Folds of gray matter composing the cerebral cortex.
Gyri
The white, outer coat of the eyeball.
Sclera
Tube that carries urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
Ureter
A decrease in red blood cells and/or hemoglobin.
Anemia
An animal or person that harbors a disease without displaying signs of infection and still transmit the disease.
Carrier
Capillaries that allow certain substances to enter the brain while keeping others out.
Blood-Brain-Barrier
Waxy substance secreted by the sebaceous glands in the auditory canal.
Cerumen
The functional unit of the kidney where filtration, reabsorption, and excretion occur.
Nephron
The cell type in bone marrow that differentiates into precursors of RBCs, WBCs, and platelets.
Hematopoietic
The type of organs that include the spleen and thymus gland.
Lymphoid
Portion of the brain that controls essential life functions such as breathing, heart function, and blood pressure.
Medulla oblongata
Medical term for excision of the eardrum.
Myringectomy
Increase in non-nitrogenous wastes in the blood.
Azotemia
Medical term for rounded RBCs that lack central pallor.
Spherocytosis
The most abundant of the immunoglobulins.
IgG
Abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain.
Hydrocephalus
Medical term for being cross-eyed.
Esotropia
Medical term for crushing of kidney stones.
Lithotripsy (renal)
Medical term for a decrease in eosinophils.
Eosinopenia
The type of T-cells that directly attack and destroy an antigen.
Cytotoxic
Portion of the interbrain that controls the pituitary gland, body temperature, emotions, sleep, thirst, and hunger.
Hypothalamus
Rhythmic, back and forth movement of the eyes.
Nystagmus
Hormone produced by the kidney to stimulate red blood cell production.
Erythropoietin
A stacking of RBCs due to a “sticky” surface from high levels of antibodies.
Rouleaux (formation)
A synonym for fever or febrile.
Pyrexic