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