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EndoCRINGE
100
This is the functional unit of the lung that is responsible for gas exchange
What is the alveoli?
100
Rickets can result from a deficiency of this vitamin
What is vitamin D?
100
This fibrous connective tissue attaches muscle to bone, skin or another muscle
What is a tendon?
100
This cell myelinates central nervous system axons
What are oligodendrocytes?
100
When the end product of a pathway acts to turn off or slow down the pathway, this type of feedback is occurring
What is Negative Feedback?
200
This fissure separates the superior and middle lobes of the right lung
What is the horizontal fissure?
200
This is the largest sesamoid bone in the body
What is the patella?
200
A bundle of muscle or nerve fibers is called this
What is a fascicle?
200
This is the most abundant type of glial cells in the CNS, constituting over 90% of the nervous tissue in some areas of the brain
What are astrocytes?
200
This structure is the master control centre of the endocrine system
What is the Hypothalamus?
300
This passageway is utilized by both the respiratory and digestive systems
What is the pharynx?
300
New cartilage matrix is produced by this type of cell
What are chondroblasts?
300
This part of the nervous system controls skeletal muscle movement
What is the somatic nervous system?
300
This fragile layer of areolar connective tissue electrically isolates and separates each axon
What is the endoneurium?
300
The endocrine function of the pancreas is carried out by these cell clusters
What are the Islets of Langerhans?
400
This spoon-shaped laryngeal cartilage covers the opening of the trachea during swallowing
What is the epiglottis?
400
Once bone-forming cells are entrapped in their own matrix, they reside in these small pockets of space
What are lacunae?
400
The primary function of the skeletal muscles in the pharynx
What is swallowing?
400
This inherited disorder is characterized by a tendency to hemorrhage uncontrollably because of a defect in the blood-coagulating mechanism
What is hemophilia?
400
The inner most layer of the adrenal gland is referred to as?
What is the adrenal medulla?
500
This cell produces pulmonary surfactant and is also referred to as a septal cell
What are alveolar type II cells?
500
This cylindrical channel lies at the centre of an osteon
What are haversion canals (or central canals)
500
This protein covers the active sites on actin, preventing myosin from binding when the muscle fiber is at rest
What is tropomyosin?
500
This type of neuron is specialized for the transmisttion of special senses such as olfaction
What is a bipolar neuron?
500
The chief cells of the parathyroid gland release parathyroid hormone, which will increase serum levels of this mineral
What is Calcium?
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