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40 Cards in this Set
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Organs |
Body structures formed by several groups of tissues performing specific functions. |
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Blood vessels |
Tubes for the passageway of blood |
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Artery |
Thick walled blood vessel. Carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the different parts of the body |
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Vein |
Thin walled blood vessel. Carries unoxygenayed blood from the different parts of the body to the heart. |
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Capillaries |
Small blood vessels interconnecting arteries and veins. These are tubes where exchange of materials between blood and tissues takes place. |
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Tunica adventitia |
Outermost layer with loose connective tissues. |
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Tunica media |
Middle layer with smooth muscle cells |
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Tunica intima |
Innermost layer with elastic fiber and smooth muscle cells. |
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Endothelium |
Layer of squamous cells, lining the central cavity of the blood vessels, known as the lumen. |
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Skin |
Mainly for protection. |
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Stratum corneum |
Outer or superficial layer with squamous cells capable of molting or shedding off the skin. |
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Stratum germinativum |
Consists of columnar cells. It contains chromatophores for skin pigmentation. |
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Stratum laxum |
Made up of loose connective tissues. Contains cutaneous glands, the mucus gland keeping the skin moist and slimy |
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Small intestine |
Long coiled tube of the digestive tract where final digestion and absorption of food takes place. |
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Tunica serosa |
Visceral peritoneum covering the gastro-intestinal tract. |
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Tunica muscularis |
Layer of smooth muscles divided into 2 parts; stratum longitudinale and stratum circulare |
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Stratum longitudinale |
Outer layer of longitudinal muscle fibers. |
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Stratum circulare |
Thicker inner circular layer of muscle fibers. |
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Tela submucosa |
Layer of connective tissue with blood vessels and nerves. |
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Tunica mucosa |
Simple columnar epithelium lining the cavity of the organ, the lumen. Contains goblet cells that secrete intestinal juice for digestion. |
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Stomach |
Partial digestion of the food takes place. It's internal folds are called the rugae. |
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Tunica subserosa |
This is a layer between the tunica serosa and muscularis. Composed of connective tissues with longitudinal muscle fibers. |
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Muscularis mucosa |
Found on innermost submucosa, this contains longitudinal muscle fibers. |
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Tunica propia |
This is a layer between muscularis mucosa and tunica mucosa with a connective tissue supporting the gastric gland. |
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Liver |
Largest gland of the body, an emulsifier for fat digestion. |
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Blood vessels |
These are big spaces of various sizes. |
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Bile conduct |
Small cavity lined with cuboidal cells. |
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Arterioles |
Thick walled, small, round structure. |
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Kidney |
Main excretory organ which functions greatly to remove nitrogenous wastes through uriferous tubules. |
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Reproductive organs |
Gonads which produce gametes or sex cells and hormones for the development of secondary sexual characteristics. |
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Ovary |
Female gonad which is a sac-like structure containing round bodies of variuos sizes, the egg cells. |
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Testes |
Male gonad,mainly composed of seminiferous tubules covered by the outer visceral peritoneum and inner tunica albuginea. |
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Spinal cord |
Connected to the brain and enclosed in the vertebral column. |
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Central canal |
Central activity of the organ lined with columnar cells called the ependymal cells. |
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White matter |
Outer mass |
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Gray matter |
Inner mass |
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Dura mater |
Outer portion |
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Pia mater |
Inner portion |
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Ventral septum |
Ventral fissure of the broader ventral surface with blood vessels, the ventral spinary artery. |
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Dorsal septum |
Dorsal fissure of the narrower dorsal surface. |
