{vagina}{}{Tubular organ that leads from uterus to vestibule of female reproductive tract.}
{vagus nerve}{}{Cranial nerve X; motor fibers lead to muscles of speech and swallowing, sensory fibers lead from the pharynx, larynx, and esophagus, and viscera of thorax and abdomen.}
{vas deferens}{}{Tube that leads from the epididymis to the urethra of the male reproductive tract.}
{ventilation}{}{Breathing.}
{ventral}{}{Refers to the belly or anterior portion of the body.}
{ventral root}{}{Motor [efferent] root of a spinal nerve.}
{vermiform appendix}{}{Vestigial organ attached to the cecum.}
{vertebra [vertebrae]}{}{Bone surrounding a portion of the spinal cord.}
{vertebral canal}{}{Foramen through the middle of each vertebra through which the spinal cord passes.}
{vesicle}{}{Small sac containing a liquid or gas, such as a blister in the skin or an intracellular, membrane-bound sac.}
{vestibule}{}{Anterior part of the nasal cavity just inside the external nares that is enclosed by cartilage; space between the lips and the alveolar processes and teeth; middle region of the inner ear containing the utricle and saccule; space behind the labia minora containing the openings of the vagina, urethra, and vestibular glands.}
{vestibulocochlear nerve}{}{Formed by the cochlear and vestibular nerves and extends to the brain.}
{villus [villi]}{}{Tiny, fingerlike projection that extends outward from lining of small intestine.}
{visceral}{}{Relating to the internal organs.}
{vitelline envelope}{}{Layer surrounding the oocyte through which only one sperm may enter. This layer is called the fertilization envelope after one sperm has entered.}
