Subject |
Date Published |
Contributer |
Language |
Total Questions |
File Name |
Veterinary |
14th February 2009 |
Sandra Pinsky |
USA |
151 |
wbe120.zip |
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Smooth muscle |
Muscle that is found in organs, i.e. walls of digestive tract, arteries. - non striated, with spindle shaped cells - involuntary, with slower contractions but stay contracted longer |
Accessory glands |
Salivary glands, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder |
Thermoregulatoin |
Temperature control; function of integument |
Cardiac muscle |
Muscle tissue that forms contractile walls of heart; striated, involuntary movement |
Connective tissue origin |
The Mesoderm is the origin of this tissue |
Lamellae |
Structure around central portion of bone system |
Liver |
Secretes bile salts to digest fats |
Hypodermis |
Subcutaneous base layer of skin that contains adipose and loose connective tissue; derived from mesoderm |
Simple columnar epithelium |
Epithelial cell that lines the intestine; designed to absorb nutrients |
Dental adaptations for digestion |
Carnivores (sharp teeth), herbivores (molars flat for grinding), omnivore, mixture of both |
Basement membrane |
Cell at the base of an epithelial layer; thick mat of extra-cellular fibers that anchors epithelial tissue |
Reptile scales |
Tough, keratinized adaptation of integument; formed from epidermis, found on reptiles |
Axial skeleton |
Part of human skeleton that includes head, vertebrae, and ribs |
Bulk feeding |
Feeding mechanism; eat large pieces of food; adaptation for capture, manipulation, ingestion; organisms: invertebrates (shred, tear), reptiles (eat whole), birds, and mammals (only ones who chew) |
Stomach |
Chamber that holds up to 2 L of food |