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Chapter 2- Section 2
The Language of Medicine- 8th Edition
Question | Answer |
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Adipose Tissue | Collection of fat cells |
Cartilage | Flexible connective tissue attatched to bones at joints. |
Epithelial Cells | Skin cells that cover the external body surface and line the internal surface of organs. |
Histologist | Specialist in the study of tissues |
Larynx | "Voice Box" located at the upper part of the trachea |
Pharynx | Throat. The pharynx serves as the common passageway for both food and air. |
Pituitary Gland | Endocrine gland at the base of the brain |
Thyroid Gland | Endocrine gland that surrounds the trachea in the neck. |
Trachea | "Windpipe", (tube leading from the throat to the bronchial tubes) |
Ureter | One of the two tubes, each leading from a single kidney to the urinary bladder. |
Urethra | Tube from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body. |
Uterus | The womb. The organ that holds the fetus as it develops. |
Viscera | Internal Organs |