#sac a structure resembling a bag in an animal
supertype: #bodily_cavity__cavity__cavum (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
subtype: #yolk_sac membranous structure enclosing the yolk of eggs in birds reptiles marsupials and some fishes; circulates nutrients to the developing embryo
subtype: #vitelline_sac__vitellinesac__yolk_sac__umbilical_vesicle__umbilicalvesicle__vesicula_umbilicus membranous structure that functions as the circulatory system in mammal embryos until the heart becomes functional
subtype: #amnion__amniotic_sac__amnios thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo in higher vertebrates (Amniota: reptiles; birds; mammals)
subtype: #chorion outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles; birds; mammals)
subtype: #coelenteron the saclike body cavity of a coelenterate
subtype: #air_bladder__swim_bladder an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
subtype: #air_sac any of the membranous air-filled extensions of the lungs of birds
subtype: #air_sac.sac any of the thin-walled extensions of the tracheae of insects
subtype: #saccule__sacculus a small sc or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth)
subtype: #vesica__bladder a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)
subtype: #urinary_bladder__urinarybladder a membranous sac for temporary retention of urine
subtype: #acinus one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland
subtype: #bursa a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints
subtype: #cisterna__cistern a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
subtype: #pouch.sac__pocket (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
subtype: #gizzard__ventriculus__ventriculu__gastric_mill__gastricmill thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food
subtype: #utricle__utriculus__utriculu a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open
subtype: #atrial_auricle__auricle__auriculaatrii a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart
subtype: #auricula__auricular_appendage__auricularappendage__auricular_appendix__auricularappendix a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart
subtype: #cheek_pouch__cheekpouch a membranous pouch inside the mouth of many rodents (as a gopher)
subtype: #marsupium an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled
subtype: #scrotum the external pouch that contains the testes
subtype: #vesicle__cyst a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid)
subtype: #lacrimal_sac__tear_sac__dacryocyst either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands
subtype: #Golgi_body__Golgi_apparatus__Golgi_complex__dictyosome a net-like structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
subtype: #blister__bulla__bleb (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
subtype: #water_blister__waterblister blister containing a nonpurulent clear watery content
subtype: #blood_blister__bloodblister blister containing blood or bloody serum usually caused by an injury
subtype: #follicle any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity
subtype: #hair_follicle a small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair; small muscles and sebaceous glands are associated with hair follicles
subtype: #Graafian_follicle a vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg
subtype: #seminal_vesicle__seminalvesicle adds nutrient fluid to semen during ejaculation
subtype: #alveolus__air_sac__air_cell__aircell a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways
subtype: #pericardial_sac__pericardialsac the membrane surrounding the heart
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