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Physiology ss 2
Assignment 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cleft palet | when the palatine bones fail to unite completely |
| pharengyal tonsils | also called adenoids |
| Larynx | Voice box |
| tracheostomy | cutting an opening in the trachea by a surgeon |
| surfactant | fluid that prevents the alveolus from collapsing on itself |
| testes | male gonads |
| vasectomy | cutting or clamping off the vas deferens |
| scrotum | skin covered pouch suspended from the perineal region |
| prepuce | loose fitting retractable casing also called the foreskin |
| trachea | the windpipe that extends from the larynx to primary bronchi in thoracic cavity |