anatomy 2 final vocab!

Question 0

lacteals

Answer 0

lacteals

lymphatic vessel in the small intestine arising from the villi and conveying chyle to the thoracic duct

Question 1

pathogen

Answer 1

pathogen

a specific causative agent of disease (bacterium, virus, etc.)

Question 2

immunocompetence

Answer 2

immunocompetence

the capacity for a normal immune response

Question 3

resistance

Answer 3

resistance

the inherent ability of an organism to resist harmful influences

Question 4

chyle

Answer 4

chyle
lymph that is milky from emulsified fats, characteristically present in the lacteals, and is more apparent during intestinal absorption of fats

Question 5

hapten

Answer 5

hapten
a small separable part of an antigen that reacts specifically with an antibody but is incapable of stimulating antibody production except in combination with an associated protein molecule

Question 6

susceptibility

Answer 6

susceptibility

Question 7

edema

Answer 7

edema
abnormal excess accumulation of serous fluid in connective tissue or in a serous cavity (also called dropsy, which sounds much cooler)

Question 8

antigen / antibody

Answer 8

antigen
any substance foreign to the body (immunogen, hapten, etc.) that evokes an immune response

antibody
any of a large number of proteins of high molecular weight that are produced normally by specialized B cells after stimulation by an antigen

Question 9

goblet cells

Answer 9

goblet cells

mucous secreting epithelial cell that is distended with secretion or its precursor at the free end

Question 10

cilia

Answer 10

cilia

minute hairlike process often forming as part of a fringe, especially on a cell

Question 11

visceral peritoneum

Answer 11

visceral peritoneum

the part of the peritoneum that lines the abdominal viscera

Question 12

peritonitis

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peritonitis

inflammation of the peritoneum

Question 13

peristalsis

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peristalsis

successive waves of involuntary contraction passing aalong the walls of a hollow muscular structure

Question 14

absorption

Answer 14

absorption

Question 15

feces

Answer 15

feces

Question 16

peritoneal cavity

Answer 16

peritoneal cavity

a space formed when the parietal and visceral layers of the peritoneum spread apart

Question 17

mastication

Answer 17

mastication
CHEWING!

remember: don’t defecate where you masticate!

Question 18

chyme

Answer 18

chyme

the semifluid mass of partly digested food expelled by the stomach into the duodenum

Question 19

ingestion

Answer 19

ingestion

taking material into the digestive system

Question 20

parietal peritoneum

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parietal peritoneum

the part of the peritoneum that lines the abdominal wall

Question 21

ascities

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ascites

abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the spaces between tissues and organs in the cavity of the abdomen

Question 22

bolus

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bolus

a soft mass of chewed food

Question 23

emesis

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emesis

vomiting, throwing up, upchucking, tossing your cookies, losing your lunch

Question 24

filtration membrane

Answer 24

filtration membrane

Question 25

fenestrations

Answer 25

fenestrations

little windows

Question 26

detrusor muscle

Answer 26

detrusor muscle

musculature of the bladder wall

Question 27

internal urethral sphinctor

Answer 27

internal urethral sphintor

Question 28

external urethral sphincter

Answer 28

external urethral sphincter

Question 29

micturition

Answer 29

micturition

urination, peeing, paying a penny, pissing, taking a leak, taking a wee, wizzing,

Question 30

gametes

Answer 30

gametes

haploid germ cell; sex cell

Question 31

gonads

Answer 31

gonads

ovary or testes