Biology Review Flashcards

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a duodenum

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dwunastnica

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an ileum

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jelito kręte

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a colon

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okrężnica

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a rectum

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odbytnica

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a pharynx

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gardło

= throat

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an oesophagus

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przewód pokarmowy

= food pipe

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7
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salivary amylase

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amylaza ślinowa

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to emulsify

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zemulgować

= make into or become an emulsion

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to solubulize

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zwiększać rozpuszczalność

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10
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pancreatic amylase

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amylaza trzustkowa

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lubricated

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nawilżony

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mucus

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śluz

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indigestible

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niestrawny

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a nasal cavity

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jama nosowa

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a larynx

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krtań

= voice box

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a trachea

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tchawica

= windpipe

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17
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bronchi

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oskrzela

- sing. bronchus

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bronchioles

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oskrzeliki

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19
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alveoli

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pęcherzyki płucne

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20
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pulmonary ventilation

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oddychanie

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21
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a diaphragm

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przepona

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22
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intercostal

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międzyżebrowy

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23
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inspiration/ expiration

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wdychanie/ wydychanie

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to contract

A

kurczyć się

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25
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thoracic

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piersiowy

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26
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to deflate

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spuszczać powietrze

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27
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a lining

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wyściółka wewnętrzna

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28
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haemoglobin

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hemoglobina

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29
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ATP

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adenosine triphosphate

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30
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a by-product

A

produkt uboczny

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31
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a lactic acid

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kwas mlekowy

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32
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to exceed

A

przekraczać

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33
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anaerobic

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beztlenowy

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34
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deoxygenated

to deoxygenate

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lacking oxygen

to remove oxygen from

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35
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a venous system

A

układ żylny

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36
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an atrium

A

przedsionek

- pl. atria

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37
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a vena cava

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żyła główna

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38
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a cusp

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płatek, guzek

= a pointed or rounded projection or a segment of a cardiac valve

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39
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a tricuspid valve

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zastawka trójdzielna

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40
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a ventricle

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komora

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41
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an artery

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tętnica

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42
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a vein

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żyła

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43
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a capillary

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włośniczek, kapilara

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44
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a bicuspid valve

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zastawka dwudzielna

= mitral valve

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45
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a sinoatrial (SA) node

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węzeł zatokowo-przedsionkowy

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46
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a atrioventricular (AV) node

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węzeł przedsionkowo-komorowy

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47
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a pacemaker cell

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komórka rozrusznikowa serca

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48
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systolic blood pressure

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ciśnienie skurczowe

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49
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diastolic blood pressure

A

ciśnienie rozkurczowe

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50
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diastole

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the part of the cardiac cycle when the heart relaxes

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51
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systole

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the part of the cardiac cycle when the heart contracts

52
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the cardiac cycle

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the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next

53
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cardiac output

A

pojemność minutowa serca

54
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stroke volume

A

the amount of blood ejected by the left ventricle in one contraction

55
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plasma

A

osocze

56
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clotting factors

A

the proteins in the blood that control bleeding i.a. thrombocytes

57
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a thymus gland

A

gruczoł grasicy

58
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a foreign body

A

ciało obce

59
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the central nervous system

A

centralny układ nerwowy

= the brain and spinal cord

60
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a spinal cord

A

rdzeń kręgowy

61
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the peripheral nervous system

A

obwodowy układ nerwowy

= thirty-one pairs of spinal nerves (left and right) fan out from the spinal cord

62
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to fan out

A

rozchodzić się promieniście

63
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a sensory (afferent) neurone

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czuciowy (doprowadzający) neuron

64
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a motor (efferent) neurone

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motoryczny (odprowadzający) neuron

65
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an interneurone

A

found in the spinal cord that relays signals between afferent neurons and efferent neurons

66
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to relay

A

przekazywać

67
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the cerebral cortex

A

kora mózgowa

68
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to override

A

zignorować (odruch)

69
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a reflex

A

odruch

70
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the autonomic nervous system

A

involuntary; controls the automatic functions of the body that maintain homeostasis

71
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the hypothalamus

A

podwzgórze

72
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vasodilation

A

proces rozszerzania naczyń krwionośnych

73
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constriction

A

proces zawężania się naczyń krwionośnych

74
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the pons

A

most

  • The pons is a portion of the brain stem, located above the medulla oblongata and below the midbrain.
75
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an iris

A

tęczówka

76
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a cornea

A

rogówka

77
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a pupil

A

źrenica

78
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dilation

A

rozszerzenie (źrenic)

79
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a fovea

A

dołek

= a very small hollow in a bone or organ, especially in the macula (plamka) of the eye

