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Briana Moreno Collaz
Week 6-12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pneumonia | inflammation of the lower respiratory tract that involves the airway of the lungs |
| acute bronchitis | a common condition characterized by acute inflammation of the tracheobronchial tree |
| lower respiratory tract | trachea, bronchial tree, lungs |
| larynx | consists largely of cartilages that are attached to on another and to surrounding structures by muscles or fibrous and elastic tissue |
| lacteals | the lymphatics in the villi of the small intestine, and are able to absorb fat from the digestive system |
| thymus | primary organ of the lymphatic system |
| pharyngeal tonsils | located near the posterior opening of the nasal cavity |
| lymphocytes | the adaptive immunity, known as the body's third line of defense, is orchestrated by 2 different classes of a type of white blood cell called |
| non specific immunity | type of immune mechanism that provides a general defense by acting against anything recognized as "not self" |
| capillaries | microscopic vessels that carry blood from arteries to small veins |
| endothelium | type of membranous tissue that lines the heart and blood vessels |
| coronary arteries | is where myocardial cells receive blood |
| cochlear duct | endolymph-filled structure containing receptors for hearing |
| choroid | melanin containing layer of the eye's vascular tunich |
| vagus and hypoglossal | small branches from the cervical plexus join the two cranial nerves known as vagus and hypoglossal |
| peripheral nervous system | cranial nerves, spinal nerves, and their branches |
| endoneurium | deepest connective tissue layer of a nerve |
| agonist | is the term used to describe a muscle that directly performs a specific movement |
| calceneal tendon | common tendon of the gastrocnemius and soleus |