BIO201: Human Anatomy and Physiology

Vocabulary
Chapter 04: Histology
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absorption action potential adipose alimentary canal anus apical surface apocrine areolar artery avascularity basal surface basement membrane blast blood bone cardiac muscle cell process cellularity chondrocyte cilium clast collagen collagenous columnar connective tissue contractile cuboidal cyte dense dermis desmosome

diarthrosis digestive tract duct elastic elastic cartilage elastin embryonic endocrine endothelium epidermis epithelium esophagus excretory tract exocrine extracellular matrix fascia fibrocartilage fluid gap junction gland goblet cell ground substance hemidesmosome histology holocrine hyaline cartilage hyaluronic acid hypodermis insulation intercellular communication interstitium

intervertebral disk keratinized lacuna ligament loose lumen lymph node mammary gland marrow membrane merocrine mesenchyme mesoderm microvillus mineralized mucus multicellular muscle tissue nervous tissue neuroglia neuron omnidirectional oral cavity pericardial permeability barrier plasma polarity protein fiber proteoglycan pseudostratified regeneration

reproductive tract respiratory tract reticular reticular cell reticular fibers salivary gland sebaceous gland secrete secretion serous serous fluid serum simple skeletal muscle small intestine smooth muscle squamous stratified surface area sweat synovial synovial fluid tendon tight junction transitional epithelium unicellular urinary bladder vagina vocal cords zonula adherens zonula occludens