Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology

Answers to Illustration Questions 543 11–7: The liver is a vital organ because it produces many of the protein clotting factors. ...

544 Answers to Illustration Questions Basophils and mast cells are part of subcuta- neous tissue and produce histamine and leuko ...

Answers to Illustration Questions 545 17–2: Most of us would probably survive a range of 88 to 105F (31to 41C). 17–3: If you ...

546 Answers to Illustration Questions 21–3: The chorionic villi will become the fetal por- tion of the placenta. (Let’s go a ste ...

547 Glossary PRONUNCIATION GUIDE This pronunciation guide is intended to help you pronounce the words that appear in the Glossar ...

548 Glossary teeth, tongue, salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and pan- creas (Chapter 16). Acetabulum(ASS-uh-TAB-yoo-lum) The ...

Glossary 549 ticoid) secreted by the adrenal cortex that increases the reabsorption of sodium and the excretion of potassium by ...

550 Glossary Anterior(an-TEER-ee-your) Toward the front (Syn.— ventral) (Chapter 1). Antibiotic(AN-ti-bye-AH-tik) A chemical med ...

Glossary 551 Arteriole(ar-TEER-ee-ohl) A small artery (Chapter 5). Arteriosclerosis(ar-TIR-ee-oh-skle-ROH-sis) Deteriora- tion o ...

552 Glossary Bacteria (bak-TEER-ee-yuh) (Sing.— bacterium) The simple unicellular microorganisms of the class Schizo- mycetes; m ...

Glossary 553 tem of air passageways formed by the branching of the bronchial tubes within the lungs; the smallest bronchi- oles ...

554 Glossary Cartilage(KAR-ti-lidj) A connective tissue made of chon- drocytes in a protein matrix; is firm yet flexible (Chap- ...

Glossary 555 Chemoreceptors (KEE-moh-re-SEP-ters) 1. A sensory receptor that detects a chemical change. 2. Olfactory receptors, ...

556 Glossary Codon(KOH-don) The sequence of three bases in DNA or mRNA that is the code for one amino acid; also called a triple ...

Glossary 557 Coronary vessels(KOR-ah-na-ree VESS-uhls) The blood vessels that supply the myocardium with blood; emerge from the ...

558 Glossary the liver when excess amino acids are used for energy production; the amino groups are converted to urea (Chapter 1 ...

Glossary 559 Dorsal(DOR-suhl) Toward the back (Syn.—posterior) (Chapter 1). Dorsal cavity(DOR-suhl KAV-i-tee) Cavity that consis ...

560 Glossary Emulsify(e-MULL-si-fye) To physically break up fats into smaller fat globules; the function of bile salts in bile ( ...

Glossary 561 secreted by the kidneys in a state of hypoxia; stimulates the red bone marrow to increase the rate of red blood cel ...

562 Glossary cise for the colon and helps prevent constipation (Chap- ter 2). Fibrillation(fi-bri-LAY-shun) Very rapid and uncoo ...