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vocab 4
anatomy terms
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| neurotransmitters | chemical messenger released by neurons that may upon binding to receptors of neurons or effector cells |
| Graves disease | hyperactive thyroid gland |
| pleurae | two-layered serous membrane that lines the thoacic cavity and covers external surface of lung |
| peristalsis | progressive wavelike contractions that move through alimentary tube organs |
| parturition | giving birth; culmination of pregnancy |
| spermatogenesis | process of sperm formation involves meiosis |
| semen | fluid mixture containing sperm and secretions of male accesory reproductive glands |
| oxidative deamination | oxidative reaction that occurs under aerobic conditions |
| spermatocyte | a male germ cell (primary spermatocyte) that gives rise by meiosis to a pair of haploid cells (secondary spermatocytes) that give rise in turn to spermatids. |
| vascular dementia | steplike deterioration in intellectual functions that result from multiple infarctions of the cerebral hemispheres |