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Health Science unit1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anatomy | The study of the structure of an organism |
| Calcify | To deposit mineral salts |
| Collagen | Fibrous protein occurring in the bone and cartilage |
| Cutaneous | pertaining to the skin |
| Cytology | the study of cells |
| Elastin | elastic like fibers found in connective tissue |
| Fascia | band or sheet of fibrous membranes covering, binding, and supporting muscle |
| Graft | to transplant tissue into a body part to replace damaged tissue |
| Granulation | tiny red granules that are visible in the base of a healing of a wound; granules consist of newly formed capillaries and fibroblasts |
| Histology | microscopic study of living tissues |
| Microscopic anatomy | study of small tissues, organs, and cells that cannot be seen with the naked eye |
| Mucosa | mucous membrane |
| Mucous membrane | type of tissue that lines surfaces and spaces that lead to the outside of the body |
| Parietal membrane | lining of a body cavity |
| Peritoneal membrane | lining of the abdominal cavity that protects the abdominal organs |
| Physiology | study of the functions of living organisms and their parts |
| Serous fluid | thin, watery body fluid |
| Synovial fluid | a lubricating substance produced by the synovial membrane that lines joint cavities |
| Visceral membrane | membrane covering each organ in the body cavity |