Vocabulary Flashcards
Apnea
No breathing
Articulation
A place where 2 or more bones meet, a joint
Canthi
The outer or inner corner of the eye, where the upper and lower lids meet.
Carnivore
An animal whose diet is primarily meat
Conjunctiva
themucousmembrane that covers the front of the eye and lines the inside of theeyelids
Cornea
The outermost, clear layer of the eye, immediately anterior to the anterior chamber, iris, and pupil
Coronary
relating to or denoting the arteries which surround and supply the heart.
Dyspnea
Difficulty breathing
Dystocia
Difficulty giving birth
Estrous cycle
the recurring reproductive cycle in many female mammals, including estrus, ovulation, and changes in the uterine lining.
Eupnea
Normal breathing
Extracellular
Outside the cell
Herbivore
An animal whose diet is mostly plants
Homeostasis
the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes
Hormone
a regulatory substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluids such as blood or sap to stimulate specific cells or tissues into action.
Hypertonic
having a higher osmotic pressure than a particular fluid, typically a body fluid orintracellularfluid
Hypotonic
having a lower osmotic pressure than a particular fluid, typically a body fluid or intracellular fluid
Intercellular
located or occurring between cells.
Intracellular
located or occurring within a cell or cells
Isotonic
denoting or relating to a solution having the same osmotic pressure as some other solution, especially one in a cell or a body fluid.
Lactation
To produce milk
Lumen
the central cavity of a tubular or other hollow structure in an organism or cell
Meninges
the three membranes (theduramater,arachnoid, andpiamater) that line the skull andvertebralcanal andenclosethe brain and spinal cord
Omnivore
An animal that consumes both meat and plants
Osmotic pressure
the pressure that would have to be applied to a pure solvent to prevent it from passing into a given solution by osmosis, often used to express the concentration of the solution.
Osteology
The study of bones
