish and a few Snails The most primitive An alveolus (plural alveoli, from Latin alveolus, "little cavity" is an anatomical structure that has the form of a hollow cavity lung is the essential Respiration organ in air-breathing Animals including most Tetrapods a few Fish and a few Snails The most primitive
- Heart: The outflow portion of the right ventricle, the infundibulum of the heart, is another name for the conus arteriosus. The heart is a muscular organ in all Vertebrates responsible for pumping Blood through the Blood vessels by repeated rhythmic The right ventricle is one of four chambers (two atria and two ventricles in the Human Heart. The conus arteriosus is a conical pouch formed from the upper and left angle of the Right ventricle, from which the Pulmonary artery arises
- Ovaries: The end of the mammalian oviduct nearest to the ovary is the infundibulum of uterine tube. "Ovaria" redirects here This is also a proposed section and a Synonym of Solanum. Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands Oviduct is also another name for Fallopian tube In Oviparous Animals (those that lay eggs, the passage from the ovaries "Ovaria" redirects here This is also a proposed section and a Synonym of Solanum. The third part of the Uterine tube is the the infundibulum. It terminates with the Ostium of Fallopian tube, surrounded by Fimbriae, one of which the
- 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. The brain is the center of the Nervous system in animals All Vertebrates and the majority of Invertebrates have a brain An embryo (from Greek:, plural, lit "that which grows" from en- "in" + bryein "to swell be full" is a multicellular The brain is the center of the Nervous system in animals All Vertebrates and the majority of Invertebrates have a brain The posterior pituitary (or neurohypophysis) comprises the Posterior lobe of the Pituitary gland and is part of the Endocrine system. The pituitary gland, or hypophysis, is an Endocrine gland about the size of a Pea. (Another name for this structure is the pituitary stalk. Also see Infundibulum for other uses of the term The pituitary stalk (also known as the infundibular stalk or simply the infundibulum )
- Kidney: Part of the collecting system in the kidneys. The kidneys are complicated organs that have numerous biological roles Urine flows from the calyces, through the infundibula into the renal pelves.
- From the science fiction novel The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut the phenomenon chronosynclastic infundibulum is defined as "those places . The ethmoid bone (from Greek ethmos, "sieve" is a Bone in the Skull that separates the Nasal cavity from the Brain. The Hiatus semilunaris is bounded inferiorly by the sharp concave margin of the Uncinate process of the ethmoid bone, and leads into a curved channel the infundibulum A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story The Sirens of Titan ( 1959) is a Comic science fiction Novel by Kurt Vonnegut. Kurt Vonnegut Jr (November 11 1922 – April 11 2007 (ˈvɒnəgət was a prolific and genre-bending American Novelist known for works blending Satire, Black . . where all the different kinds of truths fit together".
- Geometry The arc of a sphere or any portion of the perfect circle. Geometry ( Greek γεωμετρία; geo = earth metria = measure is a part of Mathematics concerned with questions of size shape and relative position
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