Communis
# Communis

Communis may refer to:

## Anatomy

* Anulus tendineus communis or annulus of Zinn, a ring of fibrous tissue surrounding the optic nerve
* Carotis communis, the common carotid artery
* Extensor digitorum communis, a muscle of the posterior forearm present in humans

## Other uses

* Canis lupus communis, the Russian wolf, a subspecies of the grey wolf occurring in north-central Russia
* Communis opinio, a Latin phrase referring to "common opinion," or "the generally accepted view"
* Doctor Communis, a term for Saint Thomas Aquinas (ca. 1225-1274), an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church
* Fratres Communis Vitae, a Roman Catholic religious community founded in the 14th century
* Res communis, the public domain
* Sensus communis, the part of the psyche responsible for binding the inputs of the individual sense organs
