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YETZEL GARCIA
ANATOMY
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| eustachian tube | a tube lined with mucous membrane that joins the nasopharynx and the tympanic cavity, allowing equalization of the air pressure in the inner ear with atmospheric pressure |
| epidermis | the superficial, avascular layers of the skin, made up of an outer dead, cornified portion and a deeper living, cellular portion. |
| femoral nerve | the large femoral nerve is one of several nerves emerging from the lumbar plexus. It divides into many branches supplying the thigh and leg. |
| fibrous tissue | the fibrous connective tissue of the body, consisting of closely woven elastic fibers and fluid-filled areolae (i.e. a small space or a cavity within a tissue). |
| gallbladder | a pear-shaped excretory sac lodged in a fossa on the surface of the right lobe of the liver. It serves as a reservoir for bile (i.e. a yellow-green secretion of the liver which disperses fats to prepare them for further digestion and absorption in the sma |
| humerus | the largest bone of the upper arm, comprising a body, a head, and a condyle rounded projection at the end of a bone anchoring ligaments and articulating with adjacent bones). |
| ileum | the distal portion of the small intestine, extending from the jejunum to the cecum. It is a site of nutrient absorption. |
| kidney | one of a pair of bean-shaped urinary organs in the dorsal part of the abdomen, one on each side of the vertebral column, between the level of the twelfth thoracic vertebra. |
| left atrium | superior left chamber of the heart |
| mandible | a large bone constituting the lower jaw. |
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