IMPORTANT TERMS:
· Actin Filaments: Contain thin protein actin, from I-band and extent into A-band in striated muscle fibres.
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Aestivation:
Also called summer sleep; The condition of rest during summer in some cold blooded animals like frog.
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Adipocytes:
Large spherical or oval cells almost entirely filled with fat granules.
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Anaemia:
A condition when RBC count fall below normal.
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Axolemma:
The membrane enclosing the axoplasm in a neuron.
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Chondrocytes:
Also called cartilage cell formed by chondroblasts.
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Fibroblasts:
Cells that produce the fibres and matrix in the connective tissue.
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Goblet
Cells: Mucus producing cells interspersed in cuboidal and
columnar epithelium.
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Haversian
Canal: Form a central canal in a Haversian canal system in
long bones.
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Mesenchyma:
All the tissues of adult body which are derived from mesoderm.
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Myosin
Filament: Filament containing thick protein myosin.
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Neurilemma:
The outermost continuous covering of the neuron, infact, it is the plasma membrane of Schwann cells.
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Neurogila
Cells: Non-nervous part of the nerve tissue, which fills
up the interneuron spaces.
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Ootheca:
An egg case of animals like earthworm, cockroach etc.
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Polycythemia:
An abnormal rise of erythrocyte count.
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Sarcomere:
An area between two Z lines in a myofibril.
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Volkman’s
Canals: Transverse canals that interconnect various
Haversian canal together.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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Kinesiology:
The scientific study of body movements.
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Skin is the largest body organ and
performs largest number of functions.
So it is called ‘Jacks of all trades.
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Periplaneta Americana is commonly called
‘American cockroach’, ‘Bombay canary’
or ‘Ship cockroach’.
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