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what are the organs not directly involved with the digestive system but secret
enzymes called?
accessory organs
what are the 4 layers of the alimentary canal?
mucosa, submucosa, mucularis externa and serosa
what are the functions of the mucosa?
protection, absorption, secretion
what are the features of the mucosa?
small smooth muscles, connective tissue and glands
what are the features of the submucosa?
loose connective tissue that is soft and with collagen with nerve endings and lymphatic
tissue
what are the two parts of mucularis externa?
inner circular and outer longitudinal
what is the inner circular for?
smooth muscle that forms sphincters
what are the two parts of the serosa?
visceral peritoneum and mesothelieum
what tissue is contained in the visceral peritoneium?
simple squamos
what tissue is contained in the mesothelium?
underlying connective tissue
where are the vocal cords located?
larynx
, whats a karotype?
complete set of chromosomes
how are chromosomes classified by their length?
by the position of the centromere
what are the 4 different centromere positions?
acrocentric
telocentric
metacentric
submetacentric
which centromere position is not possible in humans?
telocentric
what is a barr body?
staining structure in the cell nuclei of females consisting of condensed inactive x
chromosome
what is mastication?
chewing
what does saliva contain?
mucin, salt, water and sometimes amylase
what do the papillae do?
help chew and grip food dissolve food that binds to the receptors
what tissue are kidneys surrounded by?
adipose tissue
what does the midbrain do?
to do with vision and hearing
what are prions?
infectious particles that are proteins
Are monocytes bigger than lymphocytes?
yes they have a large nuclei
what is progesterone secreted by?
Corpus luteum s
what is the corpus luteum?