80
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curvature

A

krzywizna

81
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convex

A

wypukły

= curving out

82
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taut

A

naprężony

= tight or completely stretched

83
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an endocrine system

A

układ hormonalny, wewnątrzwydzielniczy

84
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to secrete hormones

A

wydzielanie hormonów

85
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egestion

A

the release of the undigested material

86
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ingestion

A

when food enters the digestive system

87
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a pineal gland

A

szyszynka

= an organ in the brain that produces a hormone called melatonin

88
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a pituitary gland

A

przysadka mózgowa

= a small organ at the base of the brain that controls the growth and activity of the body by producing hormones

89
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a thyroid

A

tarczyca

= a gland (= an organ) in the front of the neck that is involved in controlling the way the body develops and works

90
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a thymus gland

A

grasica

= a small gland behind the breastbone that helps build the immune system

91
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parathyroid gland

A

przytarczyca / gruczoł przytarczyczny

= controlsl the amount of the chemicals calcium and phosphorus in the body

92
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adrenal glands

A

nadnercza

= one of a pair of glands that produce adrenalin, found just above the kidneys

93
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pancreas

A

trzustka

= an organ in the body that produces insulin and substances that help to digest food

94
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an ovary

A

jajnik

95
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testes (pl.)

A

testis = testicle - jądro

96
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deviation from the norm

A

odstępstwo od normy

97
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follicle-stimulating hormone

FSH

A

hormon stymulujący pęcherzyk jajnikowy

= a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland which promotes the formation of ova or sperm

98
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luteinizing hormone

LH

A

hormon stymulujący rozwój ciałka żółtego

= a hormone produced by gonadotropic cells (komórki gonadotropowe) in the anterior pituitary gland

99
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ovarian follicles

A

pęcherzyki jajnikowe

100
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the corpus luteum

A

yellow body which is a temporary endocrine structure in female ovaries that is involved in the production of progesterone

101
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an ureter

A

moczowód

= a tube on each side of the body that takes urine from the kidney to the bladder

102
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urinary bladder

A

pęcherz moczowy

= a hollow muscular organ that collects urine from the kidneys before disposal by urination

103
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urethra

A

cewka moczowa

= the tube in most mammals that carries urine from the bladder out of the body. In males it also carries semen.

104
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renal coretex

A

kora nerkowa

= the outer portion of the kidney

105
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medulla oblongata

A

rdzeń przedłużony
= the lowest part of the brain, positioned at the top of the spinal cord, that controls activities such as heartbeat, blood pressure , and breathing

106
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renal pelvis

A

miedniczka nerkowa

= a flattened funnel-shaped expansion of the upper end of the ureter

107
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glomerular filtration

A

filtracja kłębuszkowa

= the first step in making urine

108
Q

the proximal convoluted tubule

A

kanalik bliższy

= the portion of the duct system of the nephron of the kidney which leads from Bowman’s capsule to the loop of Henle

109
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coiled

A

zwinięty, owinięty

110
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medullary loop

A

the loop of Henle - pętla Henlego

= the portion of a nephron that leads from the proximal convoluted tubule to the distal convoluted tubule

111
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the distal convoluted tubule

A

kanalik dalszy

=a portion of kidney nephron between the loop of Henle and the collecting duct system

112
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a renal corpuscle

A

ciałko nerkowe
= the initial blood-filtering component of a nephron. It consists of two structures: a glomerulus and a Bowman’s capsule.

113
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a glomerulus

A

kłębuszek nerkowy

= one of the tiny blood vessels in the kidneys that remove waste products from the blood into the urine

114
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a pedigree

A

metryka, drzewo genealogiczne
= a table, chart, diagram, or list of an individual’s ancestors, used in genetics in the analysis of mendelian inheritance

115
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concave

A

wklęsły

= curving in

116
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efferent

A

odprowadzający

= away from a central organ or part

117
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afferent

A

doprowadzający

= carrying something towards the centre of a body part

118
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an aperture

A

otwór

= a small and often narrow opening, especially one that allows light into an eye

119
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to innervate

A

unerwiać

= to supply nerves to an organ or part of the body

120
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oculomotor

A

okołoruchowy

= relating to the movement of the eyeball

121
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ova (pl.)

A

ovum = an egg cell - komórka jajowa

122
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endometrium

A

śluzówka maciczna

= the inner epithelial layer, along with its mucous membrane, of the mammalian uterus

123
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the production of progesterone

A
1. gonadotropic cells in anterior pituitary gland
PRODUCE
2. a luteinizing hormone
TRIGGERS
3. a corpus luteum
PRODUCES
4. progesterone
124
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an arteriole

A

tętnica mała

= a very small artery that often joins onto a capillary

125
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occlusion

A

the blockage or closing of a blood vessel or hollow organ