Compartment may refer to:

Biology

Compartment (anatomy) A fascial compartment is a section within the body that contains muscles and nerves and is surrounded by deep fascia. In the human body, the limbs can each be divided into two segments – the upper limb can be divided into the arm and the forea ...

, a space of connective tissue between muscles *

Compartment (chemistry) In chemistry, a compartment is a part of a protein that serves a specific function. They are essentially protein subunits with the added condition that a compartment has distinct functionality, rather than being just a structural component. There m ...

, in which different parts of the same protein serves different functions *

Compartment (development) Compartments can be simply defined as separate, different, adjacent cell populations, which upon juxtaposition, create a lineage boundary. This boundary prevents cell movement from cells from different lineages across this barrier, restricting them ...

, fields of cells of distinct cell lineage, cell affinity, and genetic identity *

Compartment (pharmacokinetics) In pharmacokinetics, a compartment is a defined volume of body fluids, typically of the human body, but also those of other animals with multiple organ systems. The meaning in this area of study is different from the concept of anatomic compartme ...

, a defined and distinct volume of body fluids *

Cellular compartment Cellular compartments in cell biology comprise all of the closed parts within the cytosol of a eukaryotic cell, usually surrounded by a single or double lipid layer membrane. These compartments are often, but not always, defined as membrane-bo ...

, a closed part within a cell, surrounded by a membrane

Other uses

Compartment coach A compartment coach is a railway passenger coach (US: passenger car) divided into separate areas or compartments, with no means of moving between compartments. The compartment coach should not be confused with the corridor coach which also has ...

, a railway car divided into separate areas or compartments, with no means of moving between them *

Compartment (ship) A compartment is a portion of the space within a ship defined vertically between decks and horizontally between bulkheads. It is analogous to a room within a building, and may provide watertight subdivision of the ship's hull important in retain ...

, subdivision of the space within a ship *

Compartment (heraldry) In heraldry, a compartment is a design placed under the shield, usually rocks, a grassy mount (''mount vert''), or some sort of other landscape upon which the supporters are depicted as standing. Care must be taken to distinguish true compartments ...

, the part of a coat of arms design which appears immediately below the shield *

Multi-compartment model A multi-compartment model is a type of mathematical model used for describing the way materials or energies are transmitted among the ''compartments'' of a system. Sometimes, the physical system that we try to model in equations is too complex, so ...

, a type of mathematical model * "Compartments", a song and album by

José Feliciano José Montserrate Feliciano García (born September 10, 1945) () is a Puerto Rican musician, singer and composer. He recorded many international hits, including his rendition of the Doors' "Light My Fire" and his self-penned Christmas song " ...

Hidden compartment A hidden compartment or secret compartment is a compartment whose existence or access is not obvious at first glance, and can be used as a hiding place for objects or sometimes even for people. A hidden compartment where people can stay is usua ...

Biology

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