Phagocytic cells in the CNS.
microglia
Contracts the muscles of the lacteal to force the milk out.
Thin layer that covers most of the eye.
conjunctiva
The liquid part of the blood.
plasma
Functional unit of the lung.
alveoli
All the supportive cells of the nervous system.
glia or glial or neuroglia or neuroglial
Keeps you from urinating as much.
antidiuretic hormone
Eardrum.
tympanic membrane
Most of the heart is made up of this layer.
myocardium
Functional unit of the kidney.
nephron
Gaps in between the Schwann cells.
nodes of Ranvier
Releases carbohydrate from liver a disconnects the sugars.
glucagon
70% of all sensory nerves are found here.
retina
The only place where fluid "leaks out" of the vascular system.
capillaries
The first menses for the female.
menarche
Autonomic division that operates under normal conditions.
parasympathetic
Decreases blood calcium.
calcitonin
Middle bone of the inner ear.
incus
This vessel acts as a blood reservoir.
veins
The finger like funnel at the beginning of the uterine tubes.
infundibulum
Superficial layer of the meninges.
dura mater
Name both hormones stored in the posterior pituitary.
oxytocin and antidiuretic
What is gustatory sense?
taste
Serous layer attached to the heart.
visceral
Process of making red blood cells.
erythropoiesis