region of spongy (cancellous) bone with in the wall of a flat bone of the cranium
exchange reaction chemical reaction that breaks down a compound and then synthesizes a new compound by switching portions of the molecules; for example, AB + CD = AD + BC
Chapter 7
somatotype
classification of body type determined on the basis of certain physical characteristics (ectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph)
Diapedesis
passage of any formed elements w
Myeloid tissue
red bone marrow, type of soft, diffuse connective tissue, site of hematopoesis
Trabecula
tiny branch-like threads in a tissue such as beams of spongy (cancellous) bone that surround a network of spaces
meiosis
nuclear division in wichi the number of chromosomes I reduced to half their original number through separation of homologous pairs; produces gametes
Chapter 2
interphase
mitotic phase immediately before visible condenstation of the chromosomes during which the DNA of each chromosomes replicates itself
