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anatomy terms

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Mucous membranes   membranes that form the linings of body cavities open to exterior  
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lipogenesis   Production of fat, either fatty degeneration or fatty infiltration  
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neuron   cell of nervous system specialized to generate and transmit electrical signals  
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nissl bodies   discrete granular bodies of variable size that occur in the cell body and dendrites but not the axon of neurons, are composed of RNA and polyribosomes, are stained with basic dyes (as methylene blue), and give a striped appearance to the cell called  
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ossicle   3 tiny bones serving as transmitters of vibrations located in the middle ear  
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hormone   chemical messengers to regulate specific body functions  
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neuromuscular junction   motor neuron comes into close contact with skeletal muscle  
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plicae circulares   the numerous permanent crescentic folds of mucous membrane found in the small intestine especially in the lower part of the duodenum and the jejunum  
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ovulation   ejection of immature egg from ovary  
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oxidation-reduction reaction   reaction that couple the oxidation of one substance with reduction of another substance  
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synaptic vesicles   small membranous sacs containing neurotransmitters  
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secrection   passage of materials formed by cell to exterior  
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excretion   the substance excreted, as urine or sweat, or certain plant products  
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serous membrane   simple squamous epithelium resting on thin layer of loose connective tissue  
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spermatogonia   outermost tubule cells which are in direct contact with epitheal basal lamina are stem cells  
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spermatids   small round cells with large sperical nuclei seen closer to lumen of tubule  
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copulation   joining together or coupling  
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poliomyelitis   an acute viral disease, usually affecting children and young adults, caused by any of three polioviruses, characterized by inflammation of the motor neurons of the brain stem and spinal cord, and resulting in a motor paralysis, followed by muscular atroph  
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