单词 | animal tissue |
释义 | animal tissue (once / 43938 pages) n WORD FAMILY animal tissue: animal tissues USAGE EXAMPLESCosmic rays hitting the atmosphere create such carbon, which then makes its way into the ocean and into animal tissues. Wall Street Journal(Aug 11, 2016) Photomicrographs were traditionally used for science and medical research – to study details in plant and animal tissues, among other things – until Strüwe. Time(Apr 08, 2016) Endosulfan, like DDT, belongs to the organochlorine family, an early generation of farm chemicals that are notably persistent in the environment and animal tissue. Salon(Nov 11, 2015) n the tissue in the bodies of animals Hypo|Hyper chalaza one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell embryonic tissuetissue in an embryo coronetmargin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof epithelial tissue, epitheliummembranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body fleshthe soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat capillary beda layer of tissue densely packed with capillaries parenchymaanimal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels interstitial tissuetissue between the cells of a structure or part in plant or animal adipose tissue, fat, fatty tissuea kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs connective tissuetissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissuetissue making up the lymphatic system cartilage, gristletough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults erectile tissuevascular tissue capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid muscle, muscular tissueanimal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells fibrous tissuetissue consisting of or containing fibers in both animals and plants nerve tissue, nervous tissuetissue composed of neurons gingiva, gumthe tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth cortex, lens cortexthe tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus flapa movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body membrane, tissue layera pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants cortexthe tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal medullathe inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal matrixthe formative tissue at the base of a nail graft, transplant(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient stromathe supporting tissue of an organ (as opposed to parenchyma) trophoblastthe membrane that forms the wall of the blastocyst in early development; aids implantation in the uterine wall germ layer(embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation chorioallantoic membrane, chorioallantoisthe very vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused chorion and adjacent wall of the allantois webmembrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals cutis, skin, tegumenta natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch endotheliuman epithelium of mesoblastic origin; a thin layer of flattened cells that lines the inside of some body cavities mesotheliumepithelium originating in the embryonic mesoderm; lines the primordial body cavity neuroepitheliumepithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings Bowman's capsule, capsula glomeruli, glomerular capsulethin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron areolar tissuefibrous connective tissue with the fibers arranged in a mesh or net flabloose or flaccid body fat atheromaa fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery; can obstruct blood flow cellulitelumpy deposits of body fat especially on women's thighs etc. puppy fatfat on the body of a baby or child; disappears at adolescence bone, osrigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates bone marrow, marrowthe fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones axolemmaouter membrane covering an axon basilar membranea membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti elastic tissueconnective tissue consisting chiefly of elastic fibers found in the dermis of the skin and in the walls of veins and arteries and in some tendons and ligaments endoneuriumdelicate connective tissue around individual nerve fibers in nerve meniscus, semilunar cartilage(anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint fibrocartilagecartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue hyaline cartilagetranslucent cartilage that is common in joints and the respiratory passages; forms most of the fetal skeleton striated muscle tissuemuscle tissue characterized by transverse stripes trabecularod-shaped structures of fibrous tissue that divide an organ into parts (as in the penis) or stabilize the structure of an organ (as in the spleen) ligamenta sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs perineuriumthe sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of nerve fibers perimysiumthe sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of muscle fibers sinew, tendona cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment faucial tonsil, palatine tonsil, tonsil, tonsillaeither of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx uvulaa small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate soft palate, veluma muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking fetal membraneany membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment or respiration or excretion of a developing fetus choroid, choroid coata highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eye ciliary bodythe part of the tunic of the eye between the choroid coat and the iris protective folda flap of tissue that protects what it covers corneathe transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the sclera diaphragm, midriff(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration eardrum, myringa, tympanic membrane, tympanumthe membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound endocraniummembrane lining the inside of the skull endosteumvascular membrane that lines the inner surface of long bones ependymathin epithelial membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the spinal cord canal fertilization membranethe membrane that forms around a fertilized ovum and prevents penetration by additional spermatozoon hyaloid, hyaloid membranethe transparent membrane enveloping the vitreous humor of the eye and separating it from the retina intimathe innermost membrane of an organ (especially the inner lining of an artery or vein or lymphatic vessel) irismuscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye lamellaa thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones meninges, meninxa membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord mucosa, mucous membranemucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior periosteuma dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles; contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone peritheliumtissue layer around small blood vessels lien, spleena large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses cusp, leafleta thin triangular flap of a heart valve cardiac muscle, heart musclethe muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction retinathe innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve sarcolemmaan extensible membrane enclosing the contractile substance of a muscle fiber submucosathe connective tissue beneath mucous membrane lymph gland, lymph node, nodethe source of lymph and lymphocytes semipermeable membranea membrane (as a cell membrane) that allows some molecules to pass through but not others smooth musclemuscle tissue that does not appear striated under the microscope; has the form of thin layers or sheets glia, neurogliasustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system fascicle, fasciculus, fiber bundle, fibre bundlea bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) neuropil, neuropilethe complex network of unmyelinated axones, dendrites, and glial branches that form the bulk of the central nervous system's grey matter and in which nerve cell bodies are embedded gray matter, gray substance, grey matter, grey substance, substantia griseagreyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons substantia alba, white matterwhitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths adrenal cortexthe cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones renal cortexthe cortex of the kidney containing the glomeruli and the convoluted tubules adrenal medullathe medulla of the adrenal gland; secretes epinephrine deciduathe epithelial tissue of the endometrium mons, mons pubis, mons venerisa mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women Luschka's tonsil, adenoid, pharyngeal tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealisa collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx) arytaenoid, arytenoid, arytenoid cartilageeither of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached Adam's apple, thyroid cartilagethe largest cartilage of the larynx belly, pauncha protruding abdomen love handle, spare tireexcess fat around the waistline facia, fasciaa sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc autograft, autoplastytissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person allograft, homografttissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft heterograft, xenografttissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species scar tissuethe connective tissue that forms a scar; consists of fibroblasts in new scars and collagen fibers in old scars serosa, serous membranea thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid synovial membrane, synoviuma thin membrane in synovial (freely moving) joints that lines the joint capsule and secretes synovial fluid adventitia, tunic, tunicaan enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue granulation, granulation tissuenew connective tissue and tiny blood vessels that form on the surfaces of a wound during the healing process tissue part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function |
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