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Daniella Villalpando
Physiology weeks 7-13
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apoptosis | nonpathological programmed cell death in which specific biochemical steps within the cell lead to the fragmentation of the cell |
| albanisim | recessive, inherited condition characterized by a lack of dark brown pigment melanin |
| gamete | sex cells spermatozoa and ova |
| histology | branch of microscopic anatomy that studies tisues |
| eleidin | substance found in the dying cells of the stratum lucidum |
| diploe | region of cancellous bone within the wall of a flat bone of the cranium |
| cilium | cili-eyelid um-thing |
| cuboidal | cell classification by shape in which cells resemble a cube |
| synovial fluid | thick, colorless lubricating fluid secreted by the synovial membrane in synovial joints |
| osteon | unit of compact bone tissue made up of a tapered cylinder with layered, concentric arrangements of calcified matrix and cells around a central canal for nerves and blood vessels |