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Anatomy Vocab #6
Anatomy/Physiology Vocabulary Words #126-150
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A wall of muscle separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities. It is present only in mammals. | Diaphragm |
| The main part, or shaft, of a bone. | Diaphysis |
| The period during the beat of the heart when the atrica and the ventricles fill with blood. | Diastole |
| The movement of molecules of a substance from a region where it is in relatively high concentration to an area of lower concentration. | Diffusion |
| A type of carbohydrate formed by the chemical union of two hexases. | Disaccharide |
| The forcing of a bone out of its normal position in a joint. | Dislocation |
| Toward the free end of an appendage. | Distal |
| The member of a pair of contrasting characteristics which appears in the same phenotype. | Dominant Characteristic |
| Reffering to the back of an animal; the side along which the backbone passes; sometimes called the posterior side. | Dorsal |
| The outermost of the meninges. | Dura mater. |
| Swelling caused by the collection of fluids in a tissue. | Edema |
| A muscle, gland or other type of tissue that responds to a definite stimulus. | Effector |
| Referring to any nerve or blood vessel that carries an impulse or blood away from the CNS or heart. | Efferent |
| A record of the electric currents produced by a beating heart. | Electrocardiogram |
| A record of the electric currents produced by the brain. | Electroencephalogram |
| A negatively charged particle of an atom. | Electron |
| The basic forms of matter. | Elements |
| A substance used to assist in forming an emulsion. | Emulsifying Agent |
| The suspension of an insoluble liquid in another liquid in the form of small droplets. | Emulsion |
| The hard, outer layer of a tooth. | Enamel |
| A gland lacking ducts and secreting directly into the blood stream. | Endocrine Gland |
| A network of fine channels passing through the cytoplasm of a cell and connecting the plasma and nuclear membranes; ribosomes lie along the walls. | Endoplasmic Reticulum |
| The ability to do work. | Energy |
| A chemical compound which affects the rate of a chemical reaction. | Enzyme |
| A commonly used biological stain that is bright red in color. | Eosin |
